El Pont del Diablo

After our long day at Tarragona we decided to search out the Aqueduct we had seen on our way in.  We knew from our research that we could get to it, but they do not make it easy with the signs to get to it.

Thankfully we determined which direction to head and then we saw this sign.  You have to be ready to turn when you see this or you will miss it.

There is a nice big parking lot and then you are greeted by these gates.

There were a couple of signs, in French, that gave some info about the aqueduct.

It was just a short walk and then we were here.

We took the trail that brought us to the middle of the aqueduct.  We really wanted to be able to walk out on to it, so we headed up the mountain.

Garrett was ready with his new sword.

Here we are on top of the massive structure.

You can see where they have reinforced the top of the walkway.

Most of the bolts are covered like this.

From further away here is the view.

You can see Jon and the big kids here.

This place really was amazing.

They don't know exactly when this was built, but some sources say the 1st century AD, during the time of Augustus.  I highly recommend a stop here if you are ever in the area.

Tarragona; Barcelona Day Trip

We drove about an hour from Barcelona to Tarragona.  I had read about Tarragona and all of the Roman ruins here.  Jon loves Roman history and we had high hopes for this city.  We were not disappointed.  We had a fantastic day exploring this little city.  

The amphitheater here is right on the beach, I love the blue water behind these amazing ruins.

The story of Christians brought to this arena to be martyred is really moving.  

I love this picture of Ben and Addie, they are looking at the same thing and walking in step.

It was lunch time at this point so we walked up the hill a little way and found a restaurant with a small playground, PERFECT!

The restaurant, Le Granotes, had a limited menu, but the location was fantastic.

Here is a view from the street of our lunch time stop.

The flags of the region.

The guy in the black shirt was from Denmark, he was on roller blades, rolled down the wall and off the end.  The kids thought it was really cool.

Later we went to the Forum, Garrett was asleep in the stroller, but Addie and Ben had fun pretending to be statues.  

These two make me laugh.

The sight of the ancient Forum is right in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

Here is Jon standing on an ancient Roman road.

This area had the foundations of businesses and shops.

Here is the main square of Tarragona, there are some amazing restaurants and snack bars here.  There is a coffee bar down on the right hand side where we got coffee to go in the morning and in the afternoon we got these amazing caramel frappes from a Nescafe shop.  

There were many more sites to see in Tarragona, but we were all pleasantly worn out at this point.  We could have spent at least one more day exploring this little gem of a city.  If you like Roman history at all I would definitely recommend visiting this great city.

This post is a part of Friday Postcards at Walking on Travels.

More Barcelona Fun with Discover Walks

We decided to try out Discover Walks; Gaudi Tour.  These tours are free and you tip what you think it was worth at the end.  We started with some of the finest houses from the early 1900's.

The boys were not impressed.

Here is a statue of Saint George/Sant Jordi, the patron saint.  He is famous for slaying the dragon.

The most famous house we saw today was Casa Batllo, buy Gaudi.

This house really is amazing, the symbolism of the dragon is really interesting.  Our tour guide did a great job of explaining all of it.  

I love how much Addie loves to learn about new places.  She is such a good little listener and she takes so much of it in.  She looks like such a big girl here.  

The boys were not as impressed with the tour.  Jon would have loved to listen, but he is a good dad and he was keeping track of our rowdy boys.

I snapped a picture of this lady on her motor cycle, check out those heels.  I loved all the color in Barcelona.  In Paris we see a whole lot of black clothes and shoes.

Our tour for the day ended at the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's master piece.  It was started in the late 1800s and they are predicting it to be finished by 2026.  

There were so many people around the church it was difficult to even move.  I would love to come back and see this place when it is done.

Our sweet baby boy was such a good sport, he was really happy to be out of his stroller.

I would definitely recommend trying out Discover Walks if you are in any of the cities they offer them in.