If you prefer a rural setting removed from the clamour of city life, this five-star spa hotel could just be your place. Rooms are modern and supremely comfortable, and you're close to enough to town to be able to visit when you wish.
Hotel Hospes Palacio de Arenales
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
29.44 MILES
Trujillo's main square is one of Spain's most spectacular plazas, surrounded by baroque and Renaissance stone buildings sporting intricately carved…
3.39 MILES
As you head up the steps to the Ciudad Monumental from the Plaza Mayor, turn left to climb the 12th-century, 25m-high Torre de Bujaco, home to an…
3.41 MILES
As the closest square to the Plaza Mayor, the Plaza de Santa María and the surrounding tangle of lanes provide most people's introduction to the Ciudad…
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Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo
3.42 MILES
The sumptuous home of Cáceres' prominent Golfín family has been beautifully restored. Built piecemeal between the 14th and 20th centuries, it's crammed…
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3.38 MILES
The excellent Museo de Cáceres, spread across 12 buildings in a 16th-century mansion built over an evocative 12th-century aljibe (cistern), is the only…
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29.39 MILES
Atop the town's 600m-high summit, Trujillo's castle is of 10th-century Islamic origin (note the horseshoe arch just inside the entrance) and was later…
Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor
29.28 MILES
This 13th-century church is a stunner. It has a mainly Gothic nave and two towers that you can climb for fabulous views across Trujillo, the castle and…
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29.42 MILES
On the south side of Plaza Mayor, carved images of conquistador Pizarro and his lover Inés Yupanqui (sister of the Inca emperor Atahualpa) adorn the…
Nearby Cáceres attractions
1. Palacio de los Golfines de Arriba
3.31 MILES
This 14th- to 15th-century palace is where Franco was declared head of state in 1936.
3.33 MILES
Tucked into the upper half of the old town, the 14th-century Casa Mudéjar still retains its Islamic influence in its striking brickwork and 1st-floor…
3.35 MILES
From the Plaza de San Jorge, head up Calle Cuesta de la Compañía to the Plaza de San Mateo, the highest point of the Ciudad Monumental. Generally quieter…
3.36 MILES
Crowning the highest spot of the Ciudad Monumental (458m) and built on the site of the town's mosque, the Iglesia de San Mateo was traditionally the…
3.37 MILES
Sandwiched between the Plaza de San Mateo and the Plaza de las Veletas, at the top of the old town, this is the only Cáceres tower to retain its…
3.38 MILES
The excellent Museo de Cáceres, spread across 12 buildings in a 16th-century mansion built over an evocative 12th-century aljibe (cistern), is the only…
3.39 MILES
Guarding the entrance to the Ciudad Monumental from the Plaza Mayor is the 18th-century Arco de la Estrella (made wide for carriage access); pass…
8. Centro de Interpretación de la Semana Santa
3.39 MILES
A gallery with exhibits on the city's Easter celebrations, atop 18th-century cisterns.