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Archaeological Promenade (Walls of Tarragona)

The promenade runs between the Roman wall of Tarraco and the 18th-century fortifications built during the War of the Spanish Succession. In the 1930s it was turned into the landscaped promenade it is today, open to the public. The wall is the oldest surviving monument in the city: its first phase probably dates from between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, with three towers and stretches of large blocks, and most of what can be seen belongs to a later phase, between 150 and 125 BC. Three towers survive. The Archbishop's Tower has a Roman base and a 14th-century raised upper section, the Cabiscol Tower keeps an appearance close to the original, and the Minerva Tower, also known as the Sant Magí Tower, bears on its plinth a series of sculpted heads and a relief of the goddess. It is part of the Roman heritage managed by the Museu d'Història de Tarragona.

Things to do at Archaeological Promenade (Walls of Tarragona): 4 missions

• Find the Cabiscol TowerFollow the promenade to the Cabiscol Tower, the one that keeps an appearance closest to the original Roman one, and compare it with the other two.
• Look for the carved heads on the Minerva TowerFind the Minerva Tower and look at the plinth, where there is a series of sculpted human heads and the relief of the goddess.
• Tell the Roman base of the Archbishop's TowerLook at the Archbishop's Tower and tell the Roman base apart from the upper part, added in the 14th century.
• Look for the Socors posternLook for the Socors postern, the only small gate of the Roman wall still standing, with its round arch.

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Source: Web oficial - Museu d'Història de Tarragona