© ParadoresParador de Cáceres Restaurant
What to order: Extremaduran zorongollo and Iberian sirloin with Casar cheese sauce; técula mécula for dessert
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Day itinerary · 39.47° N · 6.37° W
Cáceres on a Sunday: tower, palace interior and cistern.
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.
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Part of CáceresGame of Thrones Locations
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Total time8 h
By car1 h each way
WalkingAbout 3 h spread out, with slopes
DifficultyEasy, sloping cobbles
CostBujaco €2.50, Golfines €3 and lunch
Best timeMarch – May · October – November
With childrenYes; under-12s do not pay for the Golfines
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Mérida 1 h by car
from Mérida via the A-66, about 75 km
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1
Plaza Mayor and Arco de la Estrella
park outside the wall · map at the tourist office
- 2 min on foot
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Bujaco Tower and its viewpoint
€2.50 · half an hour
- 6 min on foot
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Golfines de Abajo Palace, with a guide
11:00 guided tour · €3 · buy beforehand on its website
- 5 min on foot
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Cáceres Museum and its Arab cistern
free for EU citizens · on Sunday, until 15:00
- 5 min on foot
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Parador de Cáceres Restaurant
Extremaduran cooking · €€€ · booking
Calle Ancha, 6, 10003 Cáceres · +34 927 211 759
Restaurant €€€Book - 4 min on foot
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Plaza de San Jorge and San Francisco Javier church
the San Francisco Javier staircase
- 3 min on foot
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Santa María Co-Cathedral
ask the office for the day's hours
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Back home
you reach Mérida around 18:30
Approximate cost
About €35–60 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Plaza Mayor and Arco de la Estrella
Cáceres is an hour from Mérida on the A-66: you arrive mid-morning and come back in daylight. Sunday has a catch: the Golfines palace and the Museo de Cáceres open only in the morning. This plan puts them before lunch and leaves the afternoon for wandering the monumental city, which never closes.
The day, hour by hour
9:00 · Set off. From Mérida it is about 75 km on the A-66. From Badajoz, an hour and a half; from Salamanca, about two hours twenty, so leave earlier. Park outside the wall: the monumental city has restricted traffic.
10:00 · Plaza Mayor. Pick up a map at the tourist office and look at the square with the wall and the Torre de Bujaco above it.
10:15 · Torre de Bujaco. €2.50 and half an hour: the Plaza Mayor from above.
11:00 · Golfines de Abajo palace. You can only enter with a guide, in small groups at fixed times: on Sundays there are visits at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00. It costs €3, free for under-12s. Buy the ticket on its website: you will not wait more than five minutes.
12:15 · Museo de Cáceres. On Plaza de las Veletas, with the Arab cistern under the house. Free for EU citizens; on Sundays it closes at 15:00.
13:30 · Lunch at the Parador. Inside the wall, on Calle Ancha: zorongollo, Iberian sirloin with Torta del Casar and técula mécula. Open at midday every day; book on 927 211 759.
15:45 · Plaza de San Jorge. The steps of San Francisco Javier above the patron saint's square.
16:30 · Co-cathedral of Santa María. Ask the day's opening hours at the tourist office, because they depend on services. Then a wander without a set route around the upper part.
17:30 · Head home. You reach Mérida around half past six.
With children
They enjoy the Torre de Bujaco and the cistern, and at the Golfines there is a family visit with riddles. Under-12s do not pay for the palace. With a pushchair, the sloping cobbles are hard going: a baby carrier is better.
Time30 min
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
© Paradores
El Figón de Eustaquio
What to order: the regional menu: Extremaduran migas or the house soup, and for the main chanfaina, venison stewed with mushrooms or Iberian beef cheek
Torre de Sande
What to order: the €57 tasting menu for the whole table, or charcoal-grilled Iberian cuts and a stew such as the tripe and pig's snout; in good weather, a table outside
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Cáceres
In spring and autumn. On Sundays the Museo de Cáceres and the Golfines open only in the morning: that is why they come before lunch. In mid-November, the Mercado de las Tres Culturas.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Buy the Golfines tickets on Saturday
The visits are for small groups and sell out.
- 2Come back on a Saturday night
The monumental city lit up is the best of Cáceres.
We'd skip it
Leaving the Golfines and the museum for Sunday afternoon: both close at midday.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day in Cáceres cost?
Bujaco €2.50, the Golfines €3 and the museum free for EU citizens. With lunch at the parador, about €45–70 per person.
What is open on Sunday afternoon?
The streets and squares, always. The Golfines palace and the Museo de Cáceres close at midday.
Can you do it without a car?
Yes, by train from Mérida or Badajoz, with a taxi or a walk from the station.
What happens if it rains?
The Museo de Cáceres, the Golfines and the Museo Helga de Alvear are indoors; the cobbles are slippery.
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