Sagunt

 

We made one day trip out of Valencia to the nearby town of Sagunt, which was the ancient Roman city of Sagunto, whose capture by Hannibal precipitated the second Punic War. The first Roman remains we came across were above. Not exactly impressive.

The main remains are of the Roman theatre, although it is far from the best preserved in Europe. Instead it has been restored so that one can now go to performances there

Te modern restoration of seating is best seen here in contrast to the unreconstructed wings

The stage