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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cáceres

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cáceres, Spain

Updated January 16, 2020

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Unusual Attractions in Cáceres

The “aljibe” or cistern beneath the Cáceres Museum.

Cáceres, Spain

Moorish Cistern of Cáceres

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.
Cave of Maltravieso

Cáceres, Spain

Cave of Maltravieso

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
“Car in Concrete.”

Cáceres, Spain

Vostell Malpartida Museum

An old wool-washing house filled with Fluxus contemporary art.
The stele.

Cáceres, Spain

The 'Astronaut' of Casar

A strange anthropomorphic stele with a mysterious inscription that has never been deciphered.
Embedded human bones in the wall.

Cáceres, Spain

Don Alvaro Alley

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.
Tower of the Storks (center).

Cáceres, Spain

Torre de las Cigüeñas (Tower of the Storks)

The tallest tower in Cáceres's Old Town.
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It takes 20 sheep to make 2.2 pounds of Torta del Casar.

Casar de Cáceres, Spain

Museo del Queso

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.
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