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We are at the Royal Staircase, on the coastal pier of the port of Tarragona.
The port of Tarragona has been and is at present an economic engine of the first order which, after several vicissitudes, gained momentum at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. It has never stopped growing, until reaching the present day
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Scholars say that the Royal Staircase is as old as the Moll de Costa (Coastal Pier) and was used as a passenger jetty. They were also called the Escala de la Pau (Peace Steps), but are currently known by the name: Escala Reial (Royal Staircase)
In 1484, a royal permit authorized the creation of the port of Tarragona. A construction dyke was built and customs duty franchises were granted. There was a Board formed by a prelate, representing the municipality and the cathedral chapter.
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