Roman Wall Remains & Plaça Ramon Berenguer III
The remains of the Roman wall run through Plaça Ramon Berenguer III (horse statue) and along Carrer de la Tapineria to Plaza Dels Traginers
About Roman Wall Remains & Plaça Ramon Berenguer III
Roman Barcelona (Barcino) was founded in the time of Augustus and grew to be a large Colony of the Roman Empire and at the end of the 3rd century, Emperor Claudius decided to strengthen the primitive wall. This second wall followed the outline of the earlier one but was thicker and taller. 75 watchtowers were also built.
The roman wall remained around the former roman colony for over a thousand years until King James I of Aragon ordered a new wall to be built around the now much larger medieval city of Barcelona in the 13th century. Not much remains of the 13th century wall except the section in Aveninda Parallel next to the Barcelona Maritime Museum.
Barcelona was not the Roman capital in Spain but actually Tarragona (Tarraco).
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Visiting Roman Wall Remains & Plaça Ramon Berenguer III
1: North East city gate survives and is now part of the Barcelona Dioceses Museum.
3: Roman wall remains at Plaza de Ramon Berenguer. on top of which the 14th century Gothic Chapel of Santa Agueda now stands and at the bottom the remains of the original moat.
4: The remains of the merchants houses are preserved in the basement of the Barcelona City History Museum.
5: Four remaining columns of the Temple of Augustus.
6: The south east corner watch tower and Sea Gate can be found in Plaza dels Traginers and MUHBA porta de Mar sites.
To follow the line of the old roman wall, start in plaza Nova then into Carrer de la Tapineria to Plaza Ramon Berenguer III and continuing along Carrer de la Tapineria, Carrer del Sots, Carrer del Pom d'Or and Plaza dels Traginers where you will find the remains of an old watchtower.
What to take with you for Roman Wall Remains & Plaça Ramon Berenguer III
The roman walls are viewable from the street with no access or mobility restrictions
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Getting to Roman Wall Remains & Plaça Ramon Berenguer III
Address: Plaza de Ramon Berenguer el Gran, Barcelona. 8002
Nearest TMB Metro is Juame I on the yellow (L4) line. Use a T-Casual or Hola-Barcelona travel card.
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Things to do near Roman Wall Remains & Plaça Ramon Berenguer III
METROBarcelona City History Museum MUHBA Plaça del Rei
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Remains of 2000 year old Roman Temple of Augustus. four columns Preserved within the interior courtyard of a medieval gothic building and FREE to visit
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METROFrederic Marès Museum - sculptor's collections
Collections donated by Frederic Marès - twentieth century Catalan sculptor & renowned collector. Housed in part of the Palau Reial Major
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METROPuerta de Mar y baños termales - Roman sea wall gate
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METROBarcelona Dioceses Museum in the 4th Century Roman wall
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