Spains Extremadura, Cáceres, Trujillo & Mérida
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If you're new here and enjoy my blog, I'd love you to to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! With Medieval walled towns that featured as Game of Thrones locations, well preserved Roman remains and a long association with the 16th century explorers of the New World, Extremadura is a perfect destination for lovers of culture and history.
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If you fly into Madrid, which is likely to be the closest Spanish airport, you can pick up a hire car and head to Trujillo for the first stop on our driving tour. Here are some of the key things you will want to visit in Trujillo:. Plaza Mayor — As with most Spanish towns, the Plaza Mayor or main square of Trujillo is a place to gather, especially on summer evenings when floodlights add to the atmosphere. The Palacio of Trujillo — Around the main square are the grand houses built in the 16th centuries by notable families of the town, such as the Palacio de la Conquista , which was commissioned by Hernando Pizarro, brother of the great explorer, with an intricately carved stone facade and ornate balcony.
From the main square, walk up the hill into the Historic Centre , which is enclosed by metres of high walls, with winding streets, hidden courtyards and four of the original town gates remaining. If you are a Game of Thrones fan, you may have spotted the castle as the setting of the fictional Casterly Rock, the ancestral home of the Lannisters, in Season 7 of the hit series.
As you wander around the old town, look out for Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor, which is the oldest and most important religious building in the town.
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Also worth visiting is the Alberca or Moorish water cistern, carved out of solid rock, which can be visited as part of a guided tour. The Museu de la Coria is set around the courtyards of an old convent and explores the ties between Extremadura and Spanish-America. Eurostars Palacio Santa Marta Tripadvisor reviews 4 star hotel set in a 16th century palace. From here you can also walk over the Estrella Arch, that leads to the old town and was widened in the 18th century to allow carriages to pass through. At the heart of the medieval town stands the Church Cathedral of Santa Maria, with a belltower you can climb to get views over the old city.
The Holy Week celebrations also attract thousands of visitors, who gather to watch the religious parades and processions through the medieval city, in the week before Easter. Our driving tour of Extremadura takes us next to Badajoz, which is a 1. Located close to the border with Portugal, Badajoz offers the lively atmosphere of a modern city and university town, with four of the campuses of the University of Extremadura.
The city is also known for its Arab heritage, with the largest Arab fortress built in Europe and plenty of fascinating museums to visit. Extremadura Wine Tour. Extremadura Wine Tour combine not only visits to See all activities. This website uses cookies to guarantee the best user experience, and to compile anonymous statistics on the use of the website in order to learn more about our visitors and the contents they find most interesting. Cookies are not used to collect personal information. By clicking on OK, you are authorising us to use cookies.
Type of route: Monumental. The bridge between Extremadura and the Americas Trujillo, a mediaeval town and cradle of conquistadors, is an outstanding tourist destination.
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Trujillo Night Walking Tour Discover the legends the history and curiosities of Birding tour in Extremadura Day 1: Madrid airport-Extremadura birding tour All of my Spain travel has been in November, so of course I found them all to be nearly free of tourists; and I suspect you will find a similar scene in October.
For total charm, my favorite was Zafra -- a beautiful little white city -- but it's small, and I suppose few tourists would spend more than a night. I spent three nights, but then I enjoy just hanging out in attractive places like this. If you happen to enjoy chess, note that this was the boyhood home of Ruy Lopez, one of the first of the game's great theorists. But though his boyhood home is still there, it seems to be a private building now; there's no museum in it.
Or at least there wasn't three years ago, when I was there.
Merida is the largest of the four, and has the greatest number of official "tourist attractions" -- but not necessarily tourists. Its museums, fort, and ancient Roman sites will easily keep one occupied for two or three days, and its historic center is also very charming. But if you can just pick one, I think I would go with Caceres.
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The old town is attractive, with narrow streets, white walls and iron window grills as you will find in the other three towns as well , and the very old town, just above the old town, is fascinating at least I thought so. Trujillo is similar, but smaller; it likewise has an old section with a very beautiful main plaza , and a very old section. You could easily do a day trip to Trujillo from Caceres by bus. If you're interested in the Grand Conquistadors, note that this was the home town of Francisco Pizarro and his brothers.
The Pizarro family home can still be visited, though as an illegitimate child, Francisco himself spent much of his boyhood on the family form, presumably tending the pigs. This topic has been locked by a moderator. All rights reserved. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission.
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No worries. They're pretty close to each other, so I was thinking I…. See All. Thorn Tree forum. Post new topic.
Instagram Follow Me! We hit up these exact 3 locations. Having just over 2, inhabitants does not make Guadalupe a lonely small town. They are called "higos". There is so much to see in Spain!
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