Roman Sopron by Ekaterinburg
This area of western Hungary was a Roman province and during the reign of Tiberius 14-37, they founded a city called Scrabantia. Sopron eventually grew from the remains of Scrabantia and around the central area of the old town you can see plenty of evidence of this. The area near the present main square of Sopron was where the forum of Scrabantia stood and in the photo you can see some of the remains of this forum as well as the old walls.Around here is one of the most delightful aspects of the old town. From these forum remains and all around the back of the fire tower are little walks, nooks and crannies with remnants of the city walls, trees now sprouting out of their crumbling remains.
Around here I saw a sign which said 'Promendade' and gave opening hours. I walked under the arch and followed a little path behind the city walls and ended up at a restaurant called 'Promenade' -mystery explained ! It was an excellent promenade though , one which I wish had gone on for a longer distance.
