If your cruiseship departs from Tarragona you are lucky. Tarragona is a destination with  incredible archaeological roman remains, being declared Worldwide Heritage in 2000.

On top of that, the city gets characterised by its medieval history, modernist  and contemporary and filled with places capable of translating us to past times.

Its fantastic beaches and its climate as well as the closeness of its people, that make that the visit as well as make that this visit to the city is unforgettable.

Costa Cruises operates in 2018 from Tarragona´s Port. The cruiseship will pass by this marvellous city that is Costa Victoria, that will do a stop on 23 occassions that will bringing more than 50,000 passengers.

As  novelty, this year 2018 will take place the celebration of the Tarragona´s Mediterranean Games 2018, that will join from the 22nd June to the 1st July more than 4,000 sportspeople of 26 different nationalities.

12 essential activities in your visit to Tarragona

If you are one of the passengers that is going to board in the Costa Victoria you would like to know the great amount of options that has the  city of Tarragona, as well as before your boarding or at the end your cruiseship. These are our 12 advices:

1. Tarragona´s cathedral, started to be built in the 12th Century with Romanesque style, then continued Gothic style and afterwards was consagrated but remained unfinished due to the black death. Inside Tarragona´s Cathedral, the diocesan museum can be visited.
2. Reus, famous catalonia that due to its entailmentt with the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí. The architect´s native town allows to meet the most emblematic places of its childhood walking by the  Gaudí Route.
3. The roman wall, built in the second century before Christ, that surrounds the old town in Tarragona. The walls are the oldest architectural construction that is preserved outside Italy.
4. The caves, with several Protected Appellation of  Origins. One of the best known is Priorat.
5. The castells (human towers) are one of the rooted traditions in Catalonia. The castells seasons starts in june and finishes mid november.
6. The Monastery of Poblet, that preserves all its monastic activity.
7. The roman amphitheatre, where all the gladiator fights and all the public executions, was built in the second century and its grades where dag in the rocks. In the inside of we can find the medieval church of Saint Mary of the Miracle.
8.  Tamarit´s castle, has some defensive and home elements, with prison, watchtowers and a romanesque church. This church constitutes one of the architectural examples os romanesque architecture in Tarragona.
9. The balcony of the Mediterranean, that allows an spectacular vision of Tarragona´s port, Miracle´s beach and the amphiteatre.
10. PortAventura World Parks and Resort with more than 40 amusements, on top of his water park and Ferrari Land that offers the speed and adrenalin for those that prefer strong emotions as well as the play area with 5 amusements for the youngest children.
11. The Eastern shore, that offers beahces with fine sand and clear water on top of a large number of cliffs.
12. Sporting activities, this city is perfect to practise any sports such as windsurf, sailing, biking routes or hiking.

Other news about Tarragona that can be of interest

Cruiseship from Tarragona: excursion trip to Ferrari Land and to PortAventura

Cruiseship from Tarragona from Costa Cruises in 2018