Sunday, April 17: Rest day in Merida

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We had a very happy day visiting the sights. There are more Roman ruins here than anywhere else in Spain! It wasn’t exactly a rest day as we managed to clock in 10.5 miles.

Entrance to Amphitheater
Teatro Romano
Middle-aged Augustus as Supreme Pontiff: Museo de Arte Romano
Underground passage leading to cistern in 9thC Almohad tower once part of the Moorish fortress
Cistern in tower
Detail on Visigothic column reused by Moors
Temple to Diana (misnamed because it was actually a temple to the Augustan cult)
City street
Temple to Mars repurposed as a shrine to the 4th C child Saint Eulalia
13thC Iglesia de Santa Eulalia
Circo Romano where chariot races were held: too large for me to photograph (some structures are still visible)
Casa del Mitreo: section of mosaic representing the myth of the origin of the Roman universe
Semana Santa Parade
Plaza de Espana

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