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Mérida


Most of the places along Calle de José Ramón Mélida are tourist traps, but this place rises above the rest for its creatively conceived tapas that have proved a hit with locals. Try the meatballs of calamari and prawns or the sirloin with torta del casar cheese and an orange reduction. Throw in some craft beers and you've the makings of a fine afternoon or evening.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Mérida attractions

1. Pórtico del Foro

0.1 MILES

The restored 1st-century Pórtico del Foro, the municipal forum's portico, is 100m northeast up Calle de Sagasta from the Templo de Diana.

2. Museo Nacional de Arte Romano

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Even if you visit only a handful of Mérida's sights, make sure one of them is this fabulous museum, which has a superb three-floor collection of statues,…

3. Cripta de Santa Eulalia

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This basilica was built in the 5th century in honour of Mérida's pat­ron saint, who is said to have been martyred in the 4th century. It was then…

4. Templo de Diana

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The soaring columns here are one of Mérida's most dramatic, incongruous sights, surrounded as they are by the buildings of a modern Spanish city…

5. Anfiteatro

0.24 MILES

Attached to the grand Teatro Romano, the (slightly less dazzling) Anfiteatro opened in 8 BCE for gladiatorial contests and held 14,000; the gladiator…

6. Teatro Romano

0.24 MILES

Mérida's most spectacular Roman monument, and the only one to once again fulfil its original function – by hosting performances during the Festival…

7. Arco de Trajano

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8. Museo de Arte Visigodo

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Many of the Visigothic objects unearthed in Mérida are exhibited in this archaeological museum, set inside a 16th-century church-convent just off the…