Extremadura

Extremadura (Extremaduran: Estremaúra, Portuguese: Estremadura) is a region of Spain.

Cities

Caceres

🌍 Badajoz
🌍 Caceres — medieval town and museums
Los Santos
🌍 Mérida — featuring a Roman theater and Museum of Roman Art.
Plasencia
🌍 Trujillo— medieval town and home of Francisco Pizarro, the conquistador of the Inca empire.
🌍 Zafra

Other destinations

Guadalupe — home to a huge hill-top monastery/cathedral and great parador

Understand

Get in

Get around

See

Rock art in Siega Verde

Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde — a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Ciudad Rodrigo and shared with Portugal

Do

La Ruta de Isabel La Católica

If you plan on visiting the town of Guadalupe, in the Sierra de Guadalupe, you might consider hiking La Ruta de Isabel La Católica. This 17km trail starts in the nearby village of Cañamero, which can be reached by bus. The well marked trail winds it's way past beautiful lakes and stunning hills before descending into Guadalupe. The hike takes about half a day.

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