Museu del Port

Cogent account of how the sea shaped the city

In a marvellous former warehouse is an absorbing account of how the sea shaped this city. Often tough on-board conditions are atmospherically presented. Great exhibits of all aspects of sea life a...

a fairly new museum in Tarragona.

The Port Authority of Tarragona in 2000, began a new cultural activity: The port museum. Refuge warehouse built in the first third of the twentieth century is the ideal building in which to exhibit ...

Small family sized museum

Free entry for five people is always a plus. Exhibits range from antiquity to contemporary, explanations in Catalan and Spanish, perhaps audioguides in English, I didn't ask. Kids were well entertaine...

Even landlubbers will enjoy this !

Left this until the third day sightseeing in Tarragona. Sundays are difficult for local buses (Bus 22 takes you direct to the port) so being already familiar with the town , I bought the one day Tarra...

A very interesting hour of information and history

Not a huge, but a worthwhile visit to get a sense of the port's development and of port users over the centuries. I was particularly taken with the cooper's workshop and video. Some of the wooden ship...