Roman Theatre of Malaga
Málaga, Spain
The Roman Theatre of Malaga is a 1st-century BC theatre at the foot of the Moorish Alcazaba, in the heart of the old…
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Theatres & Amphitheatres in Spain
Spain's Roman theatres were mostly buried under later towns and dug out only in the last century, so many sit inside old quarters beside Moorish or medieval walls.
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Roman Theatre of Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
The Roman Theatre of Cartagena was built between 5 and 1 BC for about 6,000 spectators on the slope of a hill above the…
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Roman Theatre of Merida
Mérida, Spain
The Roman Theatre of Merida, built in 16 to 15 BC under Agrippa for the capital of Lusitania, is the centrepiece of…
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Roman Theatre of Sagunto
Sagunto, Spain
The Roman Theatre of Sagunto is a 1st-century theatre built into the hillside below Sagunto Castle, about 30 km north…
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Tarragona Amphitheatre
Tarragona, Spain
The Roman amphitheatre of Tarragona sits on the shore below the old town, built around AD 100 for gladiator fights and…
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Mérida's is the finest, with a two-storey marble stage front and the amphitheatre beside it on a combined ticket. Cartagena's Augustan theatre is reached through a museum by Rafael Moneo; Tarragona's amphitheatre looks straight out to the Mediterranean; Málaga's lies free to enter below the Alcazaba; Sagunto's stage wall was rebuilt to full height, which still divides opinion. Summer heat is fierce in Extremadura and the south, so in Mérida go at opening or after 6 pm.