Monuments the wide artistic inheritance that Extremadura preserves, reflects the large people variety and cultures which since prehistoric times lived these grounds. But it was, without any doubt, Roman civilization that which a greater number of monuments bequeathed us, cities, fitted, and you acted hydraulics, they are taken of the importance that these grounds had during the Romanisation of Spain. Between testimonies more important than Roman time, they underline the ruins of the old Roman city of Regina, whose remainders are preserved close to Houses of Queen, and of which it underlines the splendid Roman Theatre. As for remainders archaeologies of Roman time, Mérida, known refers, during centuries with the name of Emérita Auguste, has a Archaeologist Unit of what better is preserved Europe, made by which Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO was declared. The monument emblematic that Mérida and visited is, its Roman Theatre, built during the year 16 B.C, with a capacity of 6.000 spectators, and whose enclosure puts forward annually the Traditional Festival of Theatre.
From Plasencia, by taking the old one Via the Money, concretely close to Olive de Plasencia, we find the Arc of Cáparra, remainders interesting archaeological belonging to that which was Roman city of Cáparra.
A monument representative of the hydraulic philosopher's stones that the Romans built is, undoubtedly, majestic Roman Pont of Alcántara, who was built on the Coupe River, to save a distance of almost 200 meters length. Flow of century II A.C and its architect was Cayo Lacer July.
The presence of what is Arab was let feel in grounds of Extremadura, and proves of that are the important artistic samples history which we can visit in many localities of our area, being, most representative Fortress of Badajoz, one of better of preserved and larger than Extremadura. Of architectonic importance special they are its doors and turns, between which they underline that of the Capital and the popularly known one like Espantaperros. To supplement its cultural visit at the pacense city it will be able to admire other monuments interesting as they are, the Cathedral, with aspect of fortress, its bridges, walls, churches and convents.
In the province of Cáceres, we should not forget to visit three significant cities, such as for example: Cáceres, Guadalupe and Trujillo. The town of Cáceres will conquer the heart of whole that which goes by its good preserved old helmet, Monumental Conjoint declared Patrimony of Humanity in 1.986. This admirable unit, where prevail of the palates and the seigniorial houses, the majority of century XVI, in addition to convents, churches, and even, where one can still admire some remainders of the wall of century III and IV B.C, on which one raised, subsequently, the wall almohade.
To some 60 km of Cáceres one all in top of a hill the town of Trujillo, cradle of Francisco Pizarro conqueror, who’s equestrian figure chairs monumental the larger Place. This city, one of those more beautiful than Extremadura, has the pride to have constructions of enormous artistic historical interest, test of that are the many houses seigniorial century XVI, churches, like that of San Martín, that of Holy María largest, the castle located in the greatest part that the city, of centuries X and XI and its walls Muslim.
In full heart of Villuercas, one finds the Monastery Real of Our injury of Guadalupe, one of the centres of peregrination more important than the Christian world. Declared Monument Main road Historical and Artistic in 1.879 and Patrimony of Humanity in 1.993, joins together in him, not only one impressive architectonic unit, where one accumulated throughout time a great diversity of artistic styles (Gothic and mudéjar, with influences Renaissance and baroques), but also as museum in the interior of which one locates treasures of incalculable value. It Populates of Guadalupe, by locality which puts forward with the Real Monastery, attentively deserves a visit to admire its popular architecture of Judaic reminiscences.
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