At the beginning of the morning, we will visit the whole of the Monumental City of Cáceres, a World Heritage Site since 1986. This city, the Roman Norba Caesarina founded by Cayo Norbano Flaco, was, in medieval times, a defensive Muslim settlement until King Alfonso IX conquered it in April 1229. It has an admirable historical-artistic complex, in which the Plaza Mayor stands out, around which the Town Hall, the Hermitage of La Paz, the Tower of Bujaco, the Wall and the Forum of the Balbos are located. Towards the old part of the city we will pass through the Arco de la Estrella or Puerta Nueva and the Tower of the Púlpitos. Later, we will visit the Santa María Concathedral, with a marked Romanesque style in transition to Gothic, with Renaissance traces in the choir and the tower. Nearby are the Palacio Episcopal and the Palacio de Hernando de Ovando and other palaces such as the Palacio de Mayorazgo and the Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo. From the Plaza de San Jorge, we can admire the Church of San Francisco Javier and the old Convent of the Society of Jesus. In our walk towards the upper part of the medieval city we find the Casa de los Becerra, the Casa de los Cáceres-Andrada and the so-called Casa Mudéjar, the only work of this style in monumental Cáceres. Around the Plaza de San Mateo we can see some buildings of artistic interest, such as the Casa del Sol and the Casa del Aguila, as well as the Church of San Mateo and the Convent of San Pablo. Next to the Plaza de San Mateo we find the Plaza de las Veletas, with two outstanding buildings: the Palacio y Torre de las Cigüeñas and the Palacio de las Veletas, headquarters of the Comandancia Militar and the Museo de Cáceres respectively. The latter houses a magnificent Arab cistern. The Casa de los Caballos, where the Fine Arts Section of the Museum of Cáceres is located, has a series of paintings and sculptures of great interest. From the Plaza de las Veletas there is also the possibility of visiting the Barrio de San Antonio, an old Jewish quarter in Cáceres, where our tour of the Monumental City of Cáceres ends.
Malpartida de Cáceres: 12 km from Cáceres on the N-521 road towards Valencia de Alcántara, Los Barruecos is a Natural Monument since 1996, formed by granite outcrops of capricious shapes shaped by erosion. Storks nest on the rocks, which are an impressive sight to behold. Don't miss the numerous archaeological remains and the buildings of the old wool washhouse from the 18th century, where the VostellMalpartida Museum is located. Founded in 1976 by the Spanish-German artist Wolf Vostell, we can admire the Wolf and Mercedes Vostell collection, the Fluxus collection donated by Gino di Maggio and the collection of conceptual artists, among which the Crónica team, Saura and Vostell himself stand out.
