Catedral Basílica Metropolitana i Primada de Santa Tecla de Tarragona
Amfiteatre de Tarragona
We cannot talk about Tarragona without mentioning the incredible Roman Amphitheater, a construction from the 2nd century BC. While the amphitheater is partially accessible to people with reduced mobility, some areas can be visited, but not the entire complex.
The amphitheater was the site of popular shows, such as gladiator fights. It has the characteristic elliptical shape of this type of construction. Under the sand, there are pits that served as auxiliary services, and in the central part of the amphitheater, the remains of a Visigothic basilica from the 6th century and a 12th-century church are preserved.
Access to people with reduced mobility:
There is an elevator that connects the street with the main entrance of the monument.
The itinerary from the elevator to the main entrance is accessible by a winding, smooth and homogeneous path that is 1.20 m wide and has an incline of 14%.
Then there is a passageway that gives access to the enclosure and is 1.50 m wide.
Ticket sales booths
The customer service counter has a height of 90 cm, but does not allow
frontal approach of a wheelchair user.
There is adequate space for the circulation and maneuvering of wheelchair users.
The Amphitheater is distributed in stands, to reach them, it is accessed by a descending ramp with a drop of 14% and a width of 4.16 m. It has a handrail on the left side.
The pavement in some sections is loose gravel.
Next, there is a 4-step ladder, which prevents a person with reduced mobility (PRM) from reaching the arena and stage area.
There is a viewpoint that is accessible and from which you can see the monumental complex.
Adapted toilet
There are 2 adapted toilet cabins, one for men and one for women, with the same characteristics. They are located on the ground floor and the itinerary is accessible, although the pavement up to them is made of loose gravel.
It is marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility (SIA).
The cabin door opens inwards and has a free passage width of 79 cm. The deadbolt requires a twist of the wrist and cannot be opened from the outside in an emergency.
Inside there is a free 360° turning space.
The toilet has a free approach space on the right side of 1.02 m wide, and on the front of 1.15 m. The seat is at a height of 41 cm and the discharge mechanism at 74 cm.
It has a folding support bar on the right side and another fixed on the left, at a height of 52 and 70 cm and with a separation between the two of 67 cm.
Under the sink there is a free space of 73 cm high and 45 cm deep that allows the frontal approach of a wheelchair user. The faucet is pressure.
The height of the lower edge of the mirror is 1.22 m and the rest of the bathroom accessories are 79 cm.
The Modern Art Museum of Tarragona is accessible to people with reduced or adapted mobility. It was designed and built by the Tarragona Provincial Council in 1976 to promote and display contemporary modern art, as well as preserve and share its artistic heritage with the community and tourists. The museum includes an auxiliary library, a documentation center, and a photographic archive.
Located in the upper part of Tarragona, the museum is housed in a building that was created by combining three 18th-century houses. It was restored by architect Jaume Mutllo and opened to the public in 1991.
Guided tours are organized for the general public and adapted to the needs of people with physical disabilities.
They have information panels in braille and tactile models for people with visual disabilities.
As far as access is concerned, it is adapted for people with mobility problems and we will give you more details below:
The main entrance has a height difference of 2 cm.
There are two adjoining doors with the same characteristics: glass, double leaf and with a free passage width of 80 cm each.
Between both doors there is a space of more than 1.50 m wide, 87 cm long and a slope of 15.8%. There is a mat properly anchored to the ground.
Lobby and reception
In the lobby there is a customer service desk that is 1.06 m high and does not allow a wheelchair user to approach it from the front.
There is enough space in which a person in a wheelchair can make a 360° circle.
The museum is distributed over three floors: on the ground floor is the audiovisual room and assembly hall, on the 1st and 2nd floors are the exhibitions.
To access from the ground floor to the 1st, there are 5 steps and a platform saves stairs as an alternative accessible route. From the 1st to the 2nd floor, the itinerary is accessible thanks to an elevator.
There is enough space in which a person in a wheelchair can make a 360° circle.
The showcases and exhibitors are at an average height that varies between 65 cm and 1.70 m.
The corridors have a free passage width of 1.13 m and there are punctual passage gaps that measure 1.10 m.
There is 1 common adapted toilet for both sexes. It is located on the 2nd floor and the itinerary is accessible. It is marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility (SIA).
The general door and the cabin door open outwards and have a free passage width of 81 cm.
Inside there is a free 360° turning space.
The toilet has a free approach space on the right side and obliquely 90 cm wide and 1.21 m on the front. The seat is at a height of 38 cm and the discharge mechanism is at a height of 77 cm.
It has a folding support bar on the right side and a fixed one on the left side at a height of 55 and 77 cm and with a separation between the two of 74 cm.
Under the washbasin there is a free space of 75 cm high and 47 cm deep that allows the frontal approach of a wheelchair user. The faucet is pressure.
The height of the lower edge of the mirror is 79 cm and the rest of the bathroom accessories are between 80 cm and 1.30 m.
One of the activities you can do in Tarragona is visit the Ferreres Aqueduct, also known as the Devil's Bridge. This aqueduct is about 4 km from the center of Tarragona and was built in the 1st century BC by Augustus to bring water from the Francolí river, about 25 km away from the city of Tarraco. It was used until the 17th century and is still in perfect condition today. It has a total length of 217 m and a height of 27 m, with two rows of superimposed arcades. The upper level is 25 m and the lower level is 11 m.
The aqueduct is accessible to people with reduced mobility, but to get there you must arrive by private car to the free car park, which does not have designated spaces for people with disabilities. From the car park, there is a 300-meter walk along a well-maintained but unpaved road, with several benches along the way.
At the base of the bridge, there is an observation platform that is 4.5 m long and 5.5 m wide, accessible by a ramp that is 5 m wide, 4.5 m long, and has a drop of 17.6%. The platform has a railing located at a height of 90 cm.
One thing you cannot miss if you are in Tarragona is the Roman Wall, which is accessible for people with reduced mobility. However, the entrance to the site for wheelchairs is on the opposite side of the start of the monument tour and must be requested to be opened (it is located on the opposite side of the ticket office).
The wall was the first Roman construction in the Iberian Peninsula and has walls that are 6 meters high and 4 meters wide, with some stones at the base weighing up to 30 tons. In its day, the wall was about 4 km long, but today only 1 km remains.
On the tour, you will find several statues such as that of Augustus, which is a copy of the original located in the Vatican Museums. Another statue you will see during the tour is a copy of the Capitoline wolf with Romulus and Remus, which is preserved in Rome.
Entrance:
Access to the Roman Wall is not free, but it has a special price for people with reduced mobility or any type of disability. It is closed on Mondays and tickets can only be purchased with a credit card at the monument.
It is forbidden to bring dogs, food, or smoke inside the enclosure.
Accessibility:
The route is a compacted earth path, about 100 m from the start of the path there are 4 slopes in the form of stairs 3.5 cm high, 1.70 m deep and 4 m wide. Its soil is compacted earth and has a 14% downward slope.
The alternative route ends 200 m before the main entrance, which can only be accessed by going down steps.
The main entrance has 6 steps before the ticket office and once you pass the door, the visit is made by going up some stairs.
The road runs along the perimeter and at the foot of the wall, from which several panoramic views can be seen. Its soil is compacted and homogeneous.
Along the itinerary there are several thematic areas, with sculptures and other elements from Roman times.
Adapted toilets:
There is 1 toilet adapted for both sexes, located in the middle of the route and with an accessible route. It is marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility (SIA).
The cabin door opens inwards and is 85 cm wide.
Inside there is a free turning space of 1.50 m in diameter.
Catedral Basílica Metropolitana i Primada de Santa Tecla de Tarragona
Located in Pla de la Seu square is one of the most important buildings in the city, the Cathedral of Santa Tecla. It was built in 1171 in Romanesque style and later became Gothic, and was completed in 1331. This building was built on the site of the old temple of Emperor Augustus, and some remains can still be seen in the cloister area.
We recommend visiting the cathedral, where you can see the Chapel of the Tailors, the High Altar, the wooden altarpiece dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Santa Tecla, the Diocesan Museum, and the cloister.
Admission / Entrance : The price of admission is free for people with any type of disability.
Accessibility:
The main entrance to the cathedral has a 5 cm high stone ledge and a 9-step staircase, but there is a descending ramp as an alternative, accessible route. The ramp is 15 m long, 1.29 m wide, and has a 10.5% incline, with a handrail on both sides located at a height of 94 cm. The main door is always open during visiting hours and has a free passage width of 3 m. Next to it is a double leaf, folding glass door with a free passage width of 96 cm per leaf. The door handle is located at a height between 97 cm and 1.06 m. Inside the lobby is the customer service desk, but the counter is 92 cm high and does not allow frontal approach for a person in a wheelchair
Inside the Cathedral
The spaces that can be visited with an accessible itinerary include the cloister, the apse, the treasure room, the chapter house, the chapel of San Miguel, and the central nave. All the side chapels can also be seen during the tour. The cathedral does not have toilets for visitors, but there is a souvenir shop next to it that does have adapted toilets.
La ville est adaptée aux personnes à mobilité réduite ainsi que l’ensemble des commerces
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Tarragona: A City of Living History! Located in the south of Catalonia, in northeast Spain, Tarragona is a port city known for its ancient ruins. These include the Roman colony of Tarraco, the 2nd century Roman Amphitheater, the Paleo-Christian cemetery, and the remains of the Forum in the old medieval walled city. But Tarragona is more than just a city of history - it is also a friendly city with great gastronomy, beautiful beaches, and a rich cultural and leisure offering.
Tarraco was a small Rome, a port city open to the Mediterranean and home to a diverse group of people speaking many languages. It had a particularly pleasant climate, making it a desirable place to live and prosper. This spirit still lives on in Tarragona today. As you walk through the streets and squares of the medieval city or gaze out at the horizons of the Mare Nostrum, you can sense the pleasant, beneficent city that even healed an emperor: Augustus.
From www.motion4rent.com, we bring you important information about Tarragona, including places of interest, tourist offices, accessible beaches, adapted excursions, theme parks, accessible restaurants, and other offerings for visitors with reduced mobility. We hope you enjoy your stay!
Tarragona Touristenbüro
Tarragona has 3 tourist offices of which we give you the contact details and locations:
Municipal Tourism Office
The Tourist Office is the ideal place to learn about the city's monuments and other tourist resources, including schedules and events. You can also purchase a map to help you locate and organize your visit. This office is located in the old town, near the cathedral.
The entrance to the office is accessible, although the door is not automatic. Inside, there is an exhibition room featuring a model for blind visitors and one that is adapted for visitors with reduced mobility. A portion of the counter is also adapted.
Carrer Major, 37
Telephone: (+34) 977 25 07 95
Email: turisme@tarragona.cat
Municipal Tourism Office
Rambla Nova, s/n
Telephone (+34) 977 25 07 95
Email: turisme@tarragona.cat
Tourist Office of Catalonia in Tarragona (Generalitat)
Carrer Fortuny, 4
Telephone: (+34) 977 23 34 15
Email: ot.tarragona@gencat.cat
Transport
Provincial airport:
Tarragona has an airport located in the municipality of Reus, 7 km from the city. The airport, called Reus Tarragona Airport, is connected to the city by shuttle bus. It offers both domestic and international flights and is operated by Aena
Train:
Tarragona has a railway station on the Mediterranean Corridor, managed by Adif and served by the public operator Renfe. It offers connections to all municipalities in the province and throughout Spain. The station is located 3 km from the city center, next to the Palau de Fires and Congresses of the city. It has recently been refurbished, with the interior space remodeled and expanded.
We would like to inform you that there are no elevators at this station. To move between tracks, you will need to use stairs. The station offers the following services to passengers:
Attention to passengers with disabilities
Wheelchairs
Toilets for people with disabilities
Private parking hours, 00:00 to 24:00 hr
More information about Tarragona RENFE station:
Renfe 912 320 320 (Information, booking, sale, change and cancellation of tickets)
Attention disabled travelers 912 140 505
It also has a high-speed train station: Estación de Campo de Tarragona.
Located 10 km from the center -also managed by Adif and operated by Renfe- it provides AVE and Trenhotel services to the city, connected to it by a shuttle bus.
Bus:
All urban buses in Tarragona are adapted for people with reduced mobility (PRM).
The central bus station is located on Calle Pere Martell s/n, near the Plaza Imperial Tarraco and the Municipal Auditorium. This central location is close to shopping centers, squares, monuments, restaurants, and hotels.
You can reach the station by taxi (there is a stop right outside), city bus, or by driving and parking in the station car park.
To get to the central station by city bus, you can take Lines 42, 54, 72, 3, 6, 30, 34 with a stop at Calle Vía Roma (one of the sides of the station), or Lines 5, 6, 54 and 85 with a stop at the entrance.
Line 23 of the urban bus connects the Bus Station with the Train Station.
The station has a cafeteria-restaurant, ticket offices and check-in, a newsstand, toilets adapted for people with reduced mobility, and lifts that connect the lobby to the lower floor where the underground car park is located. There are also vending machines for drinks and snacks.
The docks for urban, provincial, interprovincial, and national buses are located outside the station. Inside, you will find screens with information on arrivals and departures for all routes and destinations.
Taxi:
Tarragona has 6 adapted taxis, and 5 of them are from the Radio Taxi company, we leave you their contact information to be able to book
Tarragona has more than 15 km of coastline and there are several beaches accessible to people with reduced mobility. In this section we propose some of them.
The accessible beaches are:
The Savinosa
The Long
L'Arrabassada
the miracle
Tamarit
La Mora
Next, we detail Miracle beach (Del Milagro) and l'Arrabassada beach since they are the closest to the city center, both of course accessible to people with reduced mobility.
El Milagro Beach:
Playa El Milagro, also known as El Miracle or Comandancia, is a semi-urban beach on the Costa Dorada with golden sand. It is 980 meters long and 20 meters wide, with a medium occupancy rate. The beach has special accesses for people with reduced mobility and an unattended car park with over 100 spaces.
To get to Playa El Milagro by car, the closest road is the N-340, Via Augusta. When you arrive, you will find the beach's unattended car park with over 100 spaces.
If you prefer to arrive by bus, you can take urban Lines 1 and 9.
It's worth noting that Playa El Milagro is located right in front of the Roman amphitheater, so you can't miss it.
Services of El Milagro Beach
Life guard
Parking
Toilets
Shower
Litter bins
Housekeeping
Sport zone
Food establishment
Yacht club
Drinking establishment
Nearby hospital
L'Arrabassada Beach
L'Arrabassada Beach is a semi-urban beach with golden sand. It is 550 meters long and 60 meters wide, with a high occupancy rate. This beach has been awarded the Blue Flag by the European Foundation for Environmental Education, recognizing the quality of its waters, safety, services, and environmental sustainability. It has special accesses for people with reduced mobility and an unattended car park with 50-100 spaces.
To get to L'Arrabassada Beach by car, the closest road is the N-340, Via Augusta. When you arrive, you will find the beach's unattended car park with 50-100 spaces.
If you prefer to arrive by bus, you can take urban Lines 1 and 9.
L'Arrabassada Beach Services
Life guard
Parking
Toilets
Showers
Litter bins
Children's area
Housekeeping
Sport zone
Food establishment
Drinking establishment
Nearby hospital
Nachbarschaften / Gebiete
Miracle Seawalk
We propose a walk along the sea that is 100% accessible for people with reduced mobility: the Paseo del Miracle. Recently remodeled, this promenade has wide, accessible sidewalks (minimum 3 meters, maximum 8 meters). The promenade also now has a bidirectional bike lane that is 2.80 meters wide, with a safety distance of 1.2 meters from the pavement. The bike lane is decorated with garden elements and street furniture.
As mentioned, the new space is fully accessible and has an access ramp to the beach. Tactile paving has been installed throughout the promenade to indicate routes and pedestrian crossings, which are slightly raised to improve pedestrian safety. The walking area has been designed to be at the same level, eliminating architectural barriers.
In the design of the promenade, there is a small balcony located near the walkway lifts, replicating the Balcón del Mediterráneo on the Rambla Nova.
Serrallo neighborhood
Welcome to one of the most characteristic neighborhoods of Tarragona... While we cannot confirm that the entire neighborhood is accessible, the majority of its streets and sidewalks have been made accessible to people with reduced mobility after several years of renovations.
We are talking about the Barrio del Serrallo, a picturesque area with its own personality and charming restaurants where you can savor the best fish and shellfish in Tarragona.
This neighborhood was founded at the end of the 18th century when the Port Works Board planned its construction. Its narrow streets and simple 19th-century buildings give it the character of a typical seafaring enclave.
Some notable landmarks in the neighborhood include the 19th-century church of San Pedro, designed by Ramón Salas Ricomà, and the Fishermen's Guild building, built in 1925 by Antoni Pujol Sevil.
You can also visit the fish market, which dates back to 1928 (though documents suggest it may be even older).
We recommend having lunch or dinner at one of the restaurants in the area and trying one of their seafood dishes such as suquet de moixina or the local specialty, romesco sauce.
Rambla Nova
The Rambla Nova is the center of city life, known for its terraces, restaurants, elegant stores, and various public and private institutions. It features interesting buildings representative of 19th and 20th-century architecture. The Rambla Nova was designed in 1854 after the demolition of the old wall of San Juan, which was built in the 16th century and had become a barrier between the traditional Parte Alta and the growing Marina neighborhood.
The Rambla Nova houses several monuments, including the one to Roger de Lauria by Feliu Ferrer Galzeran, erected in 1883, and the one dedicated to the "Heroes of 1811" by Julio Antonio. In its modern extension, there is also the popular monument to the Castellers.
Angepasste Restaurants
Buena Gente Restaurant: https://restaurantebuenagente.es/
This restaurant is a family business that puts a lot of enthusiasm into what they do. They are specialists in pizzas and Italian food, all their products are local and their staff is always attentive and friendly.
The restaurant is accessible to people with reduced mobility and so are its bathrooms.
This family restaurant, located in a beautiful enclave in the port of Tarragona, will delight you with its rice dishes, paellas and fresh fish fresh from the sea. In addition, for all its clients it offers a small guided pedestrian route.
This restaurant is accessible to people with reduced mobility and so are its bathrooms.