24 HOURS IN TARRAGONA (Ancient City Day Trip from Barcelona)

[@XaviVideoShow]

Ohhhh!!! My mame is Xavier and I was born un Tarragona. My small and beatiful home town was declared in 2000 a World Heritage Site by UNESCO: Roman walls, the Imperial cult enclosure, the Square with representation of the provincial forum, the Circus, the Colony forum, the Roman theatre, the Amphitheatre, the Visigoth basilica and Romanesque church, the Early Christian necropolis, the Hydraulic conduits from Tarraco to Les Ferreres aqueduct, the Tower of the Scipios, the Mèdol quarry, the Centcelles villa and mausoleum, the Els Munts villa and Berà Arch. (You have seen some of them). There are more than 2.200 years of History (your History, too) in this city. Welcome to Catalonia and Europe!

[@Meghanandmatt]

Oh Xavier! What a coincidence you found us the day we posted this video about your home town! We LOVED TARRAGONA! It was so beautiful. We wish we had more time to visit all the sites but I’ll pin your comment so others can see your suggestions! Thank you for finding us and we loved Catalonia!

[@salozinp]

I am Spanish. Spain is the country in Europe with the greatest historical variety. Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Germanic barbarians, Muslims, Jews and Christians have passed through the Iberian peninsula. Spain also has various climates. Snow-capped mountains, rivers and lakes, beaches, huge swamps, deserts and plains. It also has the greatest diversity of flora and fauna in Europe.And 15:46,look de Segovia acueduct.The Tarragona acueduct is small to compare with the Segovia brother.

[@Meghanandmatt]

There’s so much variety of history in Spain for sure! We’re loving our time here. We will look into Segovia aqueduct and see if we’ll be near it!

[@sir_howl]

Spain has the city with the largest number of World Heritage Sites, Córdoba. It is definitely a mandatory destination. I also recommend Granada

[@Meghanandmatt]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@markus4397]

Tarragona is truly a hidden gem, my favourite city in Spain! Great video that made me subscribe immediately. Greetings from 🇸🇪

[@Meghanandmatt]

Seriously! It is truly beautiful. Thank you for subscribing, we hope to visit your country one day!

[@RobertRod818]

Tarragona seems amazing. Thanks for sharing your adventures in Spain.

[@Meghanandmatt]

Tarragona is a really unique place to visit! Glad you liked the video

[@lindasteinbrenner8065]

So beautiful. Fun fact: they just now discovered the reason why Roman concrete or cement lasted so very long is because it self heals and it’s because the Romans added volcanic ash to the mix. Sure took them long enough to figure that out! I would love to visit Spain one day. Everything looks so amazing! ❤

[@Meghanandmatt]

That’s a fun fact for sure! It’s really impressive how so many of the buildings are still standing and in relatively good condition. Spain is beautiful! Hope you get to visit!

[@zuzanabicanova703]

This video is so fun and so great.I be in Tarragona in 16 days so thank u for this video😊

[@Meghanandmatt]

Awesome! Enjoy your trip!

[@pablolazaromartinez3541]

You're doing a great job pointing at the lesser known places ❤️👍🏽

[@Meghanandmatt]

Thanks! We’re really enjoying exploring the lesser known places we don’t hear about!

[@davidparvez4972]

When the Romans decided where to found an important population, Tarragona in this case, they had the problem that the vital water supply could be very far from the population. In addition, the terrain is never flat, but has irregularities, more in Spain, which is very mountainous. In this case, from the water source to its objective, the Romans knew that the inclination of the rail to carry water could not be more than 50cm for each kilometer, otherwise, the excessive inclination would make the water would flow faster and would destroy the aqueduct. In this way, a ditch reinforced with stone was dug on flat ground, in the obstacles, the mountain was crossed digging tunnels in which to install the water lane. On the precipices, it was mounted the aqueduct like the one you saw, to avoid the steep unevenness and connect again with the route to your destination. In Spain there are all these types. The Peña Cortada aqueduct is a 90 km network of tunnels dug into the mountain, and the one in Segovia is intact, without any cement to join its stones, only mathematics and gravity. The Roman aqueducts are a marvel of engineering.

[@Meghanandmatt]

It is truly amazing how they designed and built these aqueducts and how they’re still standing today

[@mommygarcia9137]

Wow ! Absolutely beautiful views everywhere you look ! Have fun guys !

[@Meghanandmatt]

Thank you! Such great views on the Mediterranean!

[@waynedockett4212]

Woo hoo! First up! Looks like fun times! Good break from van life, yeah?

[@Meghanandmatt]

Oh yeah! We are thriving in the hotel life haha

[@aprendecoreano2014]

So I am a spaniard living in the Netherlands and missing my beautiful country and I just loved your guys' videos. A nice way to look back to some places i have already been to and also discover some new ones. So yeah, i suscribed and i'm going to follow your Spain trip. I'm specially looking forward to your time in Andalucía and above all in my home town, Sevilla, which to me is the most beautiful city in the world. I could also give you guys some recommendations if you want 😁

[@XaviVideoShow]

The most beatiful in the world??? No, It isn't, but don't tell this to someone from Seville 😉

[@Meghanandmatt]

Welcome! So happy you found us and subscribed :) Not sure we will get to Seville this trip but definitely want to visit on our next trip!

[@aprendecoreano2014]

@@Meghanandmatt 2 months in Spain and you don't go to Seville? Come oooon 😂

[@Meghanandmatt]

We need more time 😂

[@ElCuervodeSanlo]

You must go to Sevilla, Cordoba and granada, no doubt

[@DigThisDiva34]

Beautiful scenery! ❤❤❤

[@Meghanandmatt]

It was gorgeous!

[@tonirufete1187]

Is beatiful 😻

[@Meghanandmatt]

It’s a great place!!

[@camca33]

Great video. There are a lot of aquaducts all over Spain (in Segovia there is probably the most famous) but I didn‘t know, Tarragona has one too.

[@Meghanandmatt]

We had never seen one before, They are so cool!

[@marinabanper725]

If you like aqueducts you must go to Segovia, a beautiful city in Spain that has INSIDE the city an insane aqueduct!!! Love and safe travels from Spain ^ ^

[@Meghanandmatt]

We’d love to check that out! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@sergiodiezsant1]

It’s really beautifull see you how you enjoy Spain with everything. You should make a big travel around spain, every place is so different. I’m from Burgos, Spain (search it) You should come, i could be your tour guy 😂

[@Meghanandmatt]

Thank you! I️ feel like we could spend one year in Spain and still not see everything! This time, we are spending time on the east but we will be sure to search Burgos when we visit again!

[@pozu1312]

Román heritage IS so cool in my opinión, the good thing IS that you have many places to go and see It, and the fact that people live literally on the Román construcciones IS because centuries ago no one had a concience of preserving the history and for example many castles were used for other THIngs like for mantaining sheeps ( this IS an example from my town) and with the oldee construcciones like this ones during centuries the diferent civilizations builded and reused the old buldings and many times the Ancient ones were underground and no one knows that they were there.

[@Meghanandmatt]

It is REALLY cool. It’s so interesting to learn more while we are here.

[@mattbouthet]

Loooove the viaduct

[@Meghanandmatt]

LOVE IT!

[@juanbuyogarcia8950]

Aqueduct (aqua=water), viaduct (via=path). Roman's legacy its awesome

[@jordilt3449]

I don't know if you are already in Andalusia. but if you are still near Barcelona.. you wont want to miss next sunday in its streets. Today is 19th april 2023. Next sunday is 23rd april. Check it out by yourselves what happens the 23rd's of april there.

[@Meghanandmatt]

Ah I️ bet it is incredible but we have already moved on. Thank you!

[@lemon_drop0201]

I wonder if I take the bus to the Aqueduct can I pay my fare with credit card?

[@Meghanandmatt]

At the time we went they didn’t have a card reader so I don’t know. I ended up having to go to a local bar and asked them to break a 20€ note cause I didn’t have any smaller euros

[@lemon_drop0201]

@@Meghanandmatt such a big help. thank you so much for the information!

[@Meghanandmatt]

You’re welcome!

[@guillermolledowolkowicz7085]

That "giant asparagus" is an Agave salmiana, not exactly the agave that produces syrup or tequila. It's in the asparagus family. The real asparagus is so weird because it doesn't have leaves at the base, all the plant is made of flower spikes.

[@DUSTINKENNEDY383]

🤘🤙🧡

[@Meghanandmatt]

🤘🏻👍🏼❤️

[@OriginalMelmoth1]

Obviously Megan wins in immortal combat. 😅

[@Meghanandmatt]

No doubt 😅

[@DigThisDiva34]

Sorry Matt, my money is on Meghan. Us short people have to stick together! 😂

[@Meghanandmatt]

Yes! We are quicker and you don’t see us coming 😂