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Y1 HISTORYFirst human remains were found in “La Cueva de

Maltravieso”. However, romans founded the colony Norba Caesarina in the 34 b. C., a city gate, “Arco del Cristo” has survived from that period.

in the Xii century walls were built over the roman foundations. some defensive towers are preserved from that time like those of Bujaco, La Yerba and Horno. the arabs and Christians entered into a period of fighting that lasted til April the 23rd, 1229. Cáceres was definitely reconquered by King Alfonso IX of León and consequently incorporated into the kingdom of León. From this moment on the constructions of palaces and ancestral houses started around two main squares: Santa María Sq. and San Mateo Sq. during the reign of the Catholic monarchs, the years of greater splendour for Cáceres.

1in Santa María Square we find the following buildings:

the first one and probably the most important building is the Cathedral of santa maría, which is Gothic and romanic style. inside the church there is an exceptional main altarpiece with oak stalls. On the left of the Church we find the Palacio de Carvajal, which is now the tourism area of Council of Cáceres. Opposite the church is the Palacio Episcopal, its oldest part dating from the Xiii century and the most modern part from the Xvii century. on the right is the Palacio de Mayoralgo which has a façade from 1537, and houses a mudéjar courtyard; Casa de Hernando de Ovando; Palacio de la Diputación Provincial and the Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo, which has typical elements of a Gothic defense mansion.

next to it is San Jorge Square dedicated to the patron of the city, where the Convento de la Compañía de Jesús and the Church of San Francisco Javier are located, both in Baroque style.

in the high part of the old town, we see the Church of San Mateo built over an earlier Mosque. Also we may visit the Palacio de las Cigüeñas which is the only one which preserved its tower when the Catholic monarchs ordered

the demolition of the towers of noble houses; Palacio de las Veletas built in the Xvi century and contains a Hispano-Arab cistern and it is presently occupied by the Cáceres Museum; el Convento de San Pablo in gothic style; la Casa del Sol; La Torre y Casa de los Sande from Xiv century and the Palacio de los Golfines de Arriba.Not just Nobles lived in Cáceres, but a few minorities lived here too. We find evidence of this in the existence of the “Jewish Quarter” and also from mudejars we find examples like La Casa Mudéjar from the Xiv century.

From the XVIII century we find the last constructions inside the old quarter, in particular the reformation of the Arco de la Estrella by manuel de larra Churriguera. it is considered the most important gate of the city because it was the place where the Catholic Queen promulgated the laws of the city in 1477.

Outside the old quarter we may visit palaces and churches, like Santiago, Convento de Santa Clara and the Complejo Cultural San Francisco, which is built over an old Franciscan monastery.

set on a mountain top is the sanctuary of “nuestra señora de la Montaña” patroness of Cáceres.

Festivals and Cultural events2 FESTIVALS AND CULTURAL EVENTS

The cultural and folk festivals in Cáceres bear witness to its friendly and hospitable people. relax and enjoy to the most ancient parties or the most modern festivals, or go to the cinema, to a concert or simply go shopping.

n romería de San Fabián y San Sebastián. 20th. Januaryn Parties of Candelas y San Blas. 2nd and 3rd Februaryn Holy Week “Party of international turistic interest” march-april.n San Jorge. Patron of Cáceres. 23th Apriln Bajada de la Virgen de la Montaña. apriln WOMAD Festival. mayn Feria de San Fernando. mayn Festival of Classic Theater of Cáceres. Junen Festival of Ancient Spanish Music. septembern Fair of Contemporan Art “Foro Sur”. octobern Medieval Market. november-december

1. Ayuntamiento2. Torre de la Hierba3. Torre de los Púlpitos4. Arco de la Estrella5. Ermita de la Paz6. Torre de BujacoInterpretation Centre “Three Cultures in Cáceres” 7. Arco del Socorro8. Torre de Espaderos9. Torre Ochavada10. Palacio de Toledo-MoctezumaProvincial Historical Archive11. Palacio de Hernando de Ovando12. Edificio Santa María13. Palacio de Carvajal14. Palacio Episcopal15. Iglesia Concatedral de Santa MaríaEcclesiastical Museum16. Palacio de Mayorazgo17. Casa de los MoragaProvincial Handicrafts Centre18. Casa de los Duques de Valencia19. Convento de Santa María de JesúsDiputación Provincial de Cáceres20. Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo21. Arco del Cristo22. Torre del Cristo23. Torre de la Puerta del Concejo24. Casa de los Durán de la Rocha25. Casa de los BecerraMercedes Calles & Carlos Ballesteros Foundation26. Casa de los RiberaUniversity of Extremadura Main Building27. Torre del Horno28. Palacio de la GeneralaUniversity of Extremadura Main Building29. Casa del MonoAlonso Zamora Vicente Library30. Iglesia de San Francisco JavierPromotion Center about Holy Week in Cáceres31. Colegio de la Compañía de JesúsESAD-Film Library of Extremadura32. Ermita de San AntonioOld Sinagogue in the Old Jewish Quarter33. Casa del Sol34. Casa del Águila

35. Casa de Aldana36. Casa Mudéjar37. Palacio de los Condes de Adanero38. Casa MirónMunicipal Museum “City of Cáceres”39. Postigo de Santa Ana40. Torre del Postigo41. Palacio de los Golfines de Arriba42. Casa de los Saavedra-Torre de Sande

51. Torre AdosadaOlive Groves Garden in the Old Jewish Quarter52. Torre Albarrana53. Casa de los Paredes-Saavedra54. Casa de Diego García de Ulloa “El Rico”55. Palacio del Comendador de AlcuéscarParador de Turismo56. Casa de los Ovando-Perero57. Torre del Aver o de la Ved

43. Solar de los UlloaAtrio Relais&Chateaux44. Iglesia de San Mateo45. Antiguo Solar de los UlloaFine Arts School “Eulogio Blasco”46. Convento de San PabloConvent of Clarisas Nuns47. Palacio y Torre de las CigüeñasMilitary Command48. Palacio de las VeletasMuseum of Cáceres49. Casa de los CaballosMuseum of Cáceres50. Torre de los PozosTourism Center “Baluarte de los Pozos”

72. Palacio de la IslaHistorical Archive- Municipal LibraryOld Sinagogue in the New Jewish Quarter73. Casa del Marqués de CamarenaOfficial School of Arquitects-Ateneo74. Palacio de Galarza75. Iglesia de Santo Domingo76. Palacio de los Duques de AbrantesResidence Hall “María Auxiliadora”77. Palacio de Godoy78. Iglesia de Santiago de los Caballeros79. Audiencia Provincial

58. Enfermería de San AntonioMonastery of Jerónimas Nuns59. Hospital de los Caballeros60. Casa de los Sánchez-Paredes61. Casa de los Perero62. Torre Mochada63. Casa TorremochadaConsortium “Cáceres, Historical City”64. Torre de Mérida Oeste

65. Torre Redonda o de la Mora66. Ermita de las Candelas67. Convento de Santa Clara68. Ermita de la Soledad69. Casa GrandeHelga de Alvear Foundation70. Palacio del Marqués de MonroyChamber of Commerce of Cáceres71. Iglesia de San Juan

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e3 LEISURE TIME

n CINEMA: the city has the regional Film archive of extremadura, situated in the middle of the old town, in the Plaza san Jorge, where you can enjoy glorious cinema sessions. the city also offers multicines Cáceres located at Virgen de Montaña Avenue featuring seven cinemas.

n SHOWS: There are two big sites: The Great Theatre and the Congress Palace, both with an extensive and varied program throughout the year.

n SHOPPING: Cáceres has many shopping centers and small shops around the city where you can buy a wide range of products with different prices for everyone, such as clothes, candy, accessories, mobile phones, gifts… a great offer to chose.

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s4 MUSEUMSn Municipal Museum Ciudad de Cáceres. Plaza de Publio Hurtado, s/n y Adarve de Santa Ana, s/n – 927 226 889n Palacio de la IslaPlaza de la Concepción, 2 – 927 260 015 n Outside Museum of Sculpture “Parque del Príncipe”n Interpretation Center “Torre de Bujaco”Torre de Bujaco – 927 246 789 n Touristic Center “Baluarte de los Pozos” in the old Jewish QuarterBarrio de San Antonio, 17 – 927 226 044 n Promotion Center about Holy Week in CáceresCuesta de la Compañía, s/n. 927 255 765n Complejo Cultural San Francisco. exhibitions and Congreso CenterRonda de San Francisco, s/n – 927 255 578 n Museum of History & Culture “Casa Pedrilla” and Museum of Oswaldo GuayasamínRonda de San Francisco, s/n – 927 241 633n Museum of Cáceres - Palacio de las veletasPlaza de las Veletas – 927 010 877 n Interpretation Center Cueva de MaltraviesoAv. de Cervantes, s/n. – 927 010 877n Roman Center Cáceres el ViejoCtra. de Cáceres a Torrejón el Rubio (Ex-390) Km. 2’5 – 927 006 988n Arab Museum Yusuf Al BurchCuesta del Marqués, 4 – 927 180 646n Museum into the ConcathedralPlaza de Santa María. Iglesia–Concatedral – 927 215 313n Museum VostellParaje de Los Barruecos. Malpartida de Cáceres – 927 01 08 12n Visual Arts Center Helga de Alvear Foundation Calle Pizarro, 8 – 927.626 414 n Mercedes Calles y Carlos Ballesteros Foundation Plaza de San Jorge, 2 – 927 223 611

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The cuisine in Cáceres has recipes from ancient romans, arabs and jews inhabitans of the old city, and now these recipes are used to create a brand new multicultural cuisine, adding to all this the Portuguese influence and the so called conventual cuisine.

In Cáceres, you can find right now the traditional cuisine and at the same time the most innovative recipes in its restaurants. in every borough of the city you can find restaurants, the tipical terraces and the taperias as well as the gourmets places, allowing the visitors to enjoy the best gastronomy in many different ways and with the tipical Spaniarnd tapa as its best.

HANDICRAFTSIn the whole province we find interesting handicrafts,

which varies from one area to the next. in the north, people make wicker using chestnut tree fibre. Hervás specialises in hand made furniture, heather, ilex and ashes, with the cork make many decorative objets and to the presents, specially in the area of Valencia de Alcántara, Malpartida and Cáceres.

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n6 ACCOMODATIONHere you can stay in a medieval Palace transformed

into a hotel with all modern comfort. In Cáceres even your accommodation is an unforgettable experience..

Cáceres has the following remarks:Historical & Artistic Site by Real Orden in 1949

Third Monumental Ensamble in Europe by the Council of Europe in 1968World Heritage City by UNESCO, November 26th. 1986

Les Etoiles D’Or du Jumelage by the European Commission, December 5th. 1999

ARCHIVAL by the Association for the Spanish Recuperation of Historical Centers, January 21st. 2004

“Pomme D’Or for Merits in Tourism” by the International Federation of Journalists and Writers of Tourism in 1996

Accesible Tourist Destination 2014 by ThyssenKruppSpanish Capital of Gastronomy 2015

Also, Cáceres joins in tourist networks such as the ‘Group of World Heritage Cities of Spain’and the Spanish Jewish Quarter Network ‘Paths of Sefarad’

C á C E R E SFirst Monumental Emsemble in Spain