Wall

With its double defensive system, it is the great element of the monumental heritage that characterises the city. It was built between the foundation of Alfonso VIII at the end of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century, and was completed in 1201. In 1196 an Almohad invasion took power for a year, after which the city passed back into the hands of the Castilian king, who had the walls reinforced for security reasons. With a perimeter of approximately 2.2 kilometres, it had more than 71 cubes, of which we still have 20. It originally had 5 gates and 2 shutters, which we still have today.

C.I. Torre Lucía

This tower was once linked to the city’s fortress, which was demolished in the 20th century. We can walk along a stretch of wall if we go inside the tower itself, which houses the Interpretation Centre of the Medieval City of Plasencia, which will help us to understand the configuration and meaning of our walls. Its name refers to the fire that was lit in it to guide travellers arriving in the city, and to warn the surrounding population and castles in case of danger.

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This is one of the most outstanding civil monuments in the city. It was built in stone by Juan de Flandes in the middle of the 16th century to replace an earlier construction called “Cañería de los Moros” dating from the 12th century. It was used to bring water to the city from the nearby mountain ranges of Cabezabellosa and El Torno and we currently conserve 55 arches, 7 of them next to the Hospital. It is 300 metres long and has a maximum height of 18 metres. Some of the arches were restored after their destruction in the Civil War.

Designed in the 16th century by Juan de Álava, one of the architects of the Cathedral, who incorporated a balcony to watch the public festivities. In the clock tower we find Abuelo Mayorga, an automaton that chimes the bells and has become one of the most beloved symbols of the city.

San Antón Park

The park is actually called Gabriel y Galán because it is dedicated to the Castilian poet José María Gabriel y Galán, although many locals are unaware of its name and name it after the San Antón aqueduct that flanks it. 

The park forms part of the belt of parks in Plasencia that begins at the Torre Lucia park and ends at the Coronación and Los Pinos. It is a beautiful and secluded park located in the highest part of the city and is made up of two parts: one with exceptional views of the Sierra de Santa Bárbara, and the second, framed on one side by the Coronacion park and on the other by the great construction of the San Antón aqueduct.

Inside there are several curiosities: the “Fuente Rosa” (Pink Fountain) named after the stone that covers it, the sculpture of Gabriel y Galán and the sculpture in homage to D. Calixto Payan y Vargas, Marquis of La Constancia and founder of the school for orphaned children of San Calixto.