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30 November-8 December

Celebration of the anniversary of the declaration of the Tarraco Archaeological Ensemble as a World Heritage Site by Unesco

Door open days, drone show, projection mapping show, dance and much more in Tarragona!

Tarraco as a World Heritage Site

The Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco comprises 14 sites spread across four municipalities. In Tarragona itself you will find the Roman Walls, the Temple of Imperial Worship, the Provincial Forum square, the Roman Circus, the Colonial Forum, the Theatre of Tarraco, the Roman Amphitheatre with the Visigoth basilica and Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Miracle, the Necropolis of Tarraco, the Les Ferreres Aqueduct, the Scipion Tower, and the Mèdol Quarry. In the municipality of Constanti you’ll find the Centcelles Roman ensemble; in the town of Altafulla, the Roman Villa of Els Munts; and in Roda de Berà you’ll find the Bera Arch.

All these sites are characteristic of a provincial capital such as Tarraco, which was an exceptionally important city in terms of the development of urban planning and the aesthetics of Roman cities, serving as a model for other cities created in the Roman Empire.

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On 30 November 2000, the UNESCO committee, meeting in the Australian city of Cairns, decided to officially declare the archaeological complex of Tarraco a World Heritage Site.

A series of events are planned to celebrate the anniversary of Tarragona's recognition as a World Heritage Site.

Don't miss it!

DayActivityTime
30/11Door open day in Exhibition “Tarraco/MNAT”9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. + 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
30/11Door open day in Necropolis of Tarraco9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. + 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
30/11 Door open day in Roman Villa of Els Munts, Centcelles Roman ensemble   10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. + 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
30/11Door open day in: Roman Amphitheatre, The Walls (Archaeological Promenade), Local or Colony Forum, Praetorium and Roman Circus   
30/11Traditional berenar, a light afternoon snack, on the Passeig Marítim Rafael Casanova5:30 p.m.
30/11Drone show at the end of Platja del Miracle     7:00 p.m.
30/11Projection mapping show on the walls of the Roman Circus overlooking the Plaça de la UNESCO         9:00 p.m.
01/12Door open day in: Exhibition “Tarraco/MNAT”, Necropolis of Tarraco, Roman Villa of Els Munts Centcelles Roman ensemble    10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
08/12"Fargar", an impressive vertical dance spectacle projected onto the façade of the Praetorium, which can be viewed from Passeig de Sant Antoni12:30 p.m.