Church of San Mateo
Iglesia de San Mateo
A Gothic church built on the site of a former mosque at the old town’s highest point. Its plateresque portal and Baroque altarpiece are worth a look.
The Church of San Mateo was built between the 14th and 16th centuries, and its site is said to have once been home to the city’s main mosque. The single nave is grand, the high altar is 18th-century Baroque, and the side chapels hold several noble tombs. The Plaza de San Mateo in front is one of the quietest corners of the old town, surrounded by the Palacio de las Cigüeñas and the Casa de las Veletas. Opening times are irregular, but it is usually easier to enter before or after Mass.
Opening hours
Irregular hours, around Mass times
Nearby sights
- Palacio de las Cigüeñas
- Church of San Francisco Javier
- Museum of Cáceres (Casa de las Veletas & Aljibe)
- Old Town of Cáceres (Ciudad Monumental)
- Old Jewish Quarter (Barrio de San Antonio)
- Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo
- Co-Cathedral of Santa María
- Palacio de Carvajal