Tarragona

Last week we went to Tarragona to see the Roman ruins there. According to the guide, the Roman ruins in Tarragona are some of the most well-preserved. I also learned that Tarragona was the first large settlement outside of Rome. At one point it was a bustling Roman city of 40,000 people, if memory serves. Although, I wasn't paying that close attention to the guide so I could be wrong about the population. The old part of the city is pretty cool, especially because some of the ruins, as you can see here, are next to the sea.