Tarragona to Parador de Aiguablava

The sunrise over the Mediterranean from our hotel room I’m Tarragona was lovely!

Sunrise in Τarragona

We went out for a walk and had coffee and pastries on Rambla Nova.

Breakfast
On Balcó de Mediterrani

We packed up and checked out but before we left Tarragona we went to the Roman Aqueduct in a park about a ten minutes drive from our hotel. The aqueduct is in a great hiking park, a short walk from the parking lot. I don’t think I have ever walked across a Roman Aqueduct before today.

The Ferreres Aqueduct. It was built by the Romans in the first century!

The path across the aqueduct

I’m the dot in the middle on top

There was a lot of stop and go traffic on our drive today. As a result I think today was our longest drive in Spain.

The town of Begur and the Parador of Aiguablava are on the coast north of Barcelona. This will probably be the last Parador we visit this year. We will be here two nights and then on Sunday we go to Lyon, France.

The Parador is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful hotels we have ever stayed at. Our room is on the top floor with glass walls overlooking the Mediterranean. I think I’d be happy here even if I never left the room.

The view from our deck.

We ate dinner in the parador restaurant.

Starter of sardines and prawn croquettes
My sea bream with pepper jam with seafood fideuá
Duke’s Catalan Crema desert
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Author: marionvermazen

I am a traveler, hiker, avid reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, Spanish and French language student, knitter and genealogist. I am retired after working for almost 30 years in the Computer Industry. I live in Reno, Nevada with my husband Duke.

2 thoughts on “Tarragona to Parador de Aiguablava”

  1. Sounds like a perfect day. It is pretty remarkable to be able to walk on an ancient aqueduct – did you feel the spirit on the Romans who built it? They probably had no idea that it would still be standing all these centuries later.

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