Oct 7, 2010 - Caceres - Trujillo - Merida

Two days for the price of one for you now. 6th. Salamanca to Trujillo via Caceres. Our advice was that Caceres old town was not to be missed so we went there first and parked close to the CBD (convenient parking station for E1.15 in total forabout 2 hours). Found our way in and walked around for 2 hours. Plaza Mayor which is much vaunted was totally under renovation and a disappointment. We were approached twice by older men looking for money, and had a pub tapas meal which can only be described as too little, too poor and too much. Very...

May 18, 2005 - Merida - Augusta Emeritus

Travelling from Seville we came to Merida, an ancient Roman outpost founded in 25 BC which became the capital of the Roman Empire in Western Spain. Merida as for Tarragona has a large number of well preserved Roman ruins and is well worth the visit, although it is somewhat out of the way for many tourists. As a result the number of brain dead crowds wandering around is far less and makes seeing the exhibits, taking photos and general enjoyment more worthwhile. Amongst the well preserved, or restored, ruins are: Theatre and Amphitheatre that...