The province of Cáceres is a province of western Spain, and makes up the northern half of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Its capital is the city of Cáceres. Other cities in the province include Plasencia, Coria, Navalmoral de la Mata, and Trujillo, the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro González. As of 2014, the province had 408,703 inhabitants, of whom a quarter lived in the capital. The Tagus river runs through the province.
Part of the Roman bridge at Alconétar, Cáceres province
Extremadura is a landlocked autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it is crossed from east to west by the Tagus and Guadiana rivers. The autonomous community is formed by the two largest provinces of Spain: Cáceres and Badajoz. Extremadura is bordered by Portugal to the west and by the autonomous communities of Castile and León (north), Castilla–La Mancha (east), and Andalusia (south).
Towering over 2,400 m, the Calvitero is considered to be Extremadura's highest point.
The Garganta de Cuartos in northeastern Extremadura
Archaeological Roman Ensemble in Mérida (Emerita Augusta), capital of the Roman province of Hispania Lusitana.
The bull of Plasencia in the Cantigas de Santa Maria.
