Monday 19th February 2018

Today we visited the medieval walled Old Town of Cáceres. Founded by the Romans around 25BC, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1986.

We parked up at a nearby multi-storey and then perused the tourist map over a coffee in Plaza Mayor just outside the town walls.

Entering the old town through the Arco de la Estrella we decided to walk around the 1174 metre perimeter wall before exploring the centre.

The architecture is a blend of Roman, Islamic, Gothic & Italian and over 30 towers from the Muslim period still stand, the most famous being the Torre del Bujaco.

The highlight of the many towers in the centre of town for me was the Cuesta de la Campañía. It has a nice square in which to sit for a drink and view the storks which nest there. Unfortunately they were not to be seen on our visit.

Just outside the walls of the Jewish Quarter of the town lies Olivar de la Juderia, a tranquil garden.

As we continued our walk we noticed this splendid courtyard through an open door. It must be a cool place to sit during a hot summer.

Having circumnavigated the wall and investigated the town we decided it was time for lunch 🙂

We made our way back toward the car stopping at a nice looking taperia on Plaza San Juan for a selection of 4 tapas and a beer whilst sitting in the warm sun 🙂

We had enjoyed our visit particularly as the town has not gone the way of the blatant commercialism, within its walls, that we had seen in Carcassonne.