Aqüeducte de les Ferreres

One of the four outlying monuments the UNESCO criteria of 2000 cite as contributing to the understanding of Tarraco, alongside the Centcelles mausoleum, the Els Munts villa and the Tower of the Scipios. It was the first aqueduct on the Iberian peninsula built with superposed arches, carrying water more than forty kilometres to the provincial capital. Henry Swinburne, travelling through Spain in 1775 and 1776, recorded hearing of the "Puente de Ferriera" only after he had passed it. Walking the channel on top is permitted; cycling is not.

Type of Structure

Aqueduct

Municipality

Tarragona

Built/Used

1st century

Managed By

Museum

Category: Culture & History

Tags: unesco, aqueduct, superposed arches, roman

Coordinates: 41.1459284, 1.2438975

Part of Tarraco's Roman monuments on the World Heritage list, in and around Tarragona

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