Caceres at Night: A Walk Back in Time (Medieval Caceres Series 4)

Caceres at Night
A Walk Back in Time
Medieval Caceres Series 4 

After a  late lunch, which also served as an early dinner- 
 we returned to Apartamentos Turisticos Encanto to rest.

 

My wife and my young son decided to stay as the six- hour bus 
travel from Lisbon exhausted them. Together with my teenage  
daughter, we decided to explore the old town at nightfall as
it the best time to appreciate archaic splendor of Caceres.

Armed with a map provided by our apartment host,

 

…we began our exploration of  the

old city at the Plaza Mayor.

 

Plaza Mayor, which serves as a portal to the

old town, is a magnificent huge public square.

 

 

Restaurants, bars, elegant arcades and souvenir shops

are set in excellently restored centuries old buildings.

 

From the Plaza Mayor, we accessed

the old town at the Arco de Estrella,

 

 

..the main entrance to the walled

enclosure to this medieval city.

 

Within its walls, we stood in awe,

 

…spellbound with the incredulous

sensation of stepping back in time.

 

A fabulous collection of medieval buildings,

… in an excellent state of conservation,

…that together with Prague in the Czech Republic and

 Tallinn in Estonia, this place was declared by the Council of Europe

as the Third Monumental Complex of Europe in 1968,

 

…and earned the nickname as the

 "Monumental City of Cáceres".

 

To avoid distraction, I set aside the map and decided
 that we should just explore the city in the raw, and 
enjoy  getting  lost in this hauntingly beautiful place,

 

…appreciate the sights and sounds of the lovely old town,

..and take pleasure of the strange

feeling of stepping back to the past.

 

We explored every street,  

 

...every nook and cranny,

 

…alleyways, 

 

…square, 

 

…and alcoves reflecting the grandness

of a glorious  by-gone era.

We walked on beautiful and narrow cobblestone alleys, 

 

...and heard  our footsteps echoing on the 
brick lined walls of the ancient buildings.

 

It’s the beautiful sound of silence that makes 
Caceres hauntingly stunning at night.

 

The old town is so beautiful, full of history, and it is a
wonder why  Cáceres does not attract international 
tourists and not as popular as other Spanish cities.

 

 It is underrated and not recognized the way it should be.

 

We returned to our apartment after midnight, and my daughter 
commented “It’s like we were in the Twilight Zone” referring to
 the popular American macabre television series in the 60's
and the 70's often concluding with an unexpected grisly twist.

 

Indeed, Caceres at night made us return to the

past without having to use a time machine.

 

It is an experience I would never forget.

Read the links below Medicieval Caceres Series.:

Lisbon, Portugal to Caceres, Spain  
Scenic Road Trip to History by Avanza Bus
Medieval Caceres Series1 

 Encanto Apartamentos Turisticos 
Beautiful, Spacious Home in Caceres 
Medieval Caceres Series 2 

El Requete 
Delicious Spanish Dinner
Medieval Caceres Series 3 

Caceres at Night
A Walk Back in Time
Medieval Caceres Series 4 

Caceres by Day 
Historic Tour to the Past
Medieval CaceresSeries 5 

Charcutteria Mostarzo 
Uniquely Spanish Supermercado
Medieval CaceresSeries 6 

Concatedral Santa Maria Caceres 
Ancient Center of Faith
Medieval Caceres Series 7 

Casa Palacio de los Becerra 
Middle Age Palace Museum
Medieval Caceres Series 8 

Iglesia de San Francisco Javier 
Ancient Church Museum
Medieval CaceresSeries 9 

Museo de Caceres 
Old Town, Old Museum
Medieval Caceres Series 10 

Granier Caceres 
Fiesta Official’s Breakfast Savior
Medieval Caceres Series 11 

Caceres Weekend Market 
A Real time Break from the Past
Medieval Caceres Series 12 

Restaurante Caceres 
Awesome Spanish Cuisine
Medieval Caceres Series 13 

Palacio De Los Caceres- Ovando
Old Town Armory Museum
Medieval Caceres Series 14 

Gastronomica Extremadura 
Foodie Tour in Caceres
Medieval CaceresSeries 15 

We are Caceres 
From Ciudad de Nueva Caceres to Caceres Spain
Medieval Caceres Series 16 

Medieval Caceres 
A Travel Back in Time
Medieval CaceresSeries 17