Luxury holidays in Extremadura

The lack of coastline has kept mass tourism at bay: this is a part of Spain where donkeys plod through quiet olive groves, and life passes slowly with the changing of the seasons. Sleepy fortified towns overlooking the Portuguese borderlands bear traces of Roman, Moorish and mediaeval glory and are graced by Conquistador mansions paid for with plundered Aztec and Inca gold. Today, the treasure troves of Pizarro and Cortés are matched by an El Dorado of regional delicacies to tempt a new breed of explorer.
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Areas in Extremadura

When to go

You get really good weather from April to October – July and August are not crowded (because everyone has headed for the sea) but might be too hot for some people. Winters are generally mild with some snow in the hills.

Getting there

  • Planes

    The region has very few international airports. The nearest are Seville | Madrid and Lisbon.

  • Trains

    Badajoz is on the Madrid-Lisbon train line. Infrequent express trains stop at Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz.

  • Automobiles

    Roads are of a high quality | and driving is the only practical way to see the region in a short space of time. When you hire a car | make sure you ask for a map | or fork out the extra for GPS.

  • Taxis

    Best to ask your hotel to order one.