The Tarragona’s amphitheatre recreates, on the 5th and 6th of August, ‘A triumph in Rome’, the way military victories were celebrated in the capital of the Roman Empire
We are set in the Rome of the 70dc, which is bursting with excitement by the news coming from the overseas. Titus Flavius Vespasian, the Emperor Vespasian’s son, has beaten, after seven years of war, the so-called revolt of the Jews. After this triumph, he devastates and plunders the second temple of Jerusalem, and in […]
Tarragona offers up to 10 beaches and coves with various services and a wide selection of water and sailings spots
Urban beaches, super-long almost-2-mile beaches packed with all that’s necessary to get into the water sport’s world, beaches surrounded by pinewoods that appear to enter the water, protected beaches due to their high natural importance, beaches crowned by castles (or walled villas), small and exclusive natural coves… Tarragona offers up to 10 beaches and coves […]
The “Tarragona, Ciutat de Castells” project is back: the perfect way to get to know castells from the inside out
Do you like castells? Would you like to know how a castells colla (group) is set? How about taking part on a guided tour that would take you round the main castells sceneries in Tarragona from the very origin? A brand new edition of the “Tarragona, Ciutat de Castells” festival is back –until 2 October, […]
The “Tarragona Historia Viva” festival will be back, between 15 July and 3 September, with new features and two main shows in Tarraco’s Amphitheatre
Do you see yourselves as one of the first Early Christians of Tarraco sneaking across the streets in Part Alta afraid to be discovered? Are you keen on finding out the way prostitution was structured back in the Roman period? Would you like to attend a supper and a medieval concert with music instruments of […]
Between 28 June and 2 July, it’s time for the “Dinners under the Fireworks”; the perfect way to enjoy the best food and the International Fireworks Festival
A sign summer’s almost here, besides the typical Saint John’s Eve festivals, is the “Ciutat de Tarragona” International Fireworks Festival –due between 28 June and 2 July–, which is celebrating this year its 27th edition. And with it, as usual, you can also enjoy the classic “Dinners under the Fireworks”, at Passeig de les Palmeres; […]
The 6th edition of the Minipop music festival kicks off with a multitude of family activities and a superb music line-up
Ready for a brand new edition –the 6th!– of the Minipop music festival? The main festival in the country for the whole family kicks off this evening. And, as in previous editions, Minipop is packed with activities: cinema, theatre, dance, literature, a baby area, minicrafts, food and, above all, an excellent music line-up. Local Spy […]
Andreu Muñoz, archaeologist and president of Associació Cultural Sant Fructuós: “Tarragona was once the early Christian’s landmark in Hispania”
January 259 AD. Fructuosus, Bishop of Tarraco, and deacons Augurius and Eulogius are burned alive on a stake in the Amphitheatre. Roman Emperor, Valerian, has promulgated laws that allow for Christians to be persecuted, and the execution of their spiritual leaders is a true catastrophe for the community existing in Tarragona. However, the martyrdom of […]
Katsuyuki Takenaka, professor of Human Geography at Aichi University: “Tarraco Viva raises values that are universal”
Doctor Katsuyuki Takenaka, professor of Human Geography at the Department of Foreign Studies at Aichi University, has flown over 13.000km in order to get from Japan to Tarragona and study the interaction model existing between citizens and historical heritage set by Tarraco Viva. Takenaka, who is undertaking an academic research paper, found “universal values represented […]
Tarragona Viva is back between 15 and 29 May with 436 events that tell us about history using dialogs
“If history was told using dialogs, no one would ever forget it”, wrote the first English Noble Prize, Rudyard Kipling. Tarraco Viva Festival, which is based on this philosophy –telling history using a story–, opens this Sunday under the heading “Roma i Egipte, una fastinació mediterrània” (Rome and Egypt, a Mediterranean fascination). The director of […]
The “Tàrraco a Taula” gastronomic workshops are back with 11 restaurants taking part and 100 delicious Roman cuisine dishes to try
Eleven restaurants in Tarragona will offer over 100 Roman cuisine dishes for 17 days, between 13 and 29 May. The event is the 19th edition of the so-called “Tàrraco a Taula” gastronomic workshops, which are part of the Tarraco Viva, the most important Roman festival in the world. These food creations –true delicatessens– will be […]
