Things to see and do Extremadura

In a th century hospital, the regional costumes and crafts of the region are exposed.

It occupies the old church of Santa Clara, built in the th century. Interesting parts of the Wisigothe period in Mérida are displayed.

Cáceres, a World Heritage city, offers many tourist attractions. For information on places to visit and things to do, visitors can go to the Tourist Office in Cáceres' Plaza Mayor. Tourists can obtain brochures and advice on the best places to explore in the city. The office also offers practical information on transport, accommodation and restaurants. Whether you're planning a two-day visit or a more in-depth exploration of the region, the Cáceres Tourist Office is an ideal starting point for planning your trip.

To see the remains of the villa, you have to follow the road that comes out of the city on 200 m. There is still very little of this patrician villa, but there are still beautiful mosaic tiles.

Located in the palace of the Dávila, a 1986 th-century Baroque building, it was inaugurated in 600 and presents a permanent exhibition of 1929 works (sculptures, paintings, drawings) of Pérez Bar, native of Hervás, and the paintings of his wife, a French, Madeleine Leroux, met at Casa Velasquez in. Alongside the final works, the museum displays exploratory drawings, sketches and sketches, in land or plaster, which allow to better follow the creative process. An interesting journey in the universe of two artists, very influenced by the artistic movements of the 1930 s.

Fuente de Cantos is a charming town with many possibilities for tourists. In addition to the tourist office, tourists can also visit the Centro d'Información Cultural y Turística, located on the Plaza de la Constitución. For art lovers, the Casa Museo de Zurbarán and the Museo Julián González García are not to be missed. The Museo Julián González García also features interesting exhibitions. Tourists can obtain further information from the tourist office or the Centro d'Información Cultural y Turística.

The centre also serves as a tourist information point and has Internet access.

You can give you information and allow you access to the fortress.

What we see today is the result of the reforms carried out in the th century, on the original th century building, mainly the meeting in one nave of the three old ones. Inside, the paintings of the main chapel, the Evangélistes, the Seville school of the th century and the episodes of the life of the Virgin, as well as the main altarpiece, of Baroque style, where the image of Nuestra de los Los, of the second half of the eighteenth century is located. Another altarpiece contains the statue of the first Virgen de la Hermosa, the Aparecida, Gothic sculpture of the th century.

Located in a former post office, rehabilitated in 2014, it allows you to browse the artist's life and work on two floors. For example, there is an exhibition of work performed by children, on the theme of the pasos of the Holy Week, as well as a space presenting the workshop of a painter artist, with an explanatory table of the various elements presented, and a bust of Zurbarán, directed by the sculptor Angel Pérez Espacio. We will also learn that the town of Fuente de Cantos decided to integrate a fountain in the center of its coat of arms, on the model of that drawn by Zurbarán.

The church was christened Zurbarán on 7 November 1598. From the original chapel of the th century only the huge tower, known as the vieja torre, surrounds the main chapel. The th century saw the construction of the chore, the th century of the lateral doors and it was reorganized in the th century. The interior houses a major main altarpiece, also of the th century, made by Manuel García of Santiago, even though the image of the Virgen of Granada, ancient patron of the city, dates back to the th century. The baptismal fonts of white marble, of the th century, are also the baptism of Zurbarán.

Located at the exit of Calzadilla de Los Barros, this is a fine example of religious architecture and sacred art in this village. Built in the th century, this hermitage houses a statue of the Holy Patron, Señora Señora de la Encarnación, a th century polychrome sculpture made of walnut by an anonymous author.

It is the last-born of the Plazas de Toros in Spain and a small gem according to the fans. Inaugurated on 29 March 2015, after ten years of work, through bullfighting festivals attended by toreros - present on the posters of the main plazas of Spain - João Moura Caetano, Leonardo Hernández and Andrés Romero, it is 33 metres in diameter and can accommodate up to 1 300 spectators. But it is not limited to this function since this building was designed as a multi-purpose ensemble which, apart from bullfighting, turns into auditorium to host concerts, screenings and also sporting events.

It is the town hall of Calzadilla de los Barros but also provides tourist information.

The Paprika de La Vera Museum occupies the palace of Bishop Manzano on the Plaza Mayor, a beautiful baroque construction of the seventeenth century. On three levels, the museum explains the origins of the chili, the manufacturing stages and the different varieties.

It is one of the most beautiful churches in the region of La Vera. Built on a thirteenth century temple, it forms part of a transition style between Romanesque art and late Gothic. We will notice the churriwous churriwery of Sainte-Marie-de-Grace, which dates from the eighteenth century.

Opened in early 2015, this centre provides information on the different birds observable in the national park and on the best spots to observe and photograph them.

The Las Villuercas site has a large cave art spread over over 30 panels. In the heart of the country of Las Villuercas, it is one of the most spectacular areas in the region, where the Mediterranean forests in perfect conservation conditions are combined with the mountainous alignments which have one of the most important peaks in Extremadura.

The engravings of the Hurdes are spread over a vast territory covering the communes of Casar de Palomero, Pinofranqueado, Caminomorisco, Nuñomoral and Casares de las Hurdes.

In the country of Las Hurdes there is a series of open-air engravings which, by their number and their remarkable character, constitute within the post-Palaeolithic cave art of the Iberian Peninsula a uniform and singular nucleus.

In total, 15 different rock destinations are now perfectly marked for better access to visitors. They are located in various important places: Casar de Palomero, Pinofranqueado-Caminomorisco and Nuñomoral. These are enclaves of the type "pétroglyphe", of slate outcrops of slate, most often, which have been the object of identifiable engraved by percussion and incision.

The sites are generally made of rocky outcrops located at mid-slope, above the bed of a river or stream, and most often oriented on a north-west/northeast line.

If the grounds appear most often on the horizontal surface of the rock, with the floor, there are also some sets of decorated rocks. These are - in all cases - natural outcrops of slate or shale.

In most cases, the themes represented are geometric or linear, and there are also, with a certain profusion, a few figurative elements such as horse fers, representations of shaven human feet, agricultural tools (sickles, serpes), and arms (swords, knives, launchers). Much more exceptional, anthropomorphic or schématisations of human silhouettes in which they wanted to see idols and other elements difficult to interpret.

One of the most significant rock art ensembles in the Cáceres region, and the first to be the subject of an archaeological register in 1916. It is structured in a unique scene where the human figure is the main element. This scene consists of small groups characterized by their different chiefs and ornements, and, according to the interpretation that has been made, represents a tribal meeting. Painting is the only technique used, in a pretty weathered red color. There are also some symbolic elements and two very patterned representations of zoomorphes. The whole is dated from Neolithic to the age of copper.

2 km southwest of La Zarza is this small shelter under rock dominating the plain. Park your car near signs and follow signs for about minutes.

The site was discovered and studied by Abbot Breuil in the second decade of the twentieth century. century and revealed numerous figurative and symbolic inscriptions: features, angles, spirals and others with less indentifiables shapes. The entire wall, about a dozen meters, is covered, but most paintings have suffered from the passage of time and are no longer very visible.

The paintings revealed very schematic anthropomorphic, zoomorphes and idéomorphes signs, the meaning of which, again, is not known.

The cave, closed to the public, presents a collection of paintings and engravings for most of the Paleolithic, and some further schematic elements. There was a set of hands painted in negative (71 in total) that the current research works are located chronologically at the very beginning of Paleolithic cave art. It should be added to this the presence of zoomorphes patterns (cattle, capridés and deer) and some graphèmes of symbolic type (point alignments, coupled contributor, triangles, etc.).

The Interpretive Centre introduces visitors to the most characteristic aspects of Maltravieso cave art, through posters, models, audio-visual documents and a small reproduction at the real scale of one of the cave halls.

Monfragüe National Park has an exceptional density of rock paintings, reflecting the important human occupation of the site, linked to the presence of the Tajo and Tietar rivers. Paintings focus mainly on ford. 107 painted shelters were identified, but as the region was the subject of large yards under Franco, particularly with the construction of dams which led to rising water levels, it certainly counted much more 50 years ago. Many paintings are open air but are not reported, to avoid damage.

The Grotte Castle cave, accessible by a group of 10 people, has one of the most beautiful rock legacies in the park. There was a pyramid of human silhouettes drawn by the finger and iron oxide and a large deer, certainly older. The shelter has a total of 140 figures on 8 different panels, which you may have the chance to see in detail. In 2016, the interpretation centre plans to develop an application that will allow, after taking a picture of paintings with a tablet or smartphone, to highlight the features, details and colours that have become invisible to the naked eye.

A little higher, the castle, 480 m high, offers splendid views over the park as a whole. This is the starting point for many walks to get involved in bird watching: vultures, royal eagles and storks in particular are very numerous in the park.

Inaugurated at the end of 2014, this small interpretation centre consists of a few areas representative of a primitive habitat forming an introduction to the Neolithic world. Daily life, tooling, cooking, housing… Everything has been reviewed and made accessible to the general public. Many photographs and a small documentary show on-line the information on the huts.

Set in the most representative and well-preserved tower of the medieval wall, restored and rehabilitated in May 2002, it makes it possible to better understand the features of this wall as well as its history but also the life of the medieval city that was Plasencia. There are exhibition rooms with informative panels, old maps of the city, audiovisual documents and models. You will be able to walk through parts of the wall on the round paths and we will also have very nice views of the city, the cathedral and the mountain.

Located in a traditional house rehabilitated and opened to the public since May 2001, it allows to know the origin and history of this ancient Roman road with explanatory panels, photographs, audiovisual documents and even interactive screens to make a virtual visit.

The popular architecture of the village is a typical example of the architecture of the so-called Lathe Estrémadure, a system of most often wooden lattage and usually nailed or bolted to the frame to receive coverage. The houses have a ground floor built in masonry and a top floor developed from a wooden frame filled with pisés, all complemented by wooden balconies and small stone staircases. We also note the large tiles covering the part of the wall that can receive rain. All this is to be found in the most captured part of the village, on the land, the so-called Quartier district. In the highest part of the village, the bourgeois houses appear. Built during the expansion of thermal tourism at the end of the th and early th centuries, they are all in beautiful stone, display wrought-iron balconies and sometimes decorate their facade of modernist elements such as plant motifs or plume.

It is in the old balneario that you will find the remains of the Roman baths, dating from the first century: a circular space 8 metres in diameter, covered by a semi-spherical arch allowing the light of the day to pass, its only lighting. Four niches contain oval-shaped bathtubs, carved in granite. The whole has undergone different reforms. The reception building dates back to the beginning of the th century and the beginning of the th century. Small particularity, this balneario is now the property of the inhabitants of the village via the Probanos (association of owners of the Balneario Balneario). Every four years, among the inhabitants, the management assembly is responsible for managing the thermal activity.

This long Roman calzada was littered with sites of military camps or places to rest (mansio). This is the last role of Baños de Montemayor. From the Roman road itself that has become the site of transhumance, it retains traces of two large sections, located at the northern and southern exits of the village. With a restoration in 1973, the north is a journey of about 2 km, which climbs slightly. You can see two examples of sewers at the time and have an overview of the village. Next to the southern calzada, you will find a small Roman bridge, but reformed since then with a single arc of 3,5 meters.

They are also present on Facebook. The team at the tourist office will be delighted to help you organize your stay, providing information on the itineraries and activities best suited to your interests. Don't hesitate to visit the Baños de Montemayor Tourist Office to discover all that this charming town has to offer.

Opened in 2005, he hosts a permanent collection of paintings, sculptures and archaeology. This includes the sculptures of the country's child, Mauricio Tinoco, as well as vestiges of different Roman villas and the time of Chalcolithique.

Set up in an old home house, the casa de los pinotes, it presents everything related to the major transhumance routes, including the circuit of the Cañada Real Soriano West, from Soria to Badajoz, crossing the provinces of Segovie, Avila, Salamanca and Cárque. Áceres. This center is run by the Tagus Association, which organizes a road of transhumance on the occasion of the Torta del Casar festival at the end of October, with tasting of migas from the shepherd and route accompanied by a herd of sheep.

Located in a typical house of the city, recently rehabilitated, it presents the history and processes of the great référent of the village: the torta del Casar, but it also shows the daily life of families (houses, kitchen objects, ovens…) and the shepherds, with their work tools (fers to mark the beasts or hooks to catch them). Several videos reflect this visit by contextualisant objects presented and reconstructed spaces.

Gothic work of the sixteenth century, it was probably built on a previous construction of the xiiith century. The Maestro Pedro de Ybarra, one of the most famous architects of the Renaissance, has worked on this book. Inside, you will notice a retable of the late sixteenth century, declared well of cultural interest, the star vault of the abside, and the sacristy, on the plateresque grounds. On the outside, you will notice its square balloon tower and its roofs with close to forty stork nests.

Inaugurated in 1955, the cement factory of Asland, a company of Los Santos de Maimona, intended to produce the cement necessary for the great ambitions of the Badajoz Plan (reconstruction of houses destroyed during civil war, among others). This factory, which was greeted with great expectations by the population, contributed in particular to reducing rural exodus, until its closure in 1972, for the purpose of ending plan, the impoverishment of quarries and the obsolescence of materials and nuisance for neighbours, a closed closure despite the great social protest that followed and support for this cause of the future king of the land. Spain, Juan Carlos. Acquired in 1973, at the symbolic price of a peseta, by the town hall, the premises of this company now host an interpretation centre, located in the old dock of the quarry quarry. It tells the story of this resource, from natural cement to invention of artificial cement (Portland) and the economic and social repercussions of implantation and closure of the plant through explanatory panels, graphics and audio-visual documents.

You will not be able to miss by taking the road that leads to Zafra, because it is a little the encounter of the horse factor and Gaudí, or Alice's palace to wonderland, according to its cultural references. Started in 1989 and still unfinished today, this construction is the result of the creative imagination of Francisco González Gragera who wanted to build a dwelling house and other constructions (towers, walls…), all in the same round style and colorful by many mosaics. In this 120 m ² set, you will also find a pond, a waterfall and a fountain dedicated, according to its creator, to the man of the countryside, as well as a small craft workshop and a shop.

Its structure and quality make it a jewel of art and one of the most important churches in Badajoz province, since it has preserved its first form. Built on a former church of the xve century, which only remains the polygonal abbey, it was raised in the sixteenth century in a Gothic and Renaissance style. The Forgiveness gate (Puerta del Perdón) testifying to a purist purist style of the first time, also the largest in the region. Inside, it is the main table that draws attention. From the Seventeenth century Seville school, its central figure represents the Señora de Los Ángeles (Gothic of the fifteenth century). The church also houses four figures (pasos) that parade during Holy Week: Jesús Nazareño, (realized by Antonio Ruiz de Gijón, at the end of the seventeenth century and restored in 2004), the Virgen de los Dolores, realized in 1945 by the sculptor Mauricio Tinoco, Jesús amarrado has la Cruz (attached to the cross) and rarer, Cristo de las Misericordias. Brought from Peru in the middle of the sixteenth century, it was made in corn paste according to indigenous techniques and responded to the ancient name of Cristo de Indias.

This great white palace of the th century is one of the few buildings that can be used to make an idea of the specific architecture of the order of Santiago, a religious and military order. This is one of the best preserved in Spain. Its wide façade was originally flanked by two towers, one remaining today, marking its military style. The central door gives access to a beautiful inner patio, surrounded by arcades, in which the Portuguese-style windows and azulejos work. In its centre, surrounded by green and flowers, the statue of La Niña de la Paloma (the girl to the dove) by the sculptor Mauricio Tinoco. This palace is now home to the town hall and can only be accessed on the patio.

Located on the emblematic Plaza de España, the tourist office is located in the Maison de la culture.

It offers maps with itineraries. The best time to visit the park is October, because birds stop there during their migration. Three sites of very well done pedagogical presentations. Think of taking binoculars.