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🏛️ Tarraco-Ilerda

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🏛️ Tarraco-Ilerda
Roman archaeological sites in northeastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 23:00
📌 Fast Facts
  • Tarraco (modern Tarragona) was a major Roman port city and provincial capital of Hispania Tarraconensis
  • Ilerda (modern Lleida) served as an important inland Roman settlement and military stronghold
  • Both sites contain substantial remains including amphitheaters, aqueducts, walls, and museum collections
  • Tarraco's archaeological ensemble is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2000)

Tarraco and Ilerda represent two significant centers of Roman administration and commerce in northeastern Hispania. Tarraco, founded in ...

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