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SPAIN 2023 – XV
The final images from Tarragona and the last of our stay in Spain. Next stop – UK!
Entrance, Marriott Hotel, Avinguda de Roma, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Street View, Avinguda de Roma, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Torre de les Monges, Rambla Vella, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
a.k.a. Tower of The Monks
Steps below Torre de les Monges, Rambla Vella, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Mural, Circ Romà, Rambla Vella, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
The Circ Romà is where horse and chariot races were held. It had capacity for 20,000 people. It was built during the reign of Emperor Domitian (81–96 AD) and remained in operation until the 9th century AD. Today it is classified as a World Heritge Site.
Ruins, Circ Romà, Rambla Vella, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Sculpture in the Wall, Circ Romà, Rambla Vella, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Tunnels, Circ Romà, Rambla Vella, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Torre del Pretori, Castell del Rei, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
a.k.a. – Castle of The King. The Romanesque castle was largely the result of the rehabilitation of a large Roman building that had been part of the provincial forum in the 12th century.
Bricked In, Parròquia de la Santíssima Trinitat, Carrer de Santa Anna, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Doorway, Museu Nacional Arqueològic, Plaza del Rei, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
View to Plaza del Rei from Torre del Pretori o Castell del Rei, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Catedral Basílica Metropolitana i Primada de Santa Tecla de Tarragona, Plaza de la Seu, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
View to Coast, Torre del Pretori, Passeig Saint Antoni, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Amfiteatre de Tarragona, Carrer de William J Bryan, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
The 2nd image was photographed from the top of The King’s Castle, a building traditionally known as the Roman pretories of Augustus or Pilate Tower. The amphitheatre is a World Heritage site constructed in the 2nd century. It could hold up to 15,000 spectators for Roman events.
Plaque, Subdelegación de Defensa en Tarragona, Rambla Vella, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Department of Defense
Monument a Jacint Verdaguer, Plaça de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Casa de la Punxa, Rambla Nova, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain c.1940
Parc de la Ciutat, Avinguda de Roma, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Parking is at a Premium, Carrer d’August, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Greece 2019 Part XIV
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A visit to Ancient Messene, an historic site that dates to the late Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age, while in the 9th-8th c. BC the cult of Zeus Ithomatas was established on the peak of Mt Ithome. Most of the area of Ancient Messene contains the ruins of the large classical city-state of Messene refounded by Epaminondas in 369 BC, after the battle of Leuctra and the first Theban invasion of the Peloponnese. (See these references – UNESCO – Wikipedia)
Google Maps Location
View to the Ancient Ruins from the Bar where we had lunch lunch prior to the visit.
ANCIENT MESSENE
Greece 2019 Part XII – Methoni Castle
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Location of Methoni Castle
The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece. The castle of Methoni occupies the whole area of the cape and the southwestern coast to the small islet that has also been fortified with an octagonal tower and is protected by the sea on its three sides. Its north part, the one that looks to land, is covered by a heavily fortified acropolis. A deep moat separates the castle from the land and communication was achieved by a wooden bridge. The Venetians built on the ancient battlements and added on and repaired it during both periods that they occupied the castle. There is visible evidence of the Venetians remaining with carved symbols and emblems on the castle walls.
Greece 2019 Part III
The time in Athens continues with the obligatory visit to Ther Parthenon at The Acropolis of Athens, a World Heritage Site.
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Greece 2019 Part II
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Church of the Pantanassa, Monastiraki Square, Athens, Greece
Flea Market, Normanou, Athens, Greece
Normanou, 5, Athens, Greece
Derelict, Ermou, Athens, Greece
Street Lamp, Agiou Filippou , Athens, Greece
Archaeology, Agiou Filippou, Athens, Greece
Church of the Apostle Phillip, Adrianou, Athens, Greece
Archaeology, Adrianou, Athens, Greece
Adrianou Suites, Kinetou, Athens, Greece
Hotel 360 Degrees, Monastirakiou. Athens, Greece
[Where we stayed in Athens]
Orthodox Priest, Monastiraki Square, Athens, Greece
Tzisdarakis Mosque, Monastiraki Square, Athens, Greece.JPG
[Now the Museum of Greek Folk Art]
The Parthenon, Athens, Greece
[Taken from our hotel]
Tour Bus, Ermou, Athens, Greece
Church of Agia Kyriaki, Athinas, Athens, Greece
Fountain, Kotzia Square, Athinas, Athens, Greece
Statue Of Pericles. Athinas, Athens, Greece
Urban Art, Menandrou, Athens, Greece
Sculpture, Panagi Tsaldari , Athens, Greece
Derelict Building, Kallirrois, Athens, Greece
[Buildings like this were not an uncommon sight in Athens]
Sleeping Dogs, Rovertou Galli, Athens, Greece
Wandering Cat, Acropolis, Athens, Greece
[Cats and dogs wander every where in Greece – not domestic in the main but survive due to locals feeding them]
Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Dionysiou Areopagitou, Athens, Greece
[Located on on the slopes of the Acropolis – built by the Romans in 161 AD]
Gathering Clouds, Terminal Car Park, Piraeus, Greece
Our Bus Caught Fire, Vassilisi Amalias Avenue, Athens, Greece
Port Arthur Penal Settlement, Tasmania, Australia September 2004
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A break from more recent travels and a jump back to a 2004 trip to Tasmania and visit to the Port Arthur Penal Settlement.
From 1833 until 1853, Port Arthur was the destination for the hardest of convicted British criminals, those who were secondary offenders having reoffended after their arrival in Australia. Rebellious personalities from other convict stations were also sent there. In addition, Port Arthur had some of the strictest security measures of the British penal system. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO inscribed the Port Arthur Historic Site onto the World Heritage Register on 31 July 2010, as part of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property. Port Arthur is one of Australia’s most visited historical sites, receiving over 250,000 visitors each year.
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The Guard Tower 1835
The Asylum
Junior Medical Officer’s House, Port Arthur Penal Settlement
The Penitentiarty
Lime Kiln & The Master Shipwrights House at the Dockyard
Isle of the Dead, Carnarvon Bay, Port Arthur
Isle of the Dead is a small Island adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. The isle is historically significant as it retains: an Aboriginal coastal shell midden; one of the first recorded sea level benchmarks and one of the few preserved Australian convict period burial grounds.
Isle of the Dead forms part of the Port Arthur Historic Site. This site is part of Australian Convict Sites and is listed as a World Heritage Property, as it represents convictism in the time of British colonisation.
The Penitentiary
Price’s Kiln, Port Arthur
Built on land purchased in 1886 following the closure of the Port Arthur Penal Settlement by an English potter from Staffordshire, James Price. Following the death of Price, the kiln was used by local fisherman as storage until it in part collapsed. In 1982, it was fully restored but has never been put to use due to the fragility of the historic bricks.
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