It was a busy weekend in Cáceres but a very quiet Monday morning with few people on the streets and many of the museums and major sites closed. We walked to nearby Botanicc Grand Cafe for good coffee and a bowl of yogurt with granola.
After breakfast we picked up a few things at the Tambo Grocery Store. Just inside the front door is a display of freshly caught fish…even though we are a bit far from the sea.
After our errands were done, we set out for the Old Jewish Quarter of Cáceres (Barrio de San Antonio). It is described as a peaceful, centuries-old neighborhood of narrow cobbled streets and whitewashed houses hidden just behind the Moorish city walls.
The neighborhood has whitewashed walls and lovely flowers along the pathways.
We visited the small chapel of The Ermita de San Antonio which stands on the site where the Jewish community’s early synagogue once stood. The original synagogue was demolished and this small chapel was built in its place around 1470 — roughly two decades before the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492.
We visited ruins just outside the ancient city walls for excellent views of the modern city.
The days go by quickly! Tomorrow the city museum will be open and we will learn more about this fascinating corner of Spain.
