Cáceres

Cáceres (pronounced: [ˈkaθeɾes]) is the capital of the same name province, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. As of 2009, its population was 91,131 inhabitants. The municipio has a land area of 1,750.33 km², and is the second largest in geographical extension in Spain.

Cáceres was declared a World Heritage City by UNESCO in 1986 because of the city's blend ofRoman, Moorish, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Thirty towers from the Islamic period still stand in Cáceres, of which the Torre del Bujaco is the most famous.

Main sights

Cathedrals and churches

• Church and convent of San Pablo (15th century)
• Convent of la Compañía de Jesus, in Baroque style, today used for art exhibitions
• Church of Santa María, cathedral built in the 13th century, in Gothic style
• Iglesia de San Mateo, a 15th century church built on the site of a former mosque
• Iglesia de San Francisco Javier (18th century), in Baroque style
• Iglesia de San Juan, large majestic church built between the 13th and 15th century
• Hermitage of San Antonio Iglesia de Santo Domingo
• Hermitage de la Paz
• Church of Santiago

Wall

• Torre de Bujaco (12th century)
• Arco de la Estrella (18th century)
• Torre de Sande (14th-15th centuries)
• Torre de los Púlpitos
• Torre de la Hierba
• Arco de Santa Ana
• Torre del Horno
• Torre del Postigo
• Torre Redonda
• Torre Desmochada
• Arco del Cristo
• Arco del Socorro

Palaces and stately homes

• Palacio de los Golfines de Arriba
• Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo. Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand I lived here
• Palacio del Comendador de Alcuescar
• Palacio-Fortaleza de los Torreorgaz, today a Parador hotel
• Palacio Episcopal
• Palacio de Carvajal (15th century). It is now seat of the Patronage Office for Tourism and Handicraft of the province
• Palacio de Godoy
• Palacio de Mayoralgo
• Mansión de los Sande
• Palacio de las Veletas
• Palacio de los Cáceres-Ovando
• Casa del Mono
• Palacio de los Toledo-Moctezuma
• Casa del Sol
• Casa Mudejar
• Casa de Carvajal y Ulloa