Tarragona | Tarragona Blog http://www.tarragonablog.com Photographic and written blog about Tarragona is about all the great things this city has to offer. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:31:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Tarraco Viva – what did the Romans eat? http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/21/tarraco-viva-roman-food-tarragona/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/21/tarraco-viva-roman-food-tarragona/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:13 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5319 Tarraco Viva is about everything Roman, including the food, and 21 of the best restaurants in Tarragona are taking part with individual taster menus, whose recipes and ingredients are straight out of pages of Roman cookbooks.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/21/tarraco-viva-roman-food-tarragona/feed/ 0 Tarraco Viva – Gladiators http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/20/tarraco-viva-gladiators-in-tarragona/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/20/tarraco-viva-gladiators-in-tarragona/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:44:13 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5261 Under the storm brewing skies of Tarragona, Tarraco Viva continues it's exploration of the Roman world and one of the most iconic event is the Munera Gladiatora, the fights of the Gladiators in ancient Rome.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/20/tarraco-viva-gladiators-in-tarragona/feed/ 0 Vermouth and Rumba at Carrer Merceria, Tarragona http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/18/vermouth-and-rumba-at-carrer-merceria-tarragona/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/18/vermouth-and-rumba-at-carrer-merceria-tarragona/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 18:39:39 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5237 Vermouth is a great excuse to throw a street party in Tarragona, so get a catchy poster, get the local shops to chip in, get a gutsy Rumba band to provide the soundtrack and hope everyone turns up!

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/18/vermouth-and-rumba-at-carrer-merceria-tarragona/feed/ 2 Tarraco Viva – Prostitution in Roman Tarragona http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/18/tarraco-viva-prostitution-in-roman-tarragona/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/18/tarraco-viva-prostitution-in-roman-tarragona/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 11:51:51 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5210 Part of Tarraco Viva, the ten days festival exploring all things Roman in Tarragona, is SEQVERE ME! a realistic reconstruction of the world of prostitution among the walls of the old city.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/18/tarraco-viva-prostitution-in-roman-tarragona/feed/ 0 Tarragona dTapes tapas festival – Serrallo, chapter four http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-serrallo-chapter-four/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-serrallo-chapter-four/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 20:40:06 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5084 The three week gastronomic journey that is Tarragona's dTapes food festival, is coming to an end and our last port of call is the Serrallo, the quintessential fishermen quarter and home to some of the most gutsiest food in town.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-serrallo-chapter-four/feed/ 0 Tarragona, and the largest vermouth in the world http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/tarragona-the-largest-vermouth-in-the-world/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/tarragona-the-largest-vermouth-in-the-world/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 13:05:21 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5122 There are two drinks that define Tarragona like no others: one is Chartreuse, the other Vermouth. And the local veneration of the latter took a new dimension today when 1 giant glass; 300 litres of vermouth; 4.000 tastings; 2.000 crisp bags; 2.000 nitro-vermouths... were given away for free in Plaςa de la Font.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/tarragona-the-largest-vermouth-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Movie premiers at Tarragona’s new theatre http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/movie-location-tarragona-premiere/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/movie-location-tarragona-premiere/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 07:47:59 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5088 Hijo de Caín, the new Mediterranean psychological thriller filmed at Tarragona, opened last night at the new theater. There was much anticipation even before the main stars of the movie made their appearance on the red carpet.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/11/movie-location-tarragona-premiere/feed/ 0 Tarragona dTapes tapas festival – Part Alta, chapter three http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/09/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-part-alta-chapter-two/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/09/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-part-alta-chapter-two/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 14:50:56 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=5018 We visit the upper part of the Part Alta in Tarragona, home of some of the best restaurants in town. There is only a few left before this weekend sees the end of another glorious edition of this great tapas festival and there are still much great offerings to sample.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/09/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-part-alta-chapter-two/feed/ 0 Tarragona dTapes tapas festival – Part Alta, chapter two http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/08/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-part-alta/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/08/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-part-alta/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 10:31:11 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=4989 With 18 different restaurants taking part, the Part Alta of Tarragona takes the lion share of the dTapes festival offering. Chapter one of the Part Alta tours start at Plaςa de la Font where you can literally hop from one restaurant to the next without looking at the map and stop for dessert in between.

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]]> http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/08/tarragona-dtapes-tapas-festival-part-alta/feed/ 0 Ballet at the balcony http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/06/ballet-at-the-balcony-tarragona/ http://www.tarragonablog.com/2013/05/06/ballet-at-the-balcony-tarragona/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 19:36:41 +0000 tarragona blog http://www.tarragonablog.com/?p=4953 If there is one yearly event in Tarragona that has the lightness of a poetic leap it's the ballet exercise at the Balcó del Mediterrani. Nearly one hundred student ballerinas of all ages gather together for a ballet demonstration at one of Tarragona's most stunning landmarks.

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