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Barrio de San VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Antonio
This quaint old Jewish Practical Information
quarter, with narrow Cáceres. * 95,600. n Calle
streets of whitewashed Tiendas 1, 927 11 12 22. ( Wed.
houses restored _ San Jorge (23 Apr), San
to their original Fernando (30 May). Museo de
condition, takes Cáceres: Open Tue–Sun.
its name from the ∑ ayto-caceres.es/turismo
nearby hermitage
of St Anthony. Transport
£ Juan Pablo II, 6, 902 43 23 43.
@ Calle de Túnez 1, 927 23 25 50.

R I N C Ó N D E L A M O N J A
. Museo de Cáceres
Housed in the Casa de las Veletas,
this museum has contemporary art
and archaeology from the region.

The Convento de San Pablo
C A L L E I N S T I T U T O C A L L E A N C H A A D I R
sells delicious yemas (candied
egg yolks) made by the nuns.

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Casa y Torre de las Cigüeñas
The Iglesia de San Mateo, The slender, battlemented
built between the 14th and tower of the House of the
17th centuries, is one of Storks was allowed to remain
Cáceres’ earliest churches. after 1476 because of the
owner’s loyalty to Isabel. It is
now owned by the army and
Casa del Sol (Casa de los Solis) not open to the public.
The façade of this elegant Renaissance
building, once home of the Solis family,
is emblazoned with a sun (sol) motif.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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