Essential Museums in Spain

15 ESSENTIAL MUSEUMS

Boar Hunt mosaic Roman mosaics were used as floor ing in wealthy houses and public spaces. This enormous mosaic was discovered in what is known as the "Villa de las Tiendas", and represents a hunting scene, one of the pleasures of the wealthier citizens of Augusta Emeritus. Take a close look and you'll appreciate the thousands of tiny cubes of stone called tesselae required to complete the image. L For further information and the purchase of entry tickets go to: www.cultura.gob.es/mnromano/ home.html

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a DOMUS ROMANA, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ROMAN ART MÉRIDA

b BOAR HUNT MOSAIC NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ROMAN ART, MÉRIDA

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