Cáceres Guided Walking Tour
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Experience Highlights
Explore the medieval corners of Cáceres - a World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved old quarters in Europe - on a 1-hour 45-minute walking tour. From the Plaza Mayor to the Renaissance palaces, an official guide in Spanish will reveal legends of conquerors, silversmiths and noblemen of Extremadura.
The group, maximum 20 people, meets next to the tourist office in the Plaza Mayor and ends at the same point, after a comfortable itinerary of less than 2 km, suitable for all ages and wheelchair accessible.
- Book your place and avoid queues at the ticket office.
- Immerse yourself in 900 years of history in less than two hours
- take unique photos of cobbled alleyways and porticoed arcades
What’s included
- Guided walking tour (≈ 1 h 45 min) of the monumental site
- Official guide in Spanish
- Outdoor access to the main palaces, squares and churches
- Digital brochure with map and gastronomic suggestions
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Step by Step
The walk starts in front of the Arco de la Estrella, the main gate to the walled enclosure. Your guide unfolds stories of Moors and Christians as he points out stonemason's marks in the pink stone of the wall. As you ascend to the Torre de Bujaco, you'll discover how the Arab chronicles recount the defences of Qásr Qazris and how the tower survived sieges and earthquakes.
A few steps away, the Plaza de Santa María reveals a series of emblazoned palaces -Carvajal, Mayoralgo, Ovando- whose balconies hide duels at dawn and secret passages. In the Co-cathedral, the guide explains Gothic symbolism and the curious statue of the barefoot Saint Peter of Alcántara, patron saint of Extremadura.
The tour goes into the Old Jewish Quarter, a labyrinth of narrow white streets where the original grilles are still in place. Here you can learn about episodes of coexistence and expulsion, and see the synagogue that no longer exists under the current convent of San Pablo.
The route culminates at the Mirador de la Torre de las Cigüeñas (outside), where the view of the Arab tile roofs and the stork's nests brings to a close a journey that spans from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age. On returning to the Plaza Mayor, the guide provides recommendations for savouring a glass of pitarra wine or tasting the legendary Torta del Casar in the nearby taverns.
