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In the second half of the 1st century A.D., the city’s acropolis achieved monumental status through the construction of the Provincial Forum and the Roman circus. With a joint area of 7.5 hectares, the complex was the largest of its kind in the Roman world. The Provincial Forum was built around two terraced squares on different levels. The upper square (the imperial cult complex) was surrounded by a portico, large portions of which can still be seen in the cloister of the city’s cathedral. At one end, in an axial position, was a large hall, possibly the assembly hall for meetings of the Council of Hispania Citerior province. Approximately in the centre of the upper square stood the magnificent temple in honour of the Emperor.

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Pla de la Seu
43003
Tarragona
977 226 935

Opening hours and price of admission to museums and monuments (22 November-31 December 2024)

Opening hours at Christmas time (from the 24th of December 2024 to the 6th of January 2025)

 

Mondays open: Cathedral, Tarragona Biblical Museum, Mèdol Quarry, Francolí River Paleochristian Complex and Chapel of St. Paul