Famous Castles of Cáceres

10 historic castles and fortresses.

• Trujillo Castle — A Moorish castle above the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of the Inca Empire. The town's Renaissance palace…
• Montánchez Castle — A castle crowning a hill famous for its cured ham—montánchez jamón is considered among Spain's finest. The fortress con…
• Granadilla Castle — An abandoned walled village and castle flooded by the Gabriel y Galán reservoir. Though the waters never reached the to…
• Coria Castle — A castle within the Roman walls of Coria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in Extremadura. The keep offer…
• Belvís de Monroy Castle — A massive castle-palace complex overlooking the Tagus River. The Monroy family built one of Extremadura's largest forti…
• Valverde Castle — A medieval castle in the mountains of northern Cáceres, part of the defensive system protecting the strategic passes be…
• Alburquerque Castle (Cáceres) — A border fortress historically linked to the defensive system of the Cáceres-Portuguese frontier. Its position controll…
• Portezuelo Castle — A ruined castle on a hill in the Tajo Internacional area, overlooking the natural park that straddles the Spanish-Portu…
• Trevejo Castle — A Hospitaller castle in the Sierra de Gata near the Portuguese border. The almost-abandoned village of Trevejo below is…
• Mirabel Castle — A castle-palace of the Marquises of Mirabel overlooking the Plasencia valley. The castle combines military architecture…