Tarraco (modern-day Tarragona) was a major administrative and mercantile city in Roman Spain and the centre of the Imperial cult for all the Iberian provinces. It was endowed with many fine buildings, and parts of these have been revealed in a series of exceptional excavations. Although most of the remains are fragmentary, many preserved beneath more recent buildings, they present a vivid picture of the grandeur of this Roman provincial capital.
The UNESCO ensemble itself has no single gate, but Tarragona's official History Museum operates the main Roman monuments on a seasonal calendar. Summer schedule runs April 1-October 26; winter schedule runs October 27-March 31. Some free public remains, such as the Ferreres Aqueduct, are open-access.
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Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona. It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis following the latter's creation during the Roman Empire.
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