Mérida: The Theatre of Agrippa and the Bridge Over the Guadiana
Extremadura, Spain
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Mérida: The Theatre of Agrippa and the Bridge Over the Guadiana
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Mérida was Augusta Emerita, founded in 25 BC for veterans of Augustus's legions, and it became the capital of Lusitania — which is why a town of sixty thousand in Extremadura has the best Roman remains in Spain. The theatre was built in 16–15 BC under Agrippa for about six thousand people, and it has been used for a classical theatre festival every summer since 1933. The Roman bridge over the Guadiana is nearly eight hundred metres long. The Vía de la Plata, the old road north, runs right through it.
Required Activities
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of 4
See the Roman Theatre, built in 16–15 BC under Agrippa for about 6,000 spectators, and its 63m stage front; the International Festival of Classical Theatre has been held there since 1933
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of 4
Cross the Roman bridge over the Guadiana, nearly 800m long
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of 4
Visit the National Museum of Roman Art, where the theatre's original sculptures are kept
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of 4
Walk out to the Acueducto de los Milagros, which carried water into Emerita Augusta
See the Roman Theatre, built in 16–15 BC under Agrippa for about 6,000 spectators, and its 63m stage front; the International Festival of Classical Theatre has been held there since 1933
Cross the Roman bridge over the Guadiana, nearly 800m long
Visit the National Museum of Roman Art, where the theatre's original sculptures are kept
Walk out to the Acueducto de los Milagros, which carried water into Emerita Augusta
Before you go
Summer heat in Mérida regularly passes 40°C; see the monuments early or late in the day.
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