Tarragona Part Two

 The Tarragona Amphitheatre is an amazing position by the sea, I'm sure if anyone ever got bored of looking at such a thing they would be able to have a beautiful sea view instead. Its very well preserved, and has a little Visigothic church in the middle of it too (which obviously came afterwards). It's a steal at only 5 Euros to enter, or you can pay 15 for a Tarragona Multipass ticket, which gives you access to 6 different sites in the city. This option is best if you're planning doing all of them (like I did). 



If you're wanting more history, then make sure you discover the Archaeological passage, it's included in the Multipass ticket, and gives you an amazing whistle stop tour through and around some of Tarragona's historical sites. You'll see everything from cannons, defensive walls, crazy paving & beautiful plants and flowers.



Something unique about Tarragona is its tradition of tower building, the unique part being towers made of people. Now while I didn't get to see it live, there is some amazing videos on YouTube and let me tell you, it takes your breath away to see it! You cant imagine how hard that must be! To celebrate the tradition, there's a phenomenal sculpture in the city centre celebrating this unique tradition!

I think thats what I love about Spain, almost as much as it's history, is its traditions. Spain seems to love these traditions that are incredibly exciting but also utterly dangerous. Bull fighting, human tower building, bull chasing or the renowned tomato throwing festival La Tomatina. Nothing says excitement like watching a child fall 10 metre's, a matador gored to death by a bull or being blinded by a tomato. But that's what makes Spain so utterly unique and fantastic. Obviously this is a sweeping generalisation here, there's a whole wealth of cultural events in the country and if you're ever able to attend one, make sure you do. You'll be involved whole heartedly and its a bloody good time!

I guess it sort of compares with some of England's traditions, like chasing a wheel of cheese down a hill or throwing currant buns of the roof of Abingdon town hall into a crowd of people below. Bizarre traditions, but memorable none the less!

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