UNESCO included the Historic Complex of Cáceres on the World Heritage List in 1986. Guadalupe and Mérida were included in 1993.
Being part of the World Heritage List implies acquiring international prestige and being able to benefit from technical assistance and external financial assistance; for its part, the State in which the property resides undertakes to protect and preserve it.
Trujillo has been included in this route because it has a Historical Complex of Cultural Interest, which well deserves the appointment. Its important palace architecture and its religious heritage make it one of the essential enclaves to visit.
Itinerary
Cáceres - Mérida - Guadalupe - Trujillo - Cáceres.
Distances
From Cáceres to Mérida there are 68 km, from Mérida to Guadalupe 127 km, to Trujillo 80 km and back to Cáceres, 47 km.
To get there you have to take the A-58 from Trujillo to Cáceres, then the Ex102 highway to Guadalupe, from there the Ex380 and then the A5 until you reach Mérida. From Mérida to Cáceres there is the A-66 highway.
Trujillo
One of the most important historical centers in the region, knowing how to preserve important architectural testimonies. Its monumental Plaza, which presides over a sculpture by Francisco Pizarro, should be highlighted. In it, the palaces of San Carlos, Piedras Albas or the Marqués de la Conquista, give an idea of its noble past, to which great discoverers such as Francisco Pizarro, Francisco de Orellana and Diego García de Paredes belonged.
The Churches of San Martín and Santa María stand out, and at the top the Almohad castle, from where you can see a beautiful view of the town and the peneplain that surrounds the town. You can walk through its walls and towers and visit the chapel where you can find the image of the Virgen de la Victoria, the patron saint of Trujillo. You can visit the Pizarro House-Museum and the Costume Museum, located in the old Concepción Jerónima Convent.
