Castro de Elviña, A Coruña, Spain

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Charo Aquino (12 months ago)
Castro very well restored with the housing space well differentiated from the two walls that protect it. Spectacular views of Coruña.

OtisN7 (2 years ago)
Historic Castro located between the two A Coruña university campuses. It is still in the process of excavation but it is worth visiting, not only for the views of the city but for some unique buildings such as the cistern well or the walls. The Castro is closed to the public but it is possible to visit it with a guide for free. Additional information on visiting hours can be found on the town hall website.

Débora Bertaglia SN (2 years ago)
guided tour on Sunday at 12:00. excellent guide. very interesting place. We were able to schedule the same day.

R AV (2 years ago)
A spectacular place. To visit it you have to book a guided tour. It is a pity that more money is not invested in this excavation, only 5% has been discovered

J S (3 years ago)
If you have the opportunity to visit this you should. It is _not_ generally open to the public. It is neither signed nor does it have many associated artifacts. There are other impressive castros to be seen in Galicia. I particularly enjoyed this one as I happened to get a guided tour.

Argos Theater

The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.

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