A walking route · Moderate
The Almohad Cáceres trail
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Distance
- 2 km
- Stops
- 8
Cáceres, the Almohad fortress on the Vía de la Plata: an earthen wall with Almohad towers, the mosque cistern under the Casa de las Veletas, and a World Heritage old town.
Drawn by Dr. Abdulmajeed Al-Mudarra
- Start
- Plaza Mayor de Cáceres
- 1
Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor de Cáceres
A wide square at the foot of the walled city.
- 2
- 3
Arco de la Estrella
Arco de la Estrella
The main entrance to the walled city.
- 4
Santa María church
Concatedral de Santa María
A Gothic church with a tower that can be climbed.
- 5
Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo
Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo
A noble palace with a Plateresque façade.
- 6
Plaza de San Jorge
Plaza de San Jorge
A square with steps leading to the church of San Francisco Javier.
- 7
Casa de las Veletas and the Almohad cistern
Casa de las Veletas – Aljibe árabe (Museo de Cáceres)
An Islamic cistern with horseshoe arches on columns, among the finest surviving from the Almohad period.
- 8
Torre de los Pozos
An Almohad tower on the southern wall near the old Jewish quarter.