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Roman defensive walls of Tarragona

Spain · 2nd century BC

Roman defensive walls of Tarragona in Spain
Photo: ( Tomàs ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Roman defensive walls of Tarragona ranks #4,257 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #177 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 150 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 12 atlas entries founded in the 2nd century BC. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Barcelona, 82 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

The Wall of Tarragona (Catalan and Spanish: Muralla de Tarragona) is a wall located in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1884.

Text adapted from “Wall of Tarragona” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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