Spain - A Cultural Crossroads

SPAIN , A CULTURAL CROSSROADS

a ROMAN THEATRE, MÉRIDA

The National Museum of Roman Art (MNAR) , designed by the Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, is a good way to end your visit. Its splendid collection of statues, busts and mosaics will help you understand what day-to-day life was like in a Roman colony. If you visit Mérida in June you will be amazed by the Emerita Ludica , a festival recreating history, in which local people dress up in Roman costumes and organise cultural activities that will transport you to the Roman era. L www.turismomerida.org ROMAN BATHS IN ALANGE Find out what it felt like to be an aristocrat of Roman Hispania in this spa centre located in Alange (Badajoz, Extremadura), a few kilometres from Mérida. From the original Roman baths, known as Aquae and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, two circular chambers with semi spherical domes are preserved.

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