Barcelona Trip Overview
Travel back in time to the ancient capital of Hispania and enjoy the modern charm of Sitges. Live a day in the warmer shores of Catalonia. You will first travel to Tarragona, also known by its ancient name ‘Tarraco’, and then make your way to beautiful Sitges. You will finish the day in San Sebastian, the best urban beach in Europe.
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* Duration: 10 hours
* Starts: Barcelona, Spain
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Travel back in time to the ancient capital of Hispania and enjoy the modern charm of Sitges. Live a day in the warmer shores of Catalonia. You will first travel to Tarragona, also known by its ancient name ‘Tarraco’, and then make your way to beautiful Sitges. You will finish the day in San Sebastian, the best urban beach in Europe.
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Pass By: Plaza de Catalunya, Placa de Catalunya, 08206 Barcelona Spain
This tour will start from your accommodation in Barcelona. Your guide will pick you up at any apartment or hotel you are staying at.
Once the pick-up is completed, you will head to the fist destination of your daytour.
Stop At: Casco Antiguo de Tarragona, Tarragona Spain
When the pick-up is completed, head 62 miles south of Barcelona on the Costa Dorada. Tarragona is home to one of the most important and best preserved Roman archeological sites of Spain.
There, you will be amazed by the impressive “Devil’s Bridge”, an aqueduct of 711 feet (217 meters) long and 85 feet (26 meters) high.
Duration: 5 hours
Pass By: Pont del Diable, Tarragona Sant Pere Outside of Town on N240, 43006 Tarragona Spain
While being in Tarragona, you will admire the impressive ‘Devil’s Bridge’. This aqueduct, 711 feet (217 meters) long and 85 feet (26 meters) high, is a spectacular example of the advanced Roman engineering.
Stop At: Murallas de Tarragona, Av. Catalunya S/N, 43003 Tarragona Spain
Further on, you’ll begin the walking tour, where you will discover the many still preserved remains of this civilization, while our guide provides their most exciting stories.
You will be able to explore the ancient walls surrounding the city and be immersed into one of the best preserved circuses in Europe, hidden under building structures from the 19th century. You will see as the traces of the ancient Roman forum live in the present with the medieval and modern Tarragona.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Amfiteatre de Tarragona, Parc de l’amfiteatre, s/n, 43003 Tarragona Spain
Finally, you will get the chance to enter the amfitheater, located on the shore of the Mediterranean since the 2nd century.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: SITGES, Carrer d’Espalter, 24, 08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
After this tour in the footsteps of our distant past, you will get back on the road to head to another charming town full of colors and modernist spirit, Sitges.
Sitges is a special location where the mountains kiss the sea. It is a mixture of traditional fishermen’s houses with a bohemian and lively atmosphere, full of little boutiques, restaurants and street artist and musicians.
Duration: 5 hours
