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Palm trees lining the waterfront at Sitges
l Sitges famous cellist. Port Aventura, Roman past. As the capital of
south of Tarragona, is one of Tarraconensis, the Romans used
Barcelona. * 28,500. £ @ n Plaça
Eduard Maristany 2, 93 894 42 51. ( Europe’s largest theme parks it as a base for the con quest
Thu. _ Carnival (Feb–Mar), Festa and has many exotically themed of the peninsula in the 3rd
Major (22–27 Aug). ∑ sitgestur.cat attractions, such as Polynesia and century BC (see pp54–5).
Wild West. Cambrils and Salou The avenue of Rambla Nova
There are no less than nine are the liveliest resorts – the rest ends on the clifftop Balcó de
beaches to choose from at this are low­key, family holiday spots. Europa, in sight of the ruins
seaside town. It has a reputa tion of the Amfiteatre Romà and
as a gay resort but is just as E Museu Pau Casals the ruined 12th­century church
popular with all. Lively bars and Avinguda Palfuriana 67. of Santa Maria del Miracle.
restaurants line its main boule­ Tel 977 68 42 76. Open Tue–Sun. & Nearby is the Praetorium,
vard, the Passeig Marítim, and  Port Aventura a Roman tower that was
there are many examples of Avinguda de l’Alcalde Pere Molas, converted into a palace in
Modernista architecture among km 2, Vila­seca. Tel 902 20 22 20. medieval times. It now houses
the 1970s apartment blocks. Open spring–6 Jan. & 7 the Pretori i Circ Romans. This
Modernista artist Santiago displays Roman and medieval
Rusiñol (1861–1931) spent much finds, and gives access to the
time here and be queathed his x Tarragona caver nous passageways of the
quirky collection of ceramics, Tarragona. * 131,000. ~ £ @ excavated Roman circus, built
sculptures, paint ing and ornate n Carrer Major 39, 977 25 07 95. in the 1st century AD. Next to
ironwork to the Museu Cau ( Tue, Thu & Sun. _ Sant Magí the Praetorium is the Museu
Ferrat. It lies next to Sitges’s (19 Aug), Santa Tecla (23 Sep). Nacional Arqueològic,
landmark, the 17th­century ∑ tarragonaturisme.cat containing the most important
church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa collection of Roman artifacts in
Tecla, which juts out proudly Tarragona is now a major Catalonia. It has an extensive
on a promontory. industrial port, but it has collection of bronze tools and
preserved many remnants of its beautiful mosaics, including a
E Museu Cau Ferrat
Carrer Fonollar. Tel 938 94 03 64.
Open Tue–Sun. & 8

z Costa Daurada
Tarragona. £ @ Calafell, Sant Vicenç
de Calders, Salou. n Tarragona, 977
23 03 12. ∑ costadaurada.info
The long, sandy beaches of the
Costa Daurada (Golden Coast)
run along the shores of Tarragona
province. El Vendrell is one of the
area’s active ports. The Museu
Pau Casals in Sant Salvador
(El Vendrell) is dedi cated to the The remains of the Roman amphitheatre, Tarragona
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp565–7 and pp588–90

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