Full Roman Tour Merida
Description
We will start our visit in the cozy Villa of the Amphitheater, and enter its bedrooms and kitchens with colorful mosaics where lavish banquets were held. We will enter the best preserved Roman circus in Europe, with stands and paths prepared for the exciting quadrilateral races. In the Roman Baths, you can see how the numerous pools were heated or cooled through ovens and the incredible snow pit. In the Temple of Diana, we can participate in the religious sphere of worship of the gods and the emperor. We will walk through the remains of the Roman Forum, with artisan shops of terracotta and mosaic, typical of Merida. As we enter the amphitheater, we will experience the famous gladiatorial battles, fights with beasts and even ship battles. We will finish at the magnificent Teatro Romano de Mérida, where every summer we revive the spirit of classical theatre in a festival with renowned actors.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit the interior of a Roman villa, its bedrooms, dining rooms, kitchen and gardens.
Take a close look at one of the four aqueducts in the Roman capital of Lusitania.
Experience the spectacular quadriga races in the best preserved Roman circus in Spain
Observe the three swimming pools of a Roman public bath complex and the operation of the water heating system. Enter the only Roman snow pit in Spain.
Learn about the religious ceremonies of the Roman imperial cult and the goddess Diana, and check out the fascinating mix of Arab and Renaissance architecture in the palace inserted inside.
Walk through the ancient Roman trade forum.
Experience the famous gladiatorial struggles, learn about the types of combats, and go down to the lionboxes.
Learn about the history of the best Spanish Roman theatre and its international classical theatre festival.
Guests choosing the "Monuments + Museum" option will take an extra guided tour of the Mérida Archaeological Museum after a half-hour break. There you can learn about the fascinating artifacts found in the city’s many excavations.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(46)
It is a necessary experience because in this case our guide transported us to the era of how they lived and had fun, the experience was very kind and pleasant
Lucia was amazing! Her knowledge was deep and her love Mérida shone through. She was well-equipped with visual aids to add additional color to her descriptions. We moved comfortably between each of the sites and never felt rushed. The museum add-on was well worth it. It’s. Very large museum and the English is limited and non-existent for the special exhibitions. We highly recommend this tour, and extremely highly recommend Lucia as a tour guide. She fluidly switched back and forth between Spanish and English. She was also very up to date with the current archeology status. There are many active digs on the walk.
This tour was absolutely the best. We saw all the key Roman site. The most interesting for us was the Roman Circus. It is the only one left from the Roman world and it size was impressive. We went into the Museum and I can it was awesome. You will need to buy the ticket for the sites separate. Get the ticket for all of them. We we not disappointed. We only wish we had spent 2 days in Merida. Our tour guide, Lucia Te Guia, was the best. This tour was worth the money. We fully recommend it.
We booked as part of a group tour but we were the only people on the tour. Our guide, Lucia, was very knowledgeable and spoke excellent English as well as several other languages. She obviously enjoyed her subject and her enthusiasm was infectious! We saw all the major sites in Merida and some smaller ones we would have missed had it not been for Lucia. Thoroughly recommend the tour and the guide.
I cannot recommend the tour with Lucia highly enough. She was professional, friendly and very knowledgeable and the three hours just flew by. Unforgettable.
It was a very interesting tour with Lucia. Be prepared for quite a bit of walking. If you don’t like boiling hot weather go in the winter.
Lucia was an excellent guide. Very knowledgable and engaging. Very much the highlight of our stay in Merida. Highly recommend her tour…
We were delighted by our tour with Lucia. She is knowledgeable and a good communicator. She ran the tour even there was only the two of us. We think the tour of the museum was a worthwhile addition. If you are going to Merida, and are interested in history, Lucia's tour is a "must".
This is an excellent tour to obtain an overall Roman Ruins experience. Tour guide was very patience and clear on her Roman history
Lucia was a wonderful guide full of knowledge and enthusiasm as she took our small group of 8 around Mérida’s Roman sights. We added on the tour of the archeological museum which is very much worth it to appreciate the Roman history of the town and the finds from archeological excavations. Here again Lucia was superb. My wife was blown away. Andrew Round
