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Tarragona

Tarragona, a city located in the North Eastern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, is the southernmost provincial capital of Catalunya. Its mild climate, with an average temperature of its broad and clean beaches of fine sand, and its significant artistic and architectural heritage make Tarragona one of the Europe's main tourist attractions. Perfectly connected to Europe and the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, it enjoys the services of two airports, one located just 7 km. away and the other, Barcelona's international airport, just 90 km. away. Its seaport is one of the most bustling on the Mediterranean. In addition, Tarragona straddles the meeting-point of two Spain's most important motorways: the Mediterranean Motorway, linking Alicante with the French border and the rest of Europe, and the Northern Motorway, which links Tarragona with Madrid and the Basque Country.

Tarragona is a city that is open to the sea, with a seaport that is among the most important on the Mediterranean as well as a large fishing port. Its 15 km of coastline boast long beaches: "Milagro", "Rabassada" and "Playa Larga", all with fine sand and smoothly sloping into the sea, with marvellous tiny coves sheltered by rocky outcroppings and dotted by green Mediterranean pines groves. Noteworthy among these coves are: "Capellans", "Tamarit" and "Calabecs".

A city with a true maritime vocation, blessed with such a mild and pleasant climate, is ideal for the practice of all sports, especially water sports: sailing, windsurfing, rowing, waterskiing, scuba-diving...the facilities and equipment for all these available at the City's Nautical Club or the Maritime Club, located on Playa Larga. Tarragona also offers tennis, squash and badminton courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, golf courses, gymnasiums, athletics tracks, sports complexes, all the necessary facilities to enjoy your leisure time in sporting fashion. The city's surroundings offer all hikers and nature lovers the possibility of visiting monuments of unsurpassed beauty like: "El Pont del Diable" aquaduct or the "Medol" quarry, just a short hike or bicycle trip from the city centre.

A maritime and fishing city, Tarragona, capital of a province graced with excellent wines, also boasts a wonderful cuisine based on the riches of the sea. "Romesco" and "Rossejat" are among the typical dishes, which cannot go without tasting, which visitors can find in any of the city's numerous restaurants.

Tarragona has become an important and prosperous commercial hub, with modern establishment offering visitors the possibility of a selective and a pleasant shopping experience. Shopping in its pedestrian-only shopping districts becomes a pleasant stroll through a city full of light. Tarragona is, in short, an open city awaiting you. The Romans already spoke of her thus: "...The city was enchanting for its hospitality, I think that it is a most pleasant place for repose. Its inhabitants, honourable, kind and orderly, are not wont to latch onto a visitor's neck as soon as they see them; they first appraise him and then welcome him hospitality."

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