Last Day in Mérida

Went to a different Roman villa this morning. Definitely an upper class family. Lots of beautiful tile and remains of painted walls. It’s hard to imagine that people just abandoned this city with all of its magnificent buildings and theaters and temples at the end of the Roman empire.

We went back to the amphitheater and theater and spent some time there. We saw them briefly when we were on the tour, but that wasn’t enough. Truly amazing, and both are missing their upper two thirds.

The afternoon we went through the Museum of Roman Art. Then, after refreshments, home early to pack. On the way back we went past the Temple of Diana, where a grade school dance class was performing.

Tomorrow we take an early train south to Zafra, where we catch a bus to Córdoba.Read more