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Major attractions of the city

• Museums
  The provincial archaeology
  Museum dates back to prehistoric times of Moorish reign
  The provincial fine arts museum: The most extremely works are the extr
  realist paintings
  The Extremadura and Latin-American Museum of Contemporary Art
• Exhibitions/Art galleries
  International Theatre Festival, International Extremadura Festival & Iberian’s Festival
  Handicrafts: ceramics and gold and silver works
  The Carnival: a Regional Tourist Attraction
• Historic monuments
  The Moorish fortress: a place of military and strategic importance
  The plaza Alta/ the Plaza de San José: is of Mudejar style, medieval
  Convents and Churches: replaced by sixteenth and seventeenth-century structures
  Roman theatre in Mérida and the huge amphitheatre
• Shopping
  The shopping area is arround Menacho street
  There is a big shopping centre in the city centre
• Others
  Lusiberia park
  Recinto Ferial, is an outstanding location for fairs and exhibitions

Day trips

• 1_The three valleys route
  La Vera, the Jerte and the Ambroz valley boast landscapes and rivers rich in fauna and vegetation. Aldeanueva del Camino has an interesting Roman bridge and has many basket makers working in the area. Baños de Montemayor. Baños attracts health conscious tourists, thanks to its magnificent health spa facilities. Hervás, is where a visit to the Jewish Quarter and the Pérez Comendador Leroux Museum is a must.
• 2_The route of the conquistadors
  In the 16th century, Extremadura left its mark on world history as a result of the important role Extremadurans played in the discovery of the New World. You can visit the towns of Trujillo, Medellín and Villanueva de la Serena. The last stop is Jerez de los Caballeros, birthplace of the first European to see the Pacific Ocean: Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
• 3_The silver route
  The silver route was the most important transportation routes in western Hispania of the Romans. It connected the city of Emérita Augusta (Mérida) with Astorga. From Astorga it leads into Galicia to Santiago or Via León, making its way to the Cantabrian Sea. From Mérida it penetrated Andalusia to Seville. Later, it was called the Mozarab Road and was used by Christians living in Muslim territory to journey to the pilgrimage site of Santiago de Compostela.
• 4_The three routes: wine, Iberian ham and cheese
  You can do several short trips to discover the local gastronomic delights and culture of the villages near Badajoz. There are specifics gastronomic routes such as the “Wine Route”, “Ham Route” and “Cheese Route”. The wine route is the most popular, and it tries to show the characteristics of the wines that belong to Ribera del Guadiana. Four of the six sub zones in which the D.O. “Ribera del Guadiana” is divided, are in the Badajoz province.

Group activities

• 1_Visit to the factories
  Visit wine bodegas to see wine being made from the first steps right up until the wine is in the bottle. Visit cheese factories to see local cheese being made by traditional methods.
• 2_Trekking
  Walking routes around the countryside.
• 3_Bet at the casino
  Situated at the NH Gran Hotel Casino de Extremadura enjoy trying your luck on the tables.
• 4_Capeas
  See a private bull fight with young bulls and enjoy a great meal with typical products of the region.