Barcelona Events 2024


Santa Tecla Festival 2024 - Tarragona 

Festa major 2024

Event date:
13-24 September 2024

Event location:
Tarragona - coastal city 1 hour south of Barcelona

Information:
Santa Tecla Tarragona festa major Tarragona near Barcelona. Tarragona has two festa majors each year, the Santa Tecla, which has fire as its main theme - and Sant Magi, which has water as the central theme.  Santa Tecla festival dates back to 1321. It takes place in the second half of September and culminates on 22, 23 and 24 September every year with the main parade and many Catalan traditions including human towers. In 2002 was declared “Festival of tourist interest” by the Spanish government and in 2010 was declared “Patrimonial festival of national interest” by the Catalan government. In 1091, the Pope Urban II restored, if only juridically, the metropolitan seat of Tarragona and declared the festivities of Santa Tecla as a day of obligation and main celebration of the year. 

In 1321 the arm relic of the patron saint Tecla arrived in Tarragona from Antioch and is now in the Chapel of St. Thecla in Tarragona Cathedral. Every September 23 the relic of the arm is paraded through the historic center of the city. The story of the relic is that in 1321 Santa Tecla was already the patron saint of Tarragona. The Tarragona cathedral was almost finished, but the city did not have any relics of their saint. Thecla was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. King James II of Aragon requested a relic of Thecla and was given the arm, which arrived in Tarragona on 17 May 1321 from Antioch and was interred in the cathedral. 
 
Related pages
PDF program Santa Tecla 2024
Program highlights in English

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Event address & map

Venue:
Tarragona
Street:
Carrer de Major, 39
Postal Code:
43003
City:
Tarragona
State:
Spain
Country:
Country: es

How to get to Tarragona from Barcelona

Tarragona is a coastal city 1 hour south of Barcelona by car or train. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès.

Tarragona was a Roman imperial city found before called Tarraco. There are many impressive roman ruins in Tarragona, including the partial ruins of Amphitheatre of Tarragona a Roman circus, Roman walls and the Roman aqueduct.

The Roman ruins of Tarraco have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In May every year Tarragona organises a Roman festival called Tarraco Viva.

It is easy to get to Tarragona from Barcelona by car, by train, by bus or on a Day tour from Barcelona.

Pictures Tarragona Spain
Day Tours Tarragona from Barcelona



How to get to Tarragona from Barcelona


By Train

There are many daily train connections from Barcelona to Tarragona. The easiest are the regional trains (travel time 1 hour and 20 minutes). There are also high-speed trains (travel time 30 to 60 minutes.) The regular trains are more convenient for 1 day trips to Tarragona to visit the Roman ruins becuause the station is closer to the center. The “Camp de Tarragona” high speed train station is further inland. From the high speed train station you can take the Plana bus service to get to and from “Camp de Tarragona” train station to the Tarragona bus station. The regular trains arrive on the coast and there is a convenient walk-way up to the gothic area and Roman ruins which is a short walk. Please note the Roman aquaduct in Tarragona is 4 km outside Tarragona city center, so best reached by car, taxi or as part of a tour.


By Car

Take the AP-7 motorway or N-340 road to get to Barcelona. The N-420 road goes to Reus.
Google maps Barcelona -Tarragona


By Bus

Take the bus to and from Tarragona bus station which has bus companies for domestic routes like ALSA and for international routes EurolinesALSA buses has daily bus routes to Tarragona from Barcelona. Take the Plana bus service to get to and from “Camp de Tarragona” train station to the Tarragona bus station.

Flights / Airport

Nearest airports to Tarragona, Spain are Barcelona airport and Reus Airport.

Hotels in Tarragona

Where to stay in Tarragona. There are a few nice choices to stay near the Roman ruins. There are no hotels in the Tarragona gothic area itself.

Hotels Tarragona
Hotel Lauria near Roman ruins
Alexandra Aparthotel near Roman ruins
hotel Sant Jordi
hotel AC Tarragona
Apartments Tarragona
Apartment Solatwin


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Barcelona Event 

Barcelona Events:
Santa Tecla Festival 2024 - Tarragona
When:
13.09.2024 - 24.09.2024
Where:
Tarragona
Category:
Festivals near Barcelona