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Tarragona is the main city on the
Costa Daurada, and has a notable fishing and yachting port. Its 15
km of coastline give rise to long gently sloping beaches of thin
sand. This coast also has wonderful small coves that are protected
by rocky settings full of green pine groves.
Tarragona is a city with a clearly maritime vocation and mild
climate; for this reason, it is appropriate for practicing any
sport, especially the aquatic ones, such as sailing, windsurfing,
rowing, water-skiing and diving. In Tarragona, you can find many
sorts of sports facilities to enjoy your leisure in a sporting way.
Legend has it that Jupiter, the God, left his wife, the mortal Tiria,
when he fell in love with Tarragona, a city which captivated him.
History tells that in 218 B.C. the Romans strategically settled in
this place and that it became the capital of Hispania Citerior as
time went on. From that magnificence there still survives a very
rich monumental heritage that allows us to admire some remains from
the Roman Empire such as "La Muralla" (The Wall), which surrounds
the old part of the city, "El Forum", "L'Amfiteatre", "L'Aqüeducte",
"La Torre dels Escipions" (The Scipios' Tower) and "L'Arc de Berà" (Bera's
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