Free tour

Tarragona Essentials- Free historical and cultural walking tour in English with a Native English speaker (small groups)

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Tarragona

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Hayley

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Registered on 18 November 2022

Hi, I'm Hayley! I am from London in the UK and have been living in the beautiful, historical town of Tarragona for almost 5 years now in addition to Sabadell (another Catalan city) for 3 years prior to that. I have a BA Hons degree in Hispanic Studies with Portuguese (focusing on the Spanish and Portuguese languages, Hispanic and Lusophone history, and Linguistics) from Queen Mary University of London. In addition to tour guiding, I am also a Languages Teacher by profession. It is my passion for different cultures and languages which brings me to Spain, and the rich history and Mediterranean sea that brings me to Tarragona :) I am an avid traveller myself (44 countries so far and over 200 cities and counting!) so I am aware of what is interesting to tourists when visiting a new place and aim to create the experience I would want for myself when tour-guiding others. In addition to having travelled to many places across the world, I have also lived in the Middle East (Bahrain), studied in Portugal, attended work experience in Italy and have lived in 3 other Spanish cities: Salamanca, Almería and Melilla (a Spanish enclave in North Africa). As someone who is passionate about languages, I also studied Italian and Arabic outside of my degree and now I am working on Catalan :) But I also have many other hobbies asides from learning languages and travelling e.g. art (painting and drawing), history, music, dance, singing and composing music, playing the guitar, sport and martial arts (I am a black belt in Taekwondo). One of the things I love most about tour guiding, is being able meet new people from all around the world so we can share and learn new things from one another! :)

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Free tour in English! (Get ready to travel back in time to ancient Tarracco!)

Informative historal and cultural small group tour of Tarragona covering the main attractions of both modern and historical Tarragona, finishing off in the impressive Plaça de la Font where you can have your lunch or go for a 'vermut' (drinks and nibbles) if desired after the tour.

During the tour, I will mainly be touching on Tarragona's Roman and Medieval history, in addition to some interesting and curious Spanish and Catalan traditions and culture :)

Main Attractions we will visit:

Plaça del mercat/Plaça Corsini (Market square/Corsini square)
Foro de la Colonia (Colonial Forum)- temporarily closed for renovation work
Rambla Nova
Mediterranean Balcony
The Roman Amphitheatre
The Roman Circus
Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona
Santa Tecla Cathedral (where the Ancient Temple of Augustus used to lie)
Plaça del Rei (King's Square)
Plaça del Forum (Forum Square)
Plaça dels Sedassos (Sedassos Square)
Plaça de la Font (Fountain Square)

...and some other suprises! ;)

So get ready to explore and create some new memories together on your upcoming trip to Tarragona!

Please note that:

These are small group tours so the spaces are limited, however, if there aren't enough spaces left for the tour you would like to attend, please get in touch with me directly as sometimes adjustments can be made :)

This is a free tour so entry is not included to any of the sites that we will pass by (we will be viewing them only from outside, but they are all mostly open air so we will still be able to get a fairly good view!) :)

Make sure you bring plenty of water, a hat and sun cream (especially during the summer months as it can get very hot and all of the sites are outdoors)! It's good to check the weather forecast and dress appropriately for the expected weather conditions before leaving for the tour.

This tour can last anywhere between 2 and 3 hours depending on the pace of the group and crowdedness of Tarragona on the day.

The minimum total number of attendees for the tour to go ahead is 4 (you will be informed if the limit has not been reached before the start of the tour).

-The photos above depict a few of the sites we will encounter on the tour :)

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Pl. de Corsini, 43001 Tarragona, Spain

I will be standing close to the entrance of the post office (a light yellow coloured building which says "correos" on the front of it with my folder in my hand).

Outside visit

Mercado de Tarragona

Outside visit

Foro de la Colonia

Outside visit

Rambla Nova

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).