This historic city of Extremadura, known as the “town of 1001 escutcheons”, is always worth visiting.
You can feel like a time traveller as you walk along any of its narrow cobbled streets. Surrounded by mansions, Renaissance palaces and churches crowned by storks’ nests, you’ll understand why Cáceres is a World Heritage City. Get your camera ready to immortalise one of the prettiest historic town centres of Spain.
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How to get there - transport information
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How to get to aeroplane
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Cáceres does not have a city airport but there are three airports close to it:Badajoz Airport: about 100 kilometres away, with flights to Madrid, Barcelona and Palma. More informationSeville Airport: about 275 kilometres away, with many national and international flights. More informationMadrid Airport: about 325 kilometres away, with flights to all major cities in Europe and many around the world. More information
How to get to train
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Cáceres railway station is about two kilometres from the old town centre.
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You can get to the centre of Cáceres by bus. The routes with the closest stops to the station are route 1, route 4 and route 8. It takes about half an hour to walk there.
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Trains to Madrid (around 3 and a half hours), Mérida (around an hour), and other destinations.
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How to get there by road
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From Madrid, via the A-5 motorway (around 3 hours).
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From Seville, via the A-66 motorway (around 2 hours and 45 minutes).
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From Badajoz, via the A-5 and then A-66 motorways or via the N-523 road (about an hour and a half).
Practical information
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The city is easy to explore on foot.
How to get around in bus
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They usually operate between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
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Options: You can purchase a single ticket, a combined ticket (for transfers) or a 10-trip ticket.
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