Routes and guides

Three road-trip plans for Extremadura, from a short Roman and medieval break to a full week of cities, nature, and villages.

The monumental ensemble of the city of Cáceres is simply impressive. In the Old Town (the historic center), you can see numerous palaces, towers, churches, and museums.

Mérida preserves one of the most complete archaeological ensembles on the Iberian Peninsula. In addition to the impressive Roman legacy (Augusta Emerita was an important city during the Roman Empire), you can observe the city's historical evolution throughout the Visigothic, Arab, and Christian periods.

The main ways to reach Extremadura by plane, train, and car, with the closest airports and driving times from Madrid, Seville, and Lisbon.

A season-by-season guide to the weather in Extremadura, from cherry blossom in spring to cranes and mild days in winter.

Where to base yourself in Extremadura: cities, historic towns, rural houses, and paradores, with tips on when to book.

Practical tips for visiting Extremadura: money, language, safety, driving, opening hours, connectivity, and more.

A journey through the cities of Cáceres, Guadalupe and Mérida, all declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO.

Temperatures rise, the sun shines at its peak and the plain turns into golden. It is time to travel, know and enjoy Extremadura and its amazing natural surroundings. A perfect time to be delighted with the fresh water of gorges, rivers, natural swimming pools, dams, lakes... Silent and calm afternoons lead to noisy nights where there are lots of things to see and do.

Sierra de Gata is one of those fabulous places full of incomparable corners that enrich those who go there. It is located on the border with Portugal; this situation increases its cultural legacy, a memorable magical touch to all the towns and villages of Sierra de Gata.

Popular architecture mixes with Nature, water in many rivers across mountains and countryside, and singular and beautiful places. The region of La Vera attracts everyone who goes there.

Badajoz, the largest city in Extremadura, sits on the Portuguese border. Explore its Arab fortress, cathedral, and old squares, and the historic towns and dehesas around it.

The land around Navalmoral de la Mata is known as Campo Arañuelo, a place with beautiful landscapes of meadows, plains and pine forests, near the Monfrague National Park reserve.

Tierra de Barros is the main wine region of Extremadura, around the town of Almendralejo, with the Sierra Grande de Hornachos rising from its open plains.

Trujillo is one of Extremadura's best-preserved historic towns, with a medieval square and castle. Miajadas and the surrounding plains are farming country, good for birdwatching and slow drives.

A region between Tierra de Barros and the Sierra Morena, crossed by the Vía de la Plata. Its main town, Zafra, is known for its old squares and its historic livestock fair.

It's formed mainly by wide dehesas (vast expanses of wood pastures) with holm oaks and cork oaks everywhere.

A region in the southwest of Badajoz province, with the highest mountains in southern Extremadura, a hilltop monastery, caves, and the birthplace of the painter Zurbarán.