Modern Tarragona Tarragona

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plaça del fòrum.


tarragona home large port , rovira virgili university. of economic activity comes large number of chemical industries located south of city.


the main living heritage popular retinue, great parade of dances, bestiary , spoken dances- , human towers. specially participate in santa tecla festival. popular in tarragona , in catalonia have got own home. called casa de la festa , festivities house, can visit them year.


a number of beaches, awarded blue flag designation, line mediterranean coast near city.


tarragona located near resort of salou , amusement park portaventura, 1 of largest in europe.


the city served tarragona railway station, , located few kilometres away reus airport, has many low-cost destinations , charter-flights (over million passengers per year). port export hub spanish car industry.


reus second city of tarragona area (101,767 inhabitants in 2006), known commercial activity , being place architect antoni gaudí born.


the city going host 2018 mediterranean games, 1 year later planned, because of political , economical instability.








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