Merida the aqueduct of miracles

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Merida: Acueducto de los Milagros por jagudo.

In scale to the Spanish province of Badajoz. Heading north, and its status as capital of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, greets us from Merida. Place, according to its archaeological wealth was declared in 1993 by UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is no accident. The reasons for which he received this award, can be found in the great monuments that embraces focal points of interest, highlighted by its cultural and historical qualities also are blending with the hotels in Merida.

Mérida, Lusitania Bridge por Xavier Fargas.

One of these sites are dealing with today is the aqueduct of Miracles, a resting place as a symbol of conservation natural building construction. A minimum space separates the city cemetery this monument, now in ruins camera gate and top out at landfill, where he took up the canal until the tank terminal located in Mount Calvary.

It is no coincidence that the passing of time has not been able to banish such an important work because those Roman engineers, responsible for implementing, bore perfect condition when undertaking this kind of constructions. Therefore, it is not coincidence that the same materials used for construction of this work, as well as the organized system to build it, they have been imitated in other works, to name the mosque of Cordoba.

Mérida / Augusta Emerita 4 por Quedalapalabra.

Unlike other sites, here is more impressive, see the ruins from the green gardens, which from the distant bridge. At a considerable distance, a structure may seem old, cracked. Face to face, the picture is adverse. The colors become more tenacious, the finest materials and the most impressive conservation. Move away from old town and move to the ancient Emerita Augusta (now Mérida), is the simplest way to be in this miraculous experience. The fifty pillars remain together, one by one, through the bricks, sometimes seven, and three others, the 25 meters high are reduced, giving visibility to the wall. The highest peak, the ruins are erected tuned spike, looking at the sky.

For all this attraction is that the city has a wide choice of hotels, guest houses luxury category to give a site, which the voice of its tourists, is coveted for its sunsets in Piazzale Roma. The excellent location is one of the elements that enhance the tourist who chooses to travel to this city. A few kilometers from the motorway linking Madrid to Lisbon. A short-lived some distance from the famous Silver Route, which is to Merida to Sevilla and connected, via highway 43, with Valencia. Therefore, Merida is not only a well protected for its recreational offer, their cultural circuits, and its wide range of programs specifically designed for visitors, but also a concentric to a stop and from which, mobilize other sites.

The traits found in the ways that Merida offers on your travels, betray a strong political and industrial presence. It is also a priority for archaeological professionals who have seized on the place, making it privileged port remains of the past.

The weather is also another point at which support the influx of world tourism. With its mild winters and hot summers make up a Mediterranean climate. The only time of year can be considered detrimental to the tourist, are the autumn, due to moisture and repeated rains.

Mérida (Badajoz) por marathoniano.

Your trips to the Aqueduct of the Miracles, is an unforgettable experience in Merida!

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