Our thirst for culture and history was suitably slaked during a couple of days in Merida. A UNESCO world heritage city with plenty of Roman remains dotted around the area. The place was founded in 25BC by the Roman emperor as a residence for retired soldiers. Even the drive to the city was pretty spectacular:
The motorway was just like the M27, except it was actually open, not being dug up, pretty empty and had no special speed limits or cones in place. Once we arrived, we walked over an amazing preserved Roman bridge. Built in the first century AD it is the longest bridge left from that era:
Pretty impressive indeed. As you walk around the compact city, you just keep bumping into Roman bits like this:
and this
Quite a place. We decided to join the outdoor eating thing and had a very civilised evening aided by a small glass of red:
The place was well worth visiting. Not just for the Roman remains but for the quirky central area where the modern buildings adjoin the Roman sites.
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