Cáceres Cathedral was built in the 15th and 16th centuries on the basis of a 13th-century Mudejar construction. The three Gothic naves, almost the same height, have barrel vaults that extend into the fine engaged columns of the pillars.
This monastery was the former headquarters of the Alcantara military order and is still used today as an educational and research centre. It has elements of gothic, Renaissance, and Plateresque styles.
The construction of the Cathedral of Coria began in 1498 and was completed 250 years later, in 1748. The earthquake of 1 November 1755, which destroyed Lisbon, seriously damaged it. The cathedral is in Transitional Gothic style, with important Plateresque and Baroque additions. The tower bell tower designed by Manuel de Lara Churriguera (1690-1755).
The Basilica of Santa Eulalia was, according to researchers, the first Christian temple to be built in Hispania after the peace of the emperor Constantine in 313. After the reconquest of Mérida by Alfonso IX, which put an end to the Arab yoke (8th-13th century), the present church was built in the 13th century, on the same plan as the original basilica and using some of the same materials. Excavations carried out in the basement of the basilica since 1990 have brought to light the impressive underground enclosure, which can now be visited. In this crypt, where important Roman and Visigoth remains have been discovered.
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