"Emerita Lvdica": relive the time of the Roman Empire

Mérida, a town in the province of Badajoz in Extremadura, was once known as Emerita Augusta. It was the capital of Lusitania and a centre of great importance in the ancient Hispanic Roman Empire. Today, its archaeological and historical site is so well preserved that it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.

Would you like to take a trip back in time and live in ancient Hispania? Then this Roman event is NOT to be missed!

Any traveller looking to visit and contemplate ancient Roman buildings and monuments has Mérida in their sights. But... What if we tell you that, as well as visiting it, you can live it?

A must-see festival for the spring-summer season

"Emerita Lvdica" is held every year in the Extremaduran capital. With more than eleven editions, the daily life of ancient Roman Mérida is recreated over several days.

It is the local residents themselves who "dress up" and take part in the performances, as well as the many companies that organise and carry out the events of the Roman city.

Important events such as gladiator fights, traditional markets, rites at the Temple of Diana... Even the entrance of the legionaries over the Roman Bridge into the city during their military manoeuvres!

Soldiers, citizens, governors... All the necessary papers to celebrate the founding date of the city.

Normally, this festival takes place in June, although last year it had to be delayed to October due to the pandemic situation. This year it is scheduled for end of May 2022more specifically, from 23 to 29 May. But, equally, this capital of the Roman Empire remains an ideal and unavoidable destination for any history buff.

Would you like to know it in detail? We have the perfect trip for you. Find out more without obligation and we will give you all the keys to make the most of it.