free tour Tarragona
Free Tours in Tarragona, the eternal city of Hispania
If you come to discover Tarragona with our free tour, twenty centuries of history will watch you from the top of the city walls, from its alleyways, from its ruins, from the foundations upon which the centuries have piled houses one on top of another. You will stroll among two millennia of stone blocks that regard human life as drops in the rain, sighs in the breeze. Stepping inside its walls is travelling through time, an experience that is not only cultural, but one that can change your very outlook on humanity and on yourself.
What is today the capital of a tourist and industrialised province was, in the past, the first Roman colony outside the Italian peninsula. To say Tarraco is to say Hispania, for its administration stretched from Lugo to the Pyrenees. Emperors, charioteers, soldiers and saints once walked its streets, and now we can accompany you to explore them on our guided tour of Tarragona. In the waters of its port, commercial and war fleets once rested; goods and armies embarked from its docks, and kings and pirates arrived at its shores. Its beaches stretch away to the north and to the south, its territory filled with small, spirited towns that compete against one another. Its cuisine encapsulates the maritime and mountain traditions of two thousand years of peoples who passed through the peninsula.
An ancient city, without doubt, but a contemporary one at the same time. Don’t be fooled by the Romans, those pompous old spirits — Tarragona is more than Tarraco. Enjoy its modernist ramblas, its art exhibitions, its jazz performances or the popular festivals of Tarragona’s three patron saints par excellence: Santa Tecla, Sant Magí and Sant Roc. Go out and party with the students who come from all over the world to discover the city, step into the venues of its port and enjoy our rice dishes and fresh fish.
Free Tour Tarragona welcomes you!
What are you going to see in Tarragona? Do you think it's just about Romans?
Alongside Alessio and with Free Tour Tarragona, you will get to know the city by crossing two thousand years at Mach 1 speed, just to get your bearings and dive into the multitude of anecdotes that have been etched into its streets, squares and buildings. We will talk about the terrible siege of the Peninsular War, the murder of Archbishop Hugo de Cervelló, or why the Camp de Tarragona was the “Wild West of the Middle Ages”. You will discover the reason behind the longstanding rivalry with Reus, delve into the world of chariot racing and learn a great deal about Roman charioteers and promoters. Join our free tour in Tarragona and we will recommend points of interest where you can take photos, enjoy the good weather or continue quenching your thirst for culture at exhibition halls and events such as Tarraco Viva. We will also share curious and amusing stories, such as the adventures of the arm of Santa Tecla. This city has so much to offer! And if you are drawn to mystery, you can join another of our guided tours, where we analyse history from a more human and macabre point of view. On our night tour, you will meet the ghosts of the old houses, hear about distant voices and cries in the former neighbourhood blown up by the French, but you will also discover the city’s protective spirits, such as the ghost of the good Agapito or that of the noble Sibila. Furthermore, Tarragona is also the territory that surrounds it. Your guide will encourage you to venture out and explore the nearby towns: uncover the secrets of the Cathedral, listen to the story of the Pont del Diable, take part in the legend of Sant Jordi de Montblanc and beware of the dips and other infernal creatures. You will find that, sometimes… a little-known city can turn into a sea of surprises!
What our tours of Tarragona offer
Alongside Alessio and with Free Tour Tarragona, you will get to know the city by crossing two thousand years at Mach 1 speed, just to get your bearings and dive into the multitude of anecdotes that have been etched into its streets, squares and buildings.
We will talk about the terrible siege of the Peninsular War, the murder of Archbishop Hugo de Cervelló, or why the Camp de Tarragona was the “Wild West of the Middle Ages”. You will discover the reason behind the longstanding rivalry with Reus, delve into the world of chariot racing and learn a great deal about Roman charioteers and promoters.
Join our free tour in Tarragona and we will recommend points of interest where you can take photos, enjoy the good weather or continue quenching your thirst for culture at exhibition halls and events such as Tarraco Viva. We will also share curious and amusing stories, such as the adventures of the arm of Santa Tecla. This city has so much to offer!
And if you are drawn to mystery, you can join another of our guided tours, where we analyse history from a more human and macabre point of view. On our night tour, you will meet the ghosts of the old houses, hear about distant voices and cries in the former neighbourhood blown up by the French, but you will also discover the city’s protective spirits, such as the ghost of the good Agapito or that of the noble Sibila.
Furthermore, Tarragona is also the territory that surrounds it. Your guide will encourage you to venture out and explore the nearby towns: uncover the secrets of the Cathedral, listen to the story of the Pont del Diable, take part in the legend of Sant Jordi de Montblanc and beware of the dips and other infernal creatures.
You will find that, sometimes… a little-known city can turn into a sea of surprises!
