In the mid-3rd century A.D., a burial ground was started near one of the roads leading out of the city. The cemetery grew considerably following the burial there of the remains of Saint Fructuosus. The early Christian community turned his tomb into a sanctuary and built two basilicas on the site at the turn of the 5th century, as well as several other buildings and graves (mausoleums, sarcophagi, mosaics and stone markers, etc.). Today, visitors can tour a section of the paleochristian necropolis housing a museum with the burial site’s main findings, as well as a section of the complex uncovered during construction of a local shopping centre and now open to the public in the centre’s basement.
€4.00: JOINT TICKET TO THE EXHIBITION “TARRACO/MNAT” AND THE PALEOCHRISTIAN NECROPOLIS
Reduced entrance price: €2.00
1. People 65 or over
2. Pensioners
3. Holders of a Carnet Jove
4. Students with an International Student Card
5. Family card for large families or single-parent families
6. 10 Non-tourist groups of 10 or more people with an advance booking
Free entrance:
1. Children under 16
2. Unemployed people
3. People who are members of the ICOM or the ICOMOS
4. Professional tourist guides
5. Public school teachers
6. People with disability certificates (the accompanying person will also have free entrance if the card shows that the person needs assistance)
7. Press (with advance written authorization)
8. Groups of students with their teacher who have previously booked
9. Free entrance on the first Sunday of every month (between October and June)
Tickets on sale at https://www.mnat.cat/entrades
Pass to all MNAT venues: information and sales
Monday: closed
The Tarragona Municipal Tourism Board is not responsible for any errors or omissions in these opening times. The information is up-to-date and valid at the time of publication, but is subject to change.
June to September: 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 4 p.m. - 8 p.m
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
March to May / October: 9.30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
November to February: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Opening hours and price of admission to museums and monuments (22 November-31 December 2024)
Opening hours in the long weekend (5-9 December 2024)
Opening hours at Christmas time (from the 24th of December 2024 to the 6th of January 2025)
| Mondays open: Cathedral, Tarragona Biblical Museum, Mèdol Quarry, Francolí River Paleochristian Complex and Chapel of St. Paul |
