Teatro Romano

Málaga

LoginSave

The story of the unearthing of Málaga's Roman theatre is almost as interesting as the theatre itself. Dating from the time of Augustus (1st century AD), it was rediscovered in 1951 by workers building the foundations for a new Casa de Cultura. Today the theatre sits fully exposed beneath the walls of the Alcazaba. A small interpretive centre next door outlines its history and displays a few artefacts shovelled from its crusty foundations.

The Casa de Cultura was built with the freshly discovered theatre left half-exposed next to it, but in 1994, with historians placing greater weight on cultural heritage, the casa was demolished just 38 years after its construction to allow excavations on the theatre to continue.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • buenavista palace which houses the picasso museum

    Museo Picasso Málaga

    0.09 MILES

    This unmissable museum in the city of Picasso’s birth provides a solid overview of the great master and his work, although, surprisingly, it only came to…

  • Malaga

    Catedral de Málaga

    0.17 MILES

    Málaga’s elaborate cathedral was started in the 16th century on the site of the former mosque. Of the mosque, only the Patio de los Naranjos survives, a…

  • Alcazaba, Malaga, Andulucia, Spain

    Alcazaba

    0.07 MILES

    No time to visit Granada’s Alhambra? Then Málaga’s Alcazaba can provide a taster. The entrance is beside the Roman theatre, from where a meandering path…

  • Antequera Dolmens Site

    Antequera Dolmens Site

    22.06 MILES

    Antequera's two earth-covered burial mounds – the Dolmen de Menga and the Dolmen de Viera – were built out of megalithic stones by Bronze Age people…

  • The Alcazaba of Antequera, a Moorish fortress in Antequera city in the province of Malaga.

    Alcazaba

    21.67 MILES

    Favoured by the Granada emirs of Islamic times, Antequera’s hilltop Moorish fortress has a fascinating history and covers a massive 62,000 sq metres. The…

  • Woman on wall near narrow rampart of Castillo de Gibralfaro, originally built 8th century, looking at view from on high of Malaga, Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain

    Castillo de Gibralfaro

    0.32 MILES

    One remnant of Málaga’s Islamic past is the craggy ramparts of the Castillo de Gibralfaro, spectacularly located high on the hill overlooking the city…

  • Spain, Andalucia Region, Malaga Province

    Mercado Atarazanas

    0.45 MILES

    North of the city's main artery, the Alameda Principal, you’ll find this striking 19th-century iron-clad building incorporating the original Moorish gate…

View more attractions

Nearby Málaga attractions

1. Alcazaba

0.07 MILES

No time to visit Granada’s Alhambra? Then Málaga’s Alcazaba can provide a taster. The entrance is beside the Roman theatre, from where a meandering path…

2. Museo de Málaga

0.08 MILES

Spread out over two floors in Málaga’s neoclassical Palacio de Aduana, this vast, newly renovated museum houses art and archaeological collections. The…

3. Museo Picasso Málaga

0.09 MILES

This unmissable museum in the city of Picasso’s birth provides a solid overview of the great master and his work, although, surprisingly, it only came to…

4. Museo Revello de Toro

0.1 MILES

Showcases the work of 20th-century Málaga artist Félix Revello de Toro (b 1926) in a 17th-century mansion that was once the workshop of religious sculptor…

5. Paseo de España

0.15 MILES

Looking like a mini-jungle when viewed from the Gibralfaro hill, this palm-lined extension of the Alameda was created in the 1890s on land reclaimed from…

6. Catedral de Málaga

0.17 MILES

Málaga’s elaborate cathedral was started in the 16th century on the site of the former mosque. Of the mosque, only the Patio de los Naranjos survives, a…

7. Sala de Exposiciones

0.18 MILES

As well as running the Casa Natal de Picasso, the Fundación Picasso owns this small exposition space across the square from the casa. It shuffles a…

8. Museo de Arte Flamenco

0.18 MILES

Laid out over two floors in the HQ of Málaga's oldest and most prestigious peña (flamenco club), this collection of photos, posters, costumes, fans,…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "spain/andalucia/malaga/attractions/teatro-romano/a/poi-sig/1299160/360734",
  "destination": "Málaga",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "country": "Spain",
  "region": "Andalucía",
  "city": "Málaga",
  "position": "superzone"
}