A few more photos of the last days in Spain. One day we visited the monastery de San Jerónimo de Yuste, where the Charles V lived the last few years of his life, near Cuacos de Yuste. And one of the last days we drove down to Cáceres to visit its historical walled town centre, a UNESCO world heritage site. The plains around Cáceres are known for their populations of little and greater bustards, large birds that have been hunted to extinction in many places and which we had never seen before. So on the way to Cáceres we took some smaller country roads through the plains to try to find them. We were lucky, Tony managed to spot a small group of greater bustards, but no photos, they were a bit too far away for that.
Monastery de San Jerónimo de Yuste
Monastery de San Jerónimo de Yuste
Looking back to Cuacos de Yuste, with Sierra de Gredos in the background
Plaza Major, de main square in Cáceres, just outside the old city walls
The entrance to the walled city
Plaza Santa María
Street with the city wall on the left
Iglesia Concatedral de Santa María
Overview from the church tower
Cáceres is also known for the many nesting storks. Even in winter there are still some white storks around.
Moorish cistern underneath the Cáceres museum
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