Day 10 - Sun. May 30 - Salamanca-Cáceres-Seville

Last night while walking near the 'Plaza Mayor' in Salamanca there were young people break dancing. The crowd was so large that we decided not to stay and try to watch.

A little cool when we left the hotel this morning at 9 am. The drive to Caceres was uneventful, just a short pit stop at a “service center”. We arrived about noon and our guide, Victor, took us to the main square and warned us not to try to go back to the bus by another route or we would probably get lost. We picked up a very good map of the city, which would probably prevent getting lost.

Passing into the old city our first stop was the ‘Carvajal Tower and House’. Unfortunately the detailed model of the town was enclosed in plexiglass and we could not get a good photo.


Carvajal Tower with Eva to give an idea of the size.

Next we went to Plaza de San Jorge to visit ‘San Francisco Javier’s Church’. Admission was only 1 Euro and although not the largest by any means, the white walls gave a refreshing brightness and it was well worth it. Admission also included admission to the tower from which there was a good view of the town. We took several pictures of the small chapels around the sides of the church.

San Francisco Javier’s Church

On our way to the Cáceres Museum in ‘Las Veletas Palace’ there was a concert by a military band in the Plaza de San Mateo, but we didn’t linger. There were excelent displaies from the Palaeolithic age to early middle ages and we visited the cisterns built during the Muslim occupation. Unfortunately the contemporary exhibits were not open.

Heading back to the bus we stopped at the Plaza Mayor and sat in the shade to each our meat and cheese sandwich on a baguette. Allong the way we could see traces of snow on the top of some of the hills.

Back on the road to Sevelle we stopped again at a service center and had a drink, Eva a Fresca and I a beer, (about the same price). It was then on to our hotel. The room isn’t quite as nice as last night and no refrigerator, but it will do for the 2 nights we are here.

Just got back from dinner,(10:30 pm). Great 4 course meal. While in the restaurant there was a large parade passed by on the street with a couple of bands, a statue of the Virgin Mary, and a lot of the populace. We weren’t able to find out why, not even from the waitors.