Puerta de Santiago

Extremadura


Head up into the old town along Calle de los Ballesteros and you'll pass through the 15th-century Puerta de Santiago.


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1. Iglesia de Santiago

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Alongside the grand Puerta de Santiago, just inside the walled town, stands the Iglesia de Santiago, Trujillo's oldest church, founded in the 13th century…

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3. Aljibe de Altamirano

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4. Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor

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5. Palacio de Juan Pizarro de Orellana

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6. Torre del Alfiler

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7. Palacio de la Conquista

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8. Casa-Museo de Pizarro

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High in the upper old town (and signposted from the Puerta de Santiago), this small museum occupies a 15th-century home believed to have belonged to the…

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