Presentación realizada por alumnos de 4º de ESO del IES Albarregas de Mérida en el marco del Programa ARCE del Ministerio de Educación. Se trabaja la localidad de Cáceres.

1. CÁCERES

2. Situation

3. Emblem, Flag and Population
Its population is 91,131 inhabitants.

4. Weather.
The climate of Cáceres is continental.
In general, it is characterized by hot, dry summers
with little rainfall during the summer period.

5. Gastronomy
The Iberian pig is bred in
the pastures, as well as
witness hams, steaks,
sausages, Morcone or
designation of origin
patatera Dehesa de
Extremadura.Of
pastoral life as
successful as dishes
from crumbs,
Extremadura gazpacho
and garlic soup or

6. Monuments
Christ's Arc
This is a Roman
gate located in
the center of
the Wall, an
amazing
conservation,
since it was

7. Things to see
Jewish Quartier
The Jewish Quartier also called
"Old Jewry" is an area of hills
and steep streets where you can
observe the lifestyle analyzing
their homes, small in size, with
one or two plants, small
openings and door lintels, fixed
to the wall advantage as a wall
of the house, the whole
neighborhood revolves around
the hermitage of San Antonio,
built in the fifteenth century on

8. Monuments
Church and convent
of San Pablo
Beaterio (convent for lay
sisters) founded in the 15th
century, with the actual
convent being built later. The
church’s facade is in the
Gothic style. Nuns of the
Order of Saint Clare live in
the convent. Other inhabited
convents are that of Santa
Clara, in the square of the
same name, and the Convent

9. Celebrities
Francisco Sánchez de las
Brozas, known as the
Brocense, and in Latin as
Franciscus Sanctius
Brocensis (Brozas, province
of Caceres, 1523 -
Salamanca, 1600) was a
famous Spanish humanist and
grammarian.

10. Feast
Caceres's Easter (International Tourist Interest) some of whose
guilds are the oldest in Spain. Thus the Nazareno and Misericordia
have a statute of the year 1464, the Espíritu Santo of 1493, that of
the Santa and Vera Cruz of the year 1521 or the La Soledad that
dates back to 1582. In 2008, 12 brotherhoods parade with 37 steps
in 18 parades, with the participation of about 3000 brethren. The
step, called "Cristo Negro" is one of the most revered, noted for its
austerity and seriousness. For its peculiarities, aspires to be declared
of International Tourist Interest.

11. Feast of Our S ª. on the Mount, the patron saint of the city. Held on
the first Sunday of May. Throughout its history, has been changed
several times to date. In 1635 he put on his first date, 25 March,
which in 1784 was changed to the first Easter Sunday. In 1832 he
moved to the fourth Sunday of May and in 1860 tried to change the
date to September 8. In 1906, being declared patron, he moved to
second on Easter Sunday. It was not until 1975 when it adopted the
current date.

12. Candles and San Blas, from 1 to 3 February. They are two of the
most popular festivals in the city. On the morning of February 2 Our
Virgin of the Candles out in procession from the chapel of the same
name, situated in the middle of the Monumental City. The streets
are decorated to welcome the Virgin María on their journey. The
festival of San Blas is done in his hermitage, the day of Candlemas,
ie on the eve of the saint. The surroundings of the chapel was filled
with young campuza dress and the beautiful scarf "watermelon" or
"a thousand colors." During the afternoon listening to music San
Blas typical Extremadura;

13. Economy
Cáceres's economy
relies on tourism,
handicrafts and
construction.

14. Recommendation
If you go to Cáceres
you have to go to the
Historical Part of the
city.

15. This Presentation has been made by:
-José Luis González,
-Natalia Colorado,
-Cristina Serrano,
-Melanie Romero.