Museum of Cáceres (Casa de las Veletas & Aljibe)
Museo de Cáceres
A museum built on the site of an Almohad castle, whose underground Arab cistern with horseshoe arches is its crown jewel.
The Museum of Cáceres occupies the Casa de las Veletas at the highest point of the old town. It displays archaeological finds and ethnographic collections from the prehistoric, Roman and Islamic periods, and the Casa de los Vencejos (House of the Swifts) opposite houses an art gallery. The most striking feature is the underground 10th–11th century Arab cistern, where horseshoe arches are reflected in the water. It is one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in Spain. Admission is free for EU citizens and inexpensive for other visitors. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 09:00–15:00 (summer) / 09:30–14:30 and 16:00–20:00; Sunday mornings
Nearby sights
- Palacio de las Cigüeñas
- Old Jewish Quarter (Barrio de San Antonio)
- Church of San Francisco Javier
- Church of San Mateo
- Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo
- Old Town of Cáceres (Ciudad Monumental)
- Co-Cathedral of Santa María
- Palacio de Carvajal