There are cities that tell stories, and others that make you feel them beneath your feet, as if the stones themselves whisper personal tales. Tarragona belongs to this second category. The former capital of Hispania Citerior, Tarraco was one of the most powerful cities of the Roman Empire, and today it continues to display that legacy with respect, admiration, and a serene naturalness.

Crim is a punk-rock band formed in Tarragona 15 years ago. That's how it works out for them, but in the end, they've managed to make a living from music, which is quite an achievement. Especially since they play the music they love, and it's not exactly the kind of music the industry promotes. They've played in various countries, and in this interview, they share their future plans. They're currently touring Spain to present their latest album. Medieval future. They are Adri Bertran, Quim Mas, Marc Anguela and Javi Dorado.

Aliança Catalana held its first municipal convention this Saturday in Ripoll to prepare for the upcoming local elections. Around two hundred members gathered, including representatives from all the regional executive committees that have been formed in recent months. However, two of the former regional presidents were absent. The president of the Maresme committee, Marta Balcells, and the president of the Tarragonès committee, Jordi Borràs, were absent from the convention because they have resigned from their positions, according to ARA. Both have been involved with the project since its inception, joining the party shortly after its founding. Balcells reportedly decided to leave Aliança Catalana due to disagreements with the regional vice president, Josep Maria Prat, who is currently serving as acting president, according to party sources in Maresme. Prat, who has the support of the leadership, has also had disagreements with other board members, but so far only Balcells has stepped down. In a conversation with ARA, the former president of the Maresme region declined to comment, despite confirming her resignation. Jordi Borràs Albesa has also left the presidency of a regional branch, but in this case not of his own volition. He was accused of misconduct by local members and received an expulsion order on Thursday. The leadership has decided to dissolve the executive committee while awaiting the selection of a new one, although Borràs has filed an appeal, claiming the accusations are false, according to party members in Tarragona. These same sources suggest that Gerard Balcells, owner of a tourist apartment company in the Vall d'Aran, could be the new regional president on this new board.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) arrested a 51-year-old man early this morning in Tarragona as the suspected perpetrator of the violent death of another man on Sunday in Vila-seca, in the same region, Tarragonès. The incident reportedly occurred in a hotel room in Vila-seca, according to sources consulted by ARA. The investigation is in its initial stages, but officers have already ruled out the possibility that the individuals involved were tourists and that there were any conflicts linked to organized crime. They describe it as a fight that turned violent. According to the Catalan police, the incident occurred last night, and officers arrested the main suspect in the death around 4:30 a.m. The detainee reportedly traveled from Vila-seca to the city of Tarragona during that time. The Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) of the Camp de Tarragona Police Region has opened an investigation to clarify the facts. For the moment, the case is under seal. Everything indicates that the victim and the detainee knew each other, although authorities have ruled out a romantic relationship.

It was one of the region's long-standing demands, and after many meetings and negotiations, it has become a reality: the Catalan Government agreed this Tuesday to create the Roman Heritage Consortium of Tarraco. The new institution will be comprised of the Tarragona City Council, the Department of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Catalan Agency for Cultural Heritage. The Tarragona Provincial Council, the Ministry of Culture, the Archdiocese of Tarragona, and the municipalities of Altafulla, Constantí, and Roda de Berà will also participate at a different level. The consortium's main function will be to provide it with sufficient funding to guarantee the maintenance and promotion of the Roman remains. Until now, the Tarragona City Council had to request annual funding from other levels of government to help finance the maintenance of the city's heritage. This situation condemned the City Council to never having a guaranteed, sustained investment over time and also to having to settle for insufficient funding. The city's mayor, Rubén Viñuales, criticized the situation in December 2024, stating that it forced the City Council to "beg" to guarantee the maintenance of the heritage, which is as valuable as it is expensive. The Consortium's budget will be 8 million euros annually between 2026 and 2029, with contributions of approximately 3.6 million euros per year from the Generalitat (Catalan Government), 2.5 million euros per year from the Tarragona City Council, and 100,000 euros per year from the Tarragona Provincial Council. In addition, current income generated by the monuments themselves, projected at between 1.7 and 2 million euros, will be included. The Consortium will also manage the investments planned by the Ministry of Culture. It's important to remember that the archaeological site of Tarraco has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, and this designation mandates its proper maintenance. In fact, the need to create this consortium, which already exists in other cities with Roman remains such as Mérida, was included in the Tarragona Heritage Management Plan, drawn up in 2015 and revised in 2017 and 2021, and already submitted to the UNESCO Centre in Paris.

The members of the historic Colla La Bota de Tarragona, a group that participates annually in the Carnival parade, have made an unprecedented decision and opted to reverse course and modify the theme they had planned for their performance through the city streets during the upcoming Carnival, as reported by the newspaper ARA. Under the name "Death Adventure," Colla La Bota—along with the comparsa Divax—intended to denounce what they perceive as the "decline" of PortAventura and highlight the labor issues they have raised against the park's workers. Throughout 2025, the unions organized several days of strikes to demand a new collective bargaining agreement, which garnered such significant support that they led to the suspension of ticket sales at the park. Ultimately, however, the theme for the two satirical groups during Carnival will be different.

The Holy Trinity in the Dominican Republic isn't always what Christianity defines: God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. On this Caribbean island, it's often used to refer to the three main revolutionaries of the 19th-century War of Independence: Duarte, Sánchez, and Mella, who achieved independence from Haiti—although the island had previously been a Spanish colony. One hundred years later, in Rikers Island prison in New York, a group of Dominican inmates banded together to stand strong against attacks from other prisoners. The motto they chose was "God, Fatherland, and Liberty," precisely the motto of their country. And, to choose their name, they revived the figures of Duarte, Sánchez, and Mella: they became known as the Trinitarios.

Large cities, in addition to managing day-to-day affairs, always have major projects on the table that are difficult to get off the ground, whether due to budget constraints or the need to involve other levels of government, such as the Catalan or Spanish national governments. Tarragona is no exception. Over the last ten years, the mayors who have managed the city have had to think and rethink solutions for the old tobacco factory, the Savinosa neighborhood, the lack of funding for the maintenance of the Roman ruins, the city's urban growth, and the new train station. Some projects still need to be unblocked, but the reality is that, after ten years, the most important ones at least have a clear path forward.

Spanish and international tourism continues to favor the Tarragona region. During the pandemic years, figures plummeted, and the loss of Russian tourists due to the war with Ukraine was also a setback, but the sector has recovered and is now approaching the record figures of 2017, when 22.3 million overnight stays were registered. Wine tourism, the Roman ruins of Tarraco, gastronomy, well-established beach destinations like Salou, and an amusement park that has never stopped growing. PortAventura is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025 with undeniable figures: since 1995, it has invested €1.8 billion and received more than 100 million visitors. It currently employs 24,000 people and represents 0.5% of Catalonia's GDP. In 2017, the amusement park opened Ferrari Land, further expanding its leisure offerings, as well as adding new hotels and restaurants.

Firefighters from the Generalitat (Catalan government) are working on a fire that is now under control in an area near the train tracks between Sant Vicenç de Calders and Torredembarra. The fire temporarily halted service on lines R14, R15, R16, and R17, but service was restored after a few hours. Civil Protection activated the pre-alert phase of the Ferrocat plan, and firefighters are working on the perimeter of the fire, which they were able to bring under control before 9:00 PM. The fire burned an area of vegetation, and the fire department is working with six crews. The emergency call to 112 was received at 7:26 PM. The fire broke out in the Muntanyans area. We are working to expand this information.

Two Wild West wagons, a Finnish sleigh over two centuries old that can be pulled by a reindeer or a horse, the carriage in which General Prim's mother traveled from Reus to the Vila-seca farmhouse, and a cart carrying 72 cases of Chartreuse bottles in their original packaging, ready to be opened. These are just some of the more than one hundred animal-drawn vehicles that make up the collection of carts, carriages, and wagons that Jordi Rovira Fortuny, from Torrent, has assembled over half a century of research and countless hours of restoration work. Rovira is certain that, with over one hundred vehicles, his is the leading collection of carts in Catalonia, and in the entire country, only a handful can be counted on one hand that can compare in some aspects. Most of the cars he collects are on display in a warehouse in the Francolí industrial park, and this November and the first week of December, they can be visited thanks to the Tarragona Cancer Association. The cost is 5 euros per person, and all proceeds will go to the association, which supports projects focused on support, research, and prevention in the fight against cancer. Those interested should send an email to tarragona@contraelcancer.es indicating the day, time, and number of people in their group, and an attempt will be made to arrange the groups.

For decades now, many of the most renowned squares in the Western world have been transformed into large roundabouts designed for vehicular traffic, relegating pedestrians to the periphery—or even just the sidewalks—of these spaces. This metamorphosis has profoundly altered our understanding of the square: it is no longer the meeting place and social hub our grandparents knew, but a thoroughfare, subject to the logic of the vehicle.

I interviewed chef Mohamed Quach at his restaurant El Terrat in Tarragona, after enjoying the Olivus menu (€85), one of two he prepares. Located high above the city, very close to La Rambla, El Terrat has a panoramic view of the sea from its entrance. In 2018, Chef Moha Quach opened it with a partnerBut he's been running it alone for a year now. Before he rented the space to open the restaurant he dreamed of, Moha Quach, El Terrat was already operating as a restaurant. "I felt sorry about changing the name; and I kept it when we started our own in 2018, but now, little by little, I'd like to add my name," he says. Perhaps soon, the sign will say Moha Quach-El Terrat. For now, he's already engraved his name on the napkins, white and spotless. The chef is thirty-four years old, this year has won the revelation award at the National Gastronomy Awards and has an endless passion for cooking, especially Catalan, Roman, and romesco dishes, because he was born in the Rif (northern Morocco) and claims that, ultimately, all the peoples bordering the Mediterranean cook in a similar way. Moha lives in Tarragona, but when he arrived in Catalonia at the age of twelve, he settled in Miami Platja, where his mother lives. He has his siblings far away, between France and Germany.

Nazarenes, dressed in tunics and hoods, are the companions of the floats in a procession during Holy Week. But it is also the name given to one of the oldest scams, and there are several theories that explain it. The Nazarene scam consists of a fake businessman who goes to a company and places orders for a product that is already on the market. Although he never pays for the order, he does end up selling the merchandise. Some theories say that, since the scamming company later receives a procession of creditors, the name Nazareno was ultimately chosen. Others argue that, since the scam occurs in stages (like those during Holy Week), the name ultimately comes from here. Be that as it may, it remains a common scam, as demonstrated by a recent case: an Alicante cooperative dedicated to fruit production lost half a million euros in loquats.

On October 1 and 2, Tarragona aims to become the culinary epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 1st Tarragona Romesco Technical-Cultural Research Congress. It will be held at the Tarragona Trade Fair and Congress Center and will feature nine Michelin-starred chefs and a wide range of prestigious professionals from the country over two days, including roundtable discussions. showcookings and live workshops, international presentations, networking and tastings around romesco, one of the most emblematic sauces and dishes of Catalan cuisine.

Tarragona's main festival is almost halfway through, after a first weekend that managed to mobilize many Tarragona residents. Particularly noteworthy were the Peonada, the traditional race in which some 1,100 people participated, and the human tower event on the first Sunday of Santa Tecla, which filled the entire Plaza de la Font and thrilled the audience with its A brilliant performance by the Colla Vella de los Niños de Valls, who downloaded a 5de9f and a beautiful 4de9sf.

Barça is more than just a club. That's what its motto says, and that's what it tries to convey through its sections. But beyond basketball, handball, indoor soccer, and roller hockey, there are the amateur sections. One of these disciplines in which the Blaugrana team triumphs is athletics. At the last Spanish Championships, held at the beginning of August in Tarragona, the Catalan club won a total of four medals: Héctor Santos (gold in the long jump), Bernat Erta (gold in the 400 meters), Carmen Rosales (bronze in the long jump), and Pablo Sánchez-Valladares (bronze). These medals, beyond their sporting prowess, hide stories of overcoming challenges.

"If a passenger train catches fire inside this tunnel, there's no way to quickly rescue anyone." This is the emphatic statement made by Ana Gómez, spokesperson for the user platform Dignity on the Tracks, which for several months has been raising the issue of safety inside the Garraf railway tunnels, through which hundreds of passenger trains pass every day. The platform asserts that the infrastructure—essential for the circulation of the entire southern corridor of Catalonia—is very old and narrow, and lacks sufficient space to allow for a rescue in the event of an incident inside. Union sources also add that the tunnel does not comply with European safety regulations and needs to be renovated. "It has exits to the outside, but not for emergency use," the UGT emphasizes.

Three months after the brittle in the municipal group of Junts in TarragonaWith independent councilor Elvira Vidal leaving the council, the battle has shifted. There is a critical sector that remains, which the leadership sees as a minority, but which has no connection to the clash with the current non-affiliated councilor. This current remains annoyed with the negotiations held with the PSC (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) to enter the municipal government. However, there is also no alternative to Jordi Sendra's leadership in the city, according to several sources consulted, who confirm that he will once again be the mayoral candidate in 2027. Furthermore, after the council members opted not to join Rubén Viñuales's Socialist executive, the main source of friction has been overcome. With Vidal, the former number two on the list, there is even some movement.

In the face of Vox's attacks on the Muslim community, the bishops have taken a stand and have already warned those of Santiago Abascal (and, incidentally, also those in the PP) that attempting to prohibit the celebration of religious events violates the rights and freedoms recognized in the Constitution. The Spanish Episcopal Conference was clear in its position on the controversy in the Murcian town of Jumella, where the PP and Vox joined forces to veto the issue. that the Muslim community used a municipal sports facility to celebrate a holiday. This Tuesday, the Archbishop of Tarragona, Joan Planellas, also spoke clearly from Catalonia, defending the community's right to worship and reprimanding Vox for its anti-immigration rhetoric.