Roman Theatre of Mérida Tickets with Audio Guide
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Experience Highlights
Visit the emblematic Roman Theatre of Mérida, a jewel of the 1st century BC and main stage of the International Classical Theatre Festival. With your digital ticket and audio guide in Spanish (downloadable app on your mobile phone), you will walk through the stands, stage and portico while you listen to the stories of emperors, actors and spectators of the ancient Augusta Emerita.
Access is through the official ticket office of the monumental complex; just show your voucher on your mobile phone and enter without waiting. The audio guide is available in Spanish, English, French, German and Italian and is ideal for all ages: headphones and sufficient battery power are enough.
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- Discover Roman Mérida at your own pace with expert commentary.
- Enjoy unique photos in a UNESCO World Heritage Theatre
What’s included
- Queue-free entrance to the Roman Theatre of Mérida
- Downloadable audioguide (ES, EN, FR, DE, IT) with maps and 3D reconstructions
- Access to the cavea, orchestra, frons scaenae and rear portico
- Free content updates in the app for 12 months
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Step by Step
As soon as you cross the monumental gate, the view opens onto the semicircular cavea, capable of holding 6,000 spectators at the time of Augustus. Your audio guide puts you in the shoes of a 1st century inhabitant, explaining how the citizens enjoyed free tragedies and comedies as a symbol of imperial propaganda.
You will advance to the marble-paved orchestra, the area reserved for magistrates and priests, observing the ingenious drainage system that still keeps the enclosure dry today. At every step, images and maps in the app show the virtual reconstruction of the original stands and the veils that protected from the Extremaduran sun.
The highlight comes when you stand in front of the frons scaenae, a majestic stone curtain of two orders of Corinthian columns and statues of divinities. As you take photographs, the narration reveals the symbolism of each sculpture and the perfect acoustics that continue to amaze modern actors today.
The route continues through the rear garden portico, an ancient promenade where the audience conversed between acts. Here you will discover the remains of mosaics, capitals and cornucopias that illustrate the wealth of Augusta Emerita as the capital of the province of Lusitania.
Before you finish, the audio guide provides information about the 1910 excavation that unearthed the theatre - covered in earth for more than a millennium - and its current role as a living stage for the summer festival. You can extend your visit by strolling through the adjoining Roman Amphitheatre (separate entrance) or exploring the nearby National Museum of Roman Art.
