The best time to visit Mérida

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In autumn, Mérida it is a very pleasant city, with a mild climate. The well-prepared banks of the Guadiana River invite you to take a walk and many city dwellers can be seen running or playing sports. After a good breakfastFor example, a toast with tomato and Iberian ham, a toast of cachuela, a typical dish of the region, we recommend visiting the main monuments of the city center such as the temple of Diana, the theater and the amphitheater.

El National Museum of Roman Art It is one of the most important cultural institutions in the region, both for its collections and for the architecture of the monument that houses them. The hearing can last two hours. At lunchtime, a stop at the Dthick of Ccrafty, in front of the Museum, it is the most advisable.

Then you can head towards the center through the wide shopping street, Santa Eulalia, until you reach the Plaza of Spain with its palm trees. You can continue the descent until the Alcazaba and finally walk across the Roman bridge discovering the wonderful view that the river offers.

It is one of the bridges longest in the Roman world with 792 meters, whose primitive construction dates from the time of Augustus. If you continue the walk beyond the new bridge, you can reach the aqueduct de los Milagros, a beautiful construction where the storks. However, in October most of these birds have left for Africa.

Finally, you can finish with the Arch of Trajan that served as access to the provincial forum. In that area you can discover different terraces to spend a pleasant evening having a drink in a bar and listening to music from jazz.


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