Tarragona

12.04.2013 - 09.01 pm Tarragona’s Port increased its activity by 4.2% in 2012 The Port of Tarragona moved 33 million tonnes of goods in 2012, slowly recovering the goods volume it had before the economic crisis. However it has...	05.04.2013 - 10.27 pm A world-leading centre in human evolution unveils new facilities in Tarragona The Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) is one of the 3 centres with the highest scientific production...	14.03.2013 - 09.27 pm Catalan theme park PortAventura hopes to reach 5 million visitors anually within the next few years Investindustrial, PortAventura’s only shareholder since last November, will invest €75 million in enlarging the park’s facilities within the next...	11.02.2013 - 08.23 pm Works begin at Tarragona’s Paleochristian Necropolis, the most important one of the Western Mediterranean Restoration works of this UNESCO World Heritage site are expected to end in May, at a cost of €225,000 and after 14 weeks. The Paleochristian...
09.02.2013 - 04.41 pm Tarragona’s chemical hub unveils its first intermodal station with international-standard width railway Tarragona’s intermodal freight station is located within the Bayer factory and it will serve all the companies located in the southern half of the...	05.11.2012 - 10.59 pm The Italian Investindustrial buys the remaining 50% of PortAventura, owned by Criteria Caixa Holding The Catalan theme park PortAventura, located on the Costa Daurada, between Tarragona and Salou, will be completely controlled by Investindustrial, a...	16.10.2012 - 10.07 pm Tarragona’s chemical hub represents 25% of Spanish total The chemical industries based in Tarragona, such as BASF, Dow Chemical and Repsol, expect their turnover to increase by 4% in 2012 compared to a year...	20.09.2012 - 10.22 am Ryanair will fly through Reus Airport this winter once again The Catalan Government has confirmed that Ryanair will route its flights through Reus Airport, next to Tarragona and the Costa Daurada, during the...
17.09.2012 - 07.07 pm The work in Tarragona’s Cathedral reveal polychromes dating from the 14th to 16th centuries The renovation work in Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Tarragona have revealed tens of polychromes on the walls of this temple of transition from...	07.09.2012 - 08.39 pm $6 billion mega-resort theme park to be built in Catalonia instead of Sheldon Adelson’s Eurovegas ‘Barcelona World’, located next to Salou’s beaches and PortaAventura, will have 6 new theme parks, as well as 12,000 hotel rooms, casinos, convention...	04.09.2012 - 08.44 pm Unemployment in Catalonia increases by 8,090 people after five consecutive months of drops The number of unemployed people increased in Catalonia over the month of August, ending a positive trend of five consecutive months of drops. However...	04.09.2012 - 08.37 pm New Smart City initiatives to be discussed by international experts in Tarragona The Smart Cities Meeting Point will be held on September 9th and will welcome experts from across Europe. The event brings together professionals...
22.06.2012 - 07.27 pm Tarragona hosts Europe’s largest vertical garden in the cultural complex of Tabacalera About 3,200 square meters of native vegetation cover the frontage of the building under criteria of sustainability. The garden, 185 meters long and...	07.06.2012 - 11.00 am BASF will invest 40 million this year in Catalonia The multinational chemical company explains that they would invest more money if the Mediterranean Railway Corridor were already a reality. This...	24.05.2012 - 07.29 pm Belgian multinational company Katoen Natie opens a new logistics terminal in Tarragona The logistics company might invest €40 million in the next two years. Since the late 1990s, the Belgian company has had a large warehouse in Constant...	17.05.2012 - 03.13 pm Roman Tarragona returns From May 17th to 27th, the 14th edition of 'Tarraco Viva' will be held in Tarragona. Last year, over 82,000 people visited this festival,...