El Medol Quarry, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Sanctuary area with zothecae, small chapels or shrines cut into the quarry wall, with altars which would have housed statues of gods related to stone, in the El Medol Quarry or El Clot del Medol, a Roman quarry used from 1st century AD to supply stone for building to Tarraco, near Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The quarry houses an abundance of flora and fauna, including bats, goshawks and geckos. The site is managed by the MNAT (Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona), and the ruins of the fortified Roman colony of Tarraco are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50385606
Media ID
50385606
Size
7441px x 5581px
(24.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
