Jenn and I joined up with a meetup group for a trip to Tarragona.  It’s an hour train ride south from Barcelona.  The organizer of the meetup took us to several sites and explained a bit about each place like a tour guide.  After picking up a few more people at the square, we we went to the Amphitheater.

The amphitheater was built in the 2nd century BC.  Later, a basilica was built in the amphitheater after it had lost it’s original use.  In the 12th century another church was built over the ruins of the prior visigoth church.  It later became a prison and was later abandoned again.

Next, we saw the Roman circus.  Tunnels under the circus were still partially intact and we toured through some of them.  We also saw one of the remaining pools.  The circus was huge!  It could seat 30,000 spectators.  The nearby museums have pretty cool models of the town.

Finally, we walked along the ancient roman city wall ruins.  The walls were built between 3rd and 2nd century BC.  Three towers remain, along with a section of wall.  The wall and towers were very impressive.  The wall was added to over time, and you can see different layers representing different eras.

It was a great trip and we would definitely like to go back and spend more time at the ruins.