Day drive · Al-Andalus

The western frontier

Stops
3
Total distance
about 116 km as the crow flies

The Almohad tower of Cáceres, the Alcazaba of Mérida, the oldest Muslim fortification in the peninsula (835), and the Alcazaba of Badajoz, considered the largest in Europe, with the Torre de Espantaperros beside it.

Stops

  1. Torre de Bujaco (Torre almohade de Qaṣriš), Qaṣriš
  2. Alcazaba de Mérida (Alcazaba de Mārida), Mārida
  3. Alcazaba de Badajoz (Alcazaba de Baṭalyaws), Baṭalyaws

Start the drive

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Check opening hours before you set off: they change, so they are not listed here.

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by Phantazein

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