Extremadura Guide Eng 2016

The following centuries left a legacy with the impressive example of feudal architecture that can be found in the cen- tre of Cáceres, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The most famous, typical festivities of these localities are Easter, El Chíviri, hold on Easter Sunday, both in Trujillo, and Easter in Cáceres. All of them are declared Extremadura Tourist Interest Festivity. They are worth mentioning Car- nival in Montánchez, where the famous Jurromachos stand out. An annual event of unquestionable value for the zone is the Cheese Fair of Trujillo.

Some rests and discoveries dated back to Roman time are also in Salvatierra de Santiago, Montanchez or Ibaher- nando. In addition to other nearby localities, they were oc- cupied by Visigoths some centuries later, who left beautiful examples of Hispanic-Visigothic basilicas, such as the one in Santa Lucía del Trampal in Alcuéscar and the one in Santa Maria, dated back to VII century in Ibahernando. In addition to the Roman culture, the Muslim is the most influential one in the history of the localities in this zone, with obvious examples in Hizn Qazris and Torrejuela , Moorish names of Cáceres and Trujillo. Montanchez still has its beautiful castle dated back to this time, as well as Trujillo.

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