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• Trajan’s Arch. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona arqueológica. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.consorciomerida.org/. Traianus Arch. Little is known about this great arch, or whether or not it was built during the reign of this Roman Emperor. It is 15 metres tall as part of the arch is buried under the pavement. It is believed…

• Casa del Mitreo House. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona Cerro de San Albín. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) www.consorciomerida.org. The noble domus. This was a large Roman house belonging to an important family. Together with the house, remains related to the cult of Mitra were found and this is where its name comes from. The house consists o…

• Monument to Santa Eulalia. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Parque de la Ciudad s/n. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: visitas@consorciomerida.org. http://www.consorciomerida.org. Martyr and patron saint of Mérida. The monument lies in the middle of the square and was built in honour of the patron saint of Mérida. The monument lies on top of a sq…

• Amphitheatre House. Mérida.

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  … Zona arqueológica. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.consorciomerida.org/. Situated next to the amphitheatre, the remains actually belong to two houses, a section of the San Lázaro aqueduct and a decant tower. It belongs to Mérida’s archaeological site, which has the UNESCO World Heri…

• Los Columbarios Funeral Site. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona arqueológica. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: visitas@consorciomerida.org. www.consorciomerida.org. The mausoleum of the Voconios and Julios. They are two open cremation tombs belonging to two important families: the Voconios and the Julios. They lie in the Roman necropolis in the…

• Los Milagros Aqueduct. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona Presa de la Proserpina. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) A spectacular aqueduct. The construction of this aqueduct follows the contours of the land achieved using materials such as brick, ashlars, masonry, and natural rock. There are three rows of arches, with distribution towers and a lim…

• Mérida Circus. Mérida.

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  … Zona arqueológica. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.consorciomerida.org. The centre of the Roman chariot races. It was used for chariot races and according to the inscription, it was later adapted to serve as a venue for naval games. It has a rectangular shape and is divided in two l…

• Prosperita Roman Reservoir. Mérida.

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  … 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: visitas@consorciomerida.org. http://www.consorciomerida.org/. It is about 5km from the city of Mérida, built in the waters of a lagoon and it takes its name from a plaque found in the 18th century invoking the goddess Persephone. The wall is made of eart…

• Alange Roman Baths. Alange.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Baños 58. 06840. Alange. Badajoz. (Extremadura) Fax.: +34 924365168 | E-mail: balneario_alange@ctv.es. www.balneariodealange.com. They already existed in the times of Trajan and Hadrian, in the 2nd century A D. They are located at the foot of La Mesilla hill and are medicinal-type baths. The R…