Colonial Forum<p>As the beating heart of daily life, the <strong>Colonial Forum</strong> or <em>Local Forum</em> was the political, administrative, and commercial center for the inhabitants of <strong>Tarraco</strong>. Built around the <strong>first half of the 1st century BC</strong>, this space served as a large public square housing the market, temples, and the <strong>basilica</strong> (60 x 15 meters), where justice was administered and business deals were struck. The remains preserved today allow visitors to see part of this monumental basilica, including its <strong>columns</strong> and adjacent shops or <em>tabernae</em>. Its location, strategically close to the harbor district, facilitated the city's connection with the <strong>Via Augusta</strong>. Walking through this area, surrounded by statue pedestals and original pavements, transports us to the bustling activity of a city that already in the <strong>Republican era</strong> began to project itself as a great metropolis.</p> <p style="font-size: 13px; color: #666666;"><em>Photography by: Alberich fotògrafs / Tarragona Turisme</em></p>https://rutes-content.tarragona.cat/en/forum-de-la-coloniahttps://rutes-content.tarragona.cat/@@site-logo/logo_aj_tgna.png
Colonial Forum
<p>As the beating heart of daily life, the <strong>Colonial Forum</strong> or <em>Local Forum</em> was the political, administrative, and commercial center for the inhabitants of <strong>Tarraco</strong>. Built around the <strong>first half of the 1st century BC</strong>, this space served as a large public square housing the market, temples, and the <strong>basilica</strong> (60 x 15 meters), where justice was administered and business deals were struck. The remains preserved today allow visitors to see part of this monumental basilica, including its <strong>columns</strong> and adjacent shops or <em>tabernae</em>. Its location, strategically close to the harbor district, facilitated the city's connection with the <strong>Via Augusta</strong>. Walking through this area, surrounded by statue pedestals and original pavements, transports us to the bustling activity of a city that already in the <strong>Republican era</strong> began to project itself as a great metropolis.</p> <p style="font-size: 13px; color: #666666;"><em>Photography by: Alberich fotògrafs / Tarragona Turisme</em></p>
