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All About Extremadura

Extremadura is an autonomous community in western Spain, consisting of the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz, with Mérida as its capital. It is known for its rich history, including significant Roman and Muslim influences, and features several UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Cáceres and Mérida. The region is characterized by its diverse geography, including the Tajo and Guadiana rivers, and a climate that is hot and dry in summer and cold in winter.

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All About Extremadura

Extremadura is an autonomous community in western Spain, consisting of the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz, with Mérida as its capital. It is known for its rich history, including significant Roman and Muslim influences, and features several UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Cáceres and Mérida. The region is characterized by its diverse geography, including the Tajo and Guadiana rivers, and a climate that is hot and dry in summer and cold in winter.

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ALL ABOUT

EXTREMADURA
By Inés
Where is Extremadura?
Extremadura is an It has two provinces, Extremadura´s
autonomous community of Cáceres and Badajoz. capital is Mérida.
Spain. It´s in the western They are the biggest
Iberian Peninsula. provinces of Spain.
CÁCERES The most important cities
In Extremadura you must visit Cáceres, Mérida and Guadalupe. These cities are World Heritage Site.
MÉRIDA
The old city of Cáceres was declared a World Emérita Augusta (Mérida) was the capital of
Heritage Site by Unesco in 1986, because it the Lusitania, a province of the Roman
is one of the most complete urban complexes Empire. Now we can see important Roman
of the Middle Age and the Renaissance in the buildings.
world.
Geography
Inthe north is the
Sistema Central with
the highest point in
Extremadura, high
Calvitero. .

To the south rises the


Sierra Morena, which
separates Extremadura
from Andalucía.
There are two large rivers that cross
Extremadura. They are Tajo River and In Tajo River you can find two reservoirs.
Guadiana River. They are Alcántara Reservoir and Gabriel
and Galán Reservoir.

In Guadiana River there are six


reservoirs:
● Proserpina Reservoir
● Alange Reservoir
● Orellana Reservoir
● Zújar Reservoir
● García Sola Reservoir
● The Serena Reservoir.

The Serena Reservoir is the biggest


reservoir in Europe!!

Climate In summer it´s very hot and dry and in winter it´s cold.
Prehistory History
The prehistory in Extremadura began In the mountain ranges near
when groups of hunters-gatherers the Zújar River you can visit
looked for food near the rivers. In cave painting.
Cáceres, Maltravieso Cave served This Cave painting shows a
as a shelter for hunters-gatherers. horse and some hands.
You can visit it.
Roman Period
Mérida (now capital of Extremadura) became the capital of the Roman province of
Lusitania, and one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire.
In Mérida you can visit an Roman bridge is over
amazing Roman Theatre. the Guadiana River at
It originally had a capacity for Mérida, It is the
6.000 spectators. They sat in world's longest
three different areas according surviving bridge from
their social class. ancient times

In Mérida also you can see


The Roman Amphitheatre.
In this building gladiators
fought. Also gladiators fought
against animals such as lions
or bears.
Muslim Period
In Entremadura there was a Muslim period for 500 years. You can find archaeological
remains from this period.
The Alcazaba in Mérida
is a Muslim fortification.
It is near the Roman
bridge. This was used to
check the traffic of
pedestrians to the city. In Cáceres you can visit
the Veleta´s Palace and
its cistern to collect
water. This cistern is
from this period.
During the Middle Ages, in Extremadura Jews, Christians and Muslims lived together.

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