タラゴナ円形闘技場
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.
Address and contact:
- Parque del Miracle 43003 Tarragona
- Telephone: (+34) 977 242 579