Necròpolis paleocristiana de Tarragona

This ground outside the walls first held suburban villas in the late Republican period, and was turned over to burial in the 3rd century, growing into one of the largest Christian cemeteries known in the western Mediterranean. The excavated area covers 1.3 hectares within the World Heritage boundary. The Catalan culture department rehabilitated the site and reopened it to the public in January 2013.

Type of Structure

Necropolis

Municipality

Tarragona

Built/Used

3rd century

Managed By

National Heritage Authority

Category: Culture & History

Tags: unesco, necropolis, early christian, reopened 2013

Coordinates: 41.1156787, 1.2386052

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

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