Ancient Roman theatre of Itálica — Attraction in Santiponce

If you are a history lover (like me) you will absolutely love this place. Founded around 205 BC, during the Second Punic War -- you know, the one where Hannibal crossed the Alps into Italy, started a war that pushed the Republic to the brink, only to get trounced on his home soil by the brilliant (and sadly forgotten) General Scipio Africanus. That's right, the very man that inspired my handle founded this settlement.

The structures are remarkably well-preserved as the Romans built things to last. The theater is really the cornerstone of this attraction. For all of you Game of Thrones fans, this was where Khalesi met with the Lannisters. The dragons made an epic entrance in case you're still struggling...

This is located a 5 minute walk from the entrance to the Archealogical site up the road. This is NOT a game of Thrones site that is the oval shaped amphitheatre inside the site This is a smaller semicircular style theatre which as lost for centuries but rediscovered in 1937 and since then restored. Built by Augustus, in the 2nd or 3rd Century It is not open to tourists and is only open for the occasional concert and play, back to its...

It does not seem to be open for a visit if there is no show. This is a shame. I was able to peer through the fence to see it, and it looks like it would be worth seeing. Caesarea in Israel has performances, but the theater is also open to visitors at other times. This should be the same. Since we went to see Italica, we did not make a special trip to see this, which is a short walk from Italica, so it wasn't a disaster. Just...