# Sunday plans near Badajoz

Complete day plans that get you home in time for dinner, almost all across the border: Évora, Marvão and Monsaraz. Each one pairs something to do with a place to eat, ordered by how long the drive takes.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/badajoz/getaways/sunday-plans · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Origen: Badajoz

## Entre 45 y 60 min
- [Mérida: theatre, museum and Alcazaba](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/merida/itineraries/roman-theatre-museum-and-alcazaba.md) (45 min en coche, Renfe Media Distancia train to Mérida; check the Sunday timetable): Theatre and amphitheatre at 9:30 with the joint ticket, the National Museum of Roman Art free on Sundays, a charcoal grill beside the Alcazaba and an afternoon from the bridge to the aqueduct.

## Entre 60 y 90 min
- [Jerez de los Caballeros: towers and citadel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerez-de-los-caballeros/itineraries/towers-and-templars-with-a-guide.md) (1 h en coche): A guided visit to San Miguel, San Bartolomé and the Templar citadel, the Museum of Sacred Art with its Holy Week display, lunch beside Santa María and back along the wall.
- [Zafra: squares, convent and spa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/zafra/itineraries/squares-santa-clara-and-spa.md) (1 h en coche): Plaza Grande and Plaza Chica with their measuring rod, the cloister of Santa Clara, the Zafra Única route, lunch in the Feria family's fortress and an afternoon on the thermal circuit at El Raposo.
- [Évora: megaliths with an archaeologist](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/evora/itineraries/almendres-megaliths-with-an-archaeologist.md) (1 h 15 en coche): Three hours with an archaeologist among the nearly one hundred Almendres menhirs and the great Zambujeiro dolmen, lunch in Évora and the afternoon at the cathedral and the Roman temple.
- [Évora: temple, cathedral and bones](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/evora/itineraries/roman-temple-and-bone-chapel.md) (1 h 15 en coche): Évora is an hour and a quarter from Badajoz and its walled centre can be seen on foot in a day: the cathedral terrace, the Roman temple, the Chapel of Bones and the aqueduct.
- [Cáceres: towers, palace and cistern](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/caceres/itineraries/bujaco-golfines-and-cistern.md) (1 h 15 en coche, Renfe Media Distancia train to Cáceres; check the Sunday timetable): The Torre de Bujaco, the Golfines de Abajo palace with a guide, the cistern at the Museo de Cáceres and lunch at the parador; an afternoon of squares and churches.
- [Cáceres and Trujillo: King's Landing and Casterly Rock](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/caceres/itineraries/kings-landing-and-casterly-rock.md) (1 h 15 en coche): A free film tour through the Cáceres of Euron Greyjoy, the Plaza de Santa María and San Jorge, Extremaduran lunch and, in the afternoon, Casterly Rock at Trujillo castle.
- [On foot from Castelo de Vide to Marvão](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/marvao/itineraries/pr3-trail-from-castelo-de-vide.md) (1 h 30 en coche): Almost ten waymarked kilometres between two border towns, with a final climb on a medieval cobbled path among chestnut trees. You eat in Marvão and walk the walls at sunset.
- [Marvão: chestnut fair](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/marvao/itineraries/roast-chestnuts-at-the-fair.md) (1 h 30 en coche): Roast chestnuts and producers' stalls along the streets of Marvão at its November festival, a climb to the castle and Alentejo lunch with the plain spread out in front of you. An hour and a half from Badajoz.
- [Marvão and Castelo de Vide](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/marvao/itineraries/walls-and-jewish-quarter-castelo-de-vide.md) (1 h 30 en coche): A morning in Marvão, the walled town on a granite ridge, with the castle and its cistern; lunch and afternoon in Castelo de Vide, 11 km away, with its medieval Jewish quarter.
- [Monsaraz: town, menhirs and potters](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/itineraries/menhirs-potters-and-alqueva-views.md) (1 h 30 en coche): A town of two white streets with a castle overlooking Lake Alqueva, a medieval fresco of the good and the bad judge, a menhir enclosure and Portugal's largest pottery village.
- [Monsaraz: lake beach and sunset](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/itineraries/summer-lake-beach-and-sunset.md) (1 h 30 en coche): A swim at the river beach on Alqueva lake, with lifeguards and a children's area, lunch in the shade and a climb up to the town when the sun goes down, to see the lake from the castle.

## Cómo lo calculamos

Driving time from central Badajoz on a Sunday morning, with no stops. Opening times for the plans in Portugal are given in Portuguese time, one hour behind Spain: you lose an hour on the clock on the way there and gain it back on the way home.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which plan is best with children?
Monsaraz in summer, for the river beach on Lake Alqueva, with lifeguards and a play area. Outside summer, the walls of Marvão and the standing stones of Évora and Monsaraz.

### Do we have to pay tolls?
The A6 towards Évora has a toll, and some Portuguese motorways charge electronically only: register your number plate before crossing. Marvão and Monsaraz can be reached by national roads.

### Do restaurants open on Sundays in Portugal?
Many close on Sunday or Monday. Check the lunch details for each plan and book: in small villages there are few tables.

### What time is it in Portugal?
One hour behind Spain all year round. If you leave Badajoz at 9:00, you reach Évora at 9:15 local time.