Church in Caceres

Church of Santiago

Also known as Iglesia de Santiago

FreeCosts nothing to visit.

Gothic church just outside the walled center of Caceres, known for its Alonso de Berruguete altarpiece. It sits off the busiest tourist track, on the quieter routes beyond the old town gates, and entry is free. Pair it with the lanes of the Jewish Quarter of Caceres or the Torre de Bujaco on the Plaza Mayor de Caceres for a low-cost walk through the city.

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Almohad Wall

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.

Fortification · CaceresFree

Arco de la Estrella

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.

Gate · CaceresFree

Arco del Cristo

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.

Gate · CaceresFree

Casa de las Veletas

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.

Museum · CaceresPart free

Church of San Juan Bautista

Romanesque-origin parish church just outside the walled old town of Caceres, with a distinctive tower. Entry is free or low-cost, making it an easy addition to a budget walking route.

Church · CaceresFree

Church of San Mateo

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.

Church · CaceresFree

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