Plasencia is located in the autonomous community of Extremadura, in the province of Cáceres. It is a fortified city on a hill to the right of the river Jerte on the borders between Extremadura and Castile on the “Ruta de la Plata”, an ancient route through which flows the Ambroz River, the Tagus’ tributary.
Monuments and places of historical and artistic interest:
- THE WALLS AND THE AQUEDUCT
- LUCIA TOWER INTERPRETATION CENTRE
- THE NEW AND OLD CATHEDRAL
- MARQUESS MIRABEL PALACE
- CITY HALL – PLAZA MAYOR
- MONROY PALACE OR HOUSE OF THE TWO TOWERS
- BISHOP’S PALACE
- DEAN HOUSE
- CHURCHES
- SHRINE OF “NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PUERTO”
- TEXTILE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM “PÉREZ ENCISO”
- PARKS
- PATHS
- FEAST DAYS
- “TAPA’S” FAIR
How to arrive to Plasencia:
By plane: airport of Badajoz http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Badajoz/es/Inicio.html
By bus: http://www.avanzabus.com/web/default.aspx
By train: http://www.renfe.com/
