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Get the appTomorrow from Acueducto de Los Milagros
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Carrascalejo | 12.8 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Aljucén | 15.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Detour to Cruce de Las Herrerías | 15.4 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Alcuéscar | 34.6 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
The Acueducto de Los Milagros is the last major Roman site on the camino's way out of Merida, and it earns its name. The locals called it the "Aqueduct of Miracles" because they couldn't believe the thing was still standing centuries after Rome fell. Built in the 1st century AD, it once carried water from the Embalse de Proserpina 5 km to the north. What remains is a stretch of 38 pillars rising 25 m high over roughly 830 m, built in alternating bands of granite ashlar and red brick -- a construction technique called opus mixtum that gives the ruins their distinctive striped appearance. Together with the dam, the bridge, and the rest of Merida's Roman infrastructure, it's part of the UNESCO Archaeological Ensemble.
From the shadow of the aqueduct, the camino proceeds northward to a set of roundabouts. At the first roundabout it bears left, and at the second roundabout, it does the same to follow along with the Avenida del Lago to Proserpina.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.