We arrive at Merida on Sunday night, Feb 14th, and will stay an extra day here. Merida is a pleasant town with a big Roman history. The photo shows a Roman bridge 720 metres long in excellent condition. The biggest threat to the survival of Roman structures wasn’t decay, but the pirating of the beautifully trimmed stones to be reused in other building work.
The Moorish fort in the town is an example of this, built entirely of “re-cycled” Roman building blocks. The bridge itself was preserved intact presumably because it continued to be needed to cross the river.
This is the bullring, built in the Moorish style. It looks like most people’s nightmare of a package holiday hotel.
Merida to Albufeira is around 5 hours drive and, after about half way, warmish and sunny (18 degrees). We arrive late afternoon and book in to the site.
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