When planning longer trips in Europe it’s easy to concentrate on the outward leg, the return leg being a rush back to catch a ferry maybe; but we like to see the trip as a continuous experience despite knowing there is a ferry to catch. Our much-anticipated (but delayed) trip to Spain was now into its fifth week and, having visited many wonderful places on the beaten track for many people who make this trip, we were hoping for more out-of-the-way experiences as we turned north from Cadiz to head back to Bilbao for the ferry. Some promising stopovers were found by browsing guidebooks and others by a careful perusal of the map; sometimes we’d feel the need for smaller villages for a respite from busy towns, and other times the need for some countryside and scenery took preference.
We headed tor the region ot Extremadura on the basis that we had heard of its reputation as a place off the beaten track and ideal for nature lovers - perfect for us. But before our dose of nature, there was time for another medieval hilltop town. Pulling into the area de autocaravanas thoughtfully provided by the good folks of Caceres, we could see that this was
