Church in Caceres
FreeCosts nothing to visit.
Romanesque-origin parish church just outside the walled old town of Caceres, with a distinctive tower. Entry is free or low-cost, so it costs little or nothing to step inside. One of the less-visited churches, it offers a quieter look at the city’s heritage than the busier monuments inside the walls. Pair it with the nearby Church of Santiago, also outside the walls, or with the Co-cathedral of Santa Maria and Church of San Mateo inside the historic center for a low-cost church circuit.
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The 12th-century Almohad defensive wall that rings the old town of Caceres, the structure that encloses the entire UNESCO-listed medieval quarter. Surviving stretches of the rammed-earth and stone ramparts reveal the Moorish layer beneath the later medieval cityscape, and they are free to walk and view from the surrounding streets.
18th-century arch serving as the main entrance from Plaza Mayor de Caceres into the walled medieval old town. Free to walk through at any hour, with no ticket and no gate to close.
The only surviving Roman-era gate in the walls of Caceres, set in the quieter eastern stretch of the old town near the river. Free to walk through at any time.
A Renaissance palace inside the walled old town of Caceres that now houses the Provincial Museum of Caceres. The reason to climb up here is underneath the building: an 11th-century Almohad cistern, or aljibe, with a forest of horseshoe arches and one of the best-preserved water systems of its kind anywhere in Spain.
Gothic church at the highest point of the old town in Caceres, built on the site of the former main mosque. It stands on the Plaza de San Mateo, one of the quietest and most atmospheric squares in the walled quarter, and entry is generally free.
Gothic church just outside the walled center of Caceres, known for its Alonso de Berruguete altarpiece. Entry is free, which makes it an easy add for budget travelers walking the quieter routes beyond the old town gates.
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