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Paleochristian Museum and Necropolis
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+34 977 21 11 75
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mnat@gencat.cat
The Paleochristian Necropolis of Tarragona is a late Roman burial complex dating from the mid-3rd century AD, which remained in use until the 5th century and was discovered in 1923 during the foundation works for the Tobacco Factory.
Tarragona
Art & Culture
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All year round
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The cemetery area has a great variety of tombs, 2,051 in all, which make the Necropolis of Tarragona the most important Paleochristian cemetery in the western Mediterranean. This site is managed by the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona and is part of the archaeological ensemble of Roman Tarraco, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
