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#87589 - 06/12/10 02:59 PM
Re: Roman Ruins, Mérida
[Re: admiral44]
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The Museum at Merida is magnificent too - well worth a visit.
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#87594 - 06/13/10 10:10 AM
Re: Roman Ruins, Mérida
[Re: esperanza]
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I've made a trip to Badajoz on one visit. If I remember, I had to catch a train around seven in the morning and arrived in Badajoz around 1 p.m. I passed Merida and saw the remains of an aqueduct. I stayed overnight in Badajoz, and briefly made a trip to Portugal by taxi the next day. Well worth the visit.
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#87643 - 06/22/10 04:50 AM
Re: Roman Ruins, Mérida
[Re: pedmar]
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Did you go down to the Roman Circus just slightly out of town, this was where they held the chariot races, very impressive track and the terracing is still clearly visible, close youe eyes and its Ben hur all over again
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#87652 - 06/25/10 08:53 AM
Re: Roman Ruins, Mérida
[Re: blueterrier]
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I too have enjoyed a day-visit to Mérida. The area of the ruins is great but the city itself is not interesting at all. The ancient photos of the reconstruction of the ruins is fascinating, how they rebuilt the structures, etcetera. HOW DID THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT? The museum is good too. Didn't have time to visit - or didn't know about - the Roman Circus out of town. Ruin of the aqueduct is pretty cool too.
The site, if I remember correctly, is similar to that of Granada's Alhambra in that it's an enclosed park, you pay admission and there are lots of tourists but worth the visit.
Saludos, MadridMan
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