The best running trails in Cáceres

It is located atop a hill in the Sierra de Montánchez, also known as the "balcony of Extremadura," at an altitude of approximately 700–900 meters above sea level. Founded on the site of an earlier Roman fortress, its main structure dates back to the Caliphate period of the 9th century (Almohad era). It preserves three underground cisterns built between the 11th and 13th centuries. Captured around 1156–1230, it passed to the Order of Santiago after being granted by Alfonso XI. Walls, a keep, and defensive enclosures were added. 17th century: A hermitage and an interior pond were added. In 1620, it served as a prison for Don Rodrigo Calderón.

Well integrated into the city, it is located between Hernán Cortés Avenue and Rodríguez de Ledesma Avenue. It is a pleasant space with a large central pond and an Open-Air Sculpture Museum, which we can admire as we stroll through. At the main entrance, there is a botanical garden, and at the end, a fountain known as La Madrila, restored by the Escuela Taller (Workshop School) and once used as a drinking trough and wash house.

Walking anywhere along its narrow cobblestone streets is like traveling back in time. You'll find yourself surrounded by mansions, Renaissance palaces, and churches crowned with stork nests, and you'll understand why Cáceres is a World Heritage City. Get your camera ready to photograph one of Spain's most beautiful historic centers.

The Paseo del Jerte in Plasencia is a charming river route that follows the course of the Jerte River. The route is approximately 13.8 km long and is ideal for walks and bike rides.

The Parque de la Isla in Plasencia is one of the main green lungs of the city and a perfect place to enjoy nature. Located in the urban section of the Jerte River, the park is a river island that stretches for almost 4 kilometers.

The San Lázaro Bridge is one of the historic bridges that cross the Jerte River in the Spanish city of Plasencia, in the province of Cáceres. It dates back to medieval times, although the current bridge was reconstructed in 1538. It connects the neighborhoods of San Lázaro and Río Jerte, and the San Lázaro Chapel is located next to its western end.

This palace combines two styles: Renaissance and Gothic. The name is derived from its owner in the 18th century, Dª Josefa de Ovando, wife of General D. Antonio Vicente de Arce. Like many other strong houses and palaces in Cáceres Monumental, it was built in the 19th century. XIV, being renovated in the 15th and 16th centuries. It has a tower that is topless and on the doorway a semi-cylindrical machicolation accompanied by shields of the Ovando-Mogollón family. It has had many and diverse uses, headquarters of the Extremadura Newspaper, Faculty of Law and currently Central Services of the University of Extremadura.

It was initially built on a Roman-era construction, of which recently, during the restoration, some Roman archaeological remains have been found. Stately mansion of a family that founded an important mayorazgo, the first in the province and one of the oldest in Spain, hence the name of the palace. The building presents various construction phases: the side façade and the patio are Gothic in style; Its main façade dates from the late 15th and early 16th centuries. It features two beautiful mullioned windows with a central marble mullion and the family coat of arms. Under the shield there is an inscription that says: “Be your Lord for us a tower of strength and our youth will be renewed like that of the eagle”, which refers to the coat of arms of this family, half eagle and half tower. The façade is renovated, as it was destroyed by a bomb that fell in the Plaza de Santa María during the Spanish Civil War, in 1937.