Merida

We could have stayed longer in Seville--who couldn't?--but were beginning to look at the calendar and to think about France and then the UK and beyond. So we decamped and headed north and west, continuing our circuit, to Merida, site of some of Spain's best Roman remains.

Caesar Augustus welcomes you to one of his many cities,
Augusta Emerita, now Merida

Which celebrates its Roman heritage

We parked somewhat legally, half on the curb, Vicki stayed
with the camper (she claims to have seen enough Roman
things for a while), and I walked along the beautiful river
front park to get a view of

The originally-Roman fortress, improved by the Visigoths
and Moors

Thus

And particularly Merida's very long Roman bridge, still in
use; must be half a kilometer at least

The respect given the ruins in Merida is impressive

Here's a huge state office building sitting entirely on stilts
above the forum

Thus

Not far away, remains of the aquaduct

Thus

And thus; note stork nests, which are everywhere in Spain,
the national bird)

Thus

We skipped the coliseum and amphitheater--Merida is not particularly RV-friendly, so far as we could tell--and continued our circuit.