Editing Province of Tarragona (section)

==Tourism==
As well as the port city of Tarragona, the province has much to offer for the tourist. There are Catalan villages to visit, historic sites, sandy beaches, rocky shores, crags, rivers and woodlands and several wildlife reserves.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g2431170-Province_of_Tarragona_Catalonia-Vacations.html |title=Spain: Province of Tarragona |publisher=TripAdvisor |access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> The area has been publicised under the [[Costa Daurada]] (golden coast) brand.<ref name=Spain>{{cite web |url=http://www.spain.info/en/que-quieres/ciudades-pueblos/provincias/tarragona.html |title=Tarragona (Province) |publisher=Spain Tourism |access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Roman aqueduct Tarragona.jpg|thumb|right|[[Les Ferreres Aqueduct]]]]
The city of Tarragona may have been founded by the [[Phoenicia]]ns and was a major city in Roman times that they called [[Tarraco]]. There are many archaeological remains from that period but little remains of the second century [[Tarragona Amphitheatre|amphitheatre]]; after the collapse of the [[Western Roman Empire]], the abandoned structure was quarried to provide stone for building. The [[Les Ferreres Aqueduct]] dates from the same period and has survived intact.<ref name=Tarraco/> It was built to supply water to the ancient city and is part of the [[Tarraco|Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco]] which has been listed as a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]] since 2000.<ref name=Tarraco>{{cite web |url=http://www.spanisharts.com/arquitectura/imagenes/roma/i_tarragona_acueducto.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112042958/http://www.spanisharts.com/arquitectura/imagenes/roma/i_tarragona_acueducto.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 12, 2007 |title=Aqueduct of las Ferreras (Tarraco), at Tarragone |work=The History of Spanish Architecture |access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/875/multiple=1&unique_number=1027 |title=Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref> The city also houses a [[Tarragona Cathedral|cathedral]], dating from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, which combines Romanesque and Gothic architectural features.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catedraldetarragona.com/ |title=Catedral Basilica de Tarragona |year=2012 |publisher=Cabildo de la Catedral de Tarragona |access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> There are also many historic churches and convents.

The Catalan authorities have designated four villages as "family holiday destinations". These are [[Calafell]], [[Cambrils]], [[La Pineda]] and nearby [[Vila-seca]], and [[Salou]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catalonia-valencia.com/tarragona-province-travel-guide.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114125500/http://www.catalonia-valencia.com/tarragona-province-travel-guide.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |title=Tarragona Province Travel Guide |date=27 October 2014 |publisher= Catalonia and Valencia |access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> Salou is the site of the [[PortAventura World]] ([[PortAventura Park]], the most visited theme park in Spain,<ref>{{cite journal | author = Themed Entertainment Association | author-link = Themed Entertainment Association |author2=Economics Research Associates | title = Global Attractions Attendance Report | publisher = AECOM | year = 2013 | url = http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Capabilities/Economics/_documents/ThemeMuseumIndex_2013.pdf| access-date =4 October 2015}}</ref> [[Ferrari Land]] and also the [[PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park]]).

The Costa Daurada is served by [[Reus Airport]] which receives tourist traffic from passengers journeying to the beach resorts of Salou and Cambrils as well as those travelling to Barcelona. It is a destination of low-cost flights provider [[Ryanair]], and planes fly to Reus from many different European and North African locations. The province also has good road and rail links to Barcelona and southwards to [[Valencia]], [[Murcia]] and [[Andalusia]] along the coastal strip, and [[high-speed rail]] services from Tarragona to [[Madrid]] started in 2008.

There are several monasteries in the province that can be visited by following the "Cistercian Monastery Route". The best known is the Cistercian monastery of [[Poblet Monastery|Poblet]] in the [[Comarques of Catalonia|comarca]] of [[Conca de Barberà]], which is a [[UNESCO]] World Heritage site. Other monasteries on the route include the [[Santes Creus]], in the municipality of [[Aiguamúrcia]], and [[Vallbona de les Monges]].<ref name=Spain/>

Other attractions of the province include the food and wine. The "Penedès Wine and Cava Route" is a tourist trail offering wine-related activities. There are also festivals celebrating local fare, where local gastronomic specialities are eaten, including [[calçot]]s (grilled spring onions) in [[Valls]], and [[Xató]] a sauce served with fish or an [[endive]] salad.<ref name=Spain/>