The Alkázar Theatre in Plasencia has almost a century of history in its origins. Before becoming the municipal theatre, it was a private cinema-theatre, until it was acquired by the council of Plasencia.

It is a classical theatre divided into side stalls, stalls, amphitheatre and henhouse or “paradise”, with a total of more than 740 seats, and offers a wide variety of performing arts shows divided into two seasons, from January to June and from September to December.

In addition, recalling its origins as a cinema, an old projection machine that belonged to the nearby Colegio de San Calixto is located on its façade behind a glass window.

Entrance to the city via the N-630 from the south, it is very degraded and a 2,000 square metre area with a viewpoint and green areas will be improved from 2022.

Outside the walls of the historic centre of Plasencia and over the waters of the river Jerte, we find the bridge of San Lázaro, next to the chapel of the same name. It was built in the 16th century in the Gothic style and is considered to be the oldest bridge in Plasencia.

This platform has a double slope and is made up of seven spans that were originally pointed, especially the central ones, which were lowered in successive repairs. Likewise, the ashlars of the arches were replaced by slate.

The landscape that can be seen when crossing the bridge of San Lázaro has spectacular views, full of nature, reflecting a certain part of the town’s history. It was the only stone bridge in the city and after a flood, it has been rebuilt until the present day, which remains as one of the many icons of the municipality of Plasencia.

This bridge, more than 500 years old, is called Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) because it was the only platform in the city for almost 480 years, although it could also be called Puente de la Reina (Queen’s Bridge) due to the interest that Isabel the Catholic put in this work of extreme necessity for Plasencia and its land. It was in 1512 when the union of 16 municipalities, together with Plasencia and the Cathedral Chapter resulted in the construction of a stone bridge over the river Jerte, which is still enjoyed by the people of Plasencia and other inhabitants of the north of Extremadura. It replaced a wooden bridge, which had previously replaced a masonry bridge. The New Bridge has no replacement.

“The construction of the New Bridge is a symbol of the unity of Upper Extremadura”, according to the mayor of Plácido, Fernando Pizarro.

It was Rodrigo Alemán, an artist who worked on the cathedral and who is said to be the first man to fly in Spain, who was commissioned to carry out this “great work of engineering”, which took 12 years to build, and which was open to traffic until about a decade ago.

The bridge is of ashlar masonry, in a double-slope layout, and in the centre is a small temple dedicated to the Virgin Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza, depicted offering the Child a dove in granite and polychrome carving.