Before my trip to Tarragona with IES, I had heard some pretty bad things about Tarragona. I heard it was nothing but a few random remains of the roman city. I heard it was also only worth a day trip and not the three days IES was planning on spending there. This was not the case. Tarragona was an amazing experience. In Roman times, the city was named Tarraco and was capital of the province of Hispania Tarraconens is The Roman colony founded at Tarraco had the full name Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. Today the Roman buildings remain in the city are the walls, with two gates: Portal del Roser and the Portal de Sant Antoni, the capitol, the Forum, the circus or amphitheatre, the so-called tower of the Scipios, and the Aurelian Way. All are extraordinary. And beyond the Roman history for the city is a flourishing beach side town filled with hotels, restaurants, and stores. It was an absolutely beautiful place. But the highlight was certainly our journey to the amphitheater situated right in front of the sea. While I never got the chance to travel to Italy this semester, I feel I have been exposed to roman architecture and influence many times throughout Barcelona and especially Tarragona.
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