The ruins of a Roman amphitheater located in Mérida, Spain, will be turned into courts to host the World Padel Tour 2015 tournament in May, El Periódico de Extremadura reports.

The ancient Roman ruins of the House of the Amphitheater in Mérida, Spain. A “huge” and well-preserved public bath space has been discovered at the site.

Merida is also home to a Roman theater; an amphitheatre that once hosted gladiatorial spectacles to amuse as many as 6,000 people; and what is left of one of the longest bridges the Romans built.

Archaeologists have made an "exceptional" find at an ancient Roman baths complex in Spain. The huge and well-preserved bathhouse was only recently discovered in the city of Mérida—capital of ...

Sprinkled around 75 acres within the modern city are all the defining elements of an ancient metropolis: hydraulic works, bridges, fora, a theater, an amphitheater, a circus, homes, and necropolises.

Extremadura, Spain, ... Roman ruins in Merida, Spain. ... Mérida is recognized for its well-preserved monuments like the theater, amphitheater, and aqueduct.

In 25 B.C.E., Romans founded a colony called Augusta Emerita in what is now Mérida, Spain. Consortium of the Monumental City of Mérida Archaeologists working at the site of an ancient Roman bath ...

A small city in southern Spain has been branded as a hidden gem where tourists feel "like they're stepping back in time" by a travel expert. Merida has a population of around 60,000 but has a lot ...