Across Extremadura

7 days · ~17 h driving ·Castles, Hill towns

A week from Madrid to Seville through Extremadura, one of the emptiest corners of Spain. After Valverde de la Vera, in the valleys below the Gredos mountains, the route visits the great monastery of Guadalupe and Trujillo, home town of Francisco Pizarro. The Sierra de Gata follows, with San Martín de Trevejo, where a local language called fala is still spoken, and the castle ruins of Trevejo. The south brings Olivenza, Portuguese until 1801, and the towns of Jerez de los Caballeros and Llerena.

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

Day 1
~2 h 45 driving · 2 h visiting
1. Madrid AirportLeaving from
2. ~2 h 45 driving · 215 km
  Valverde de la VeraExtremadura
3. Overnight in Valverde de la Vera
Day 2
~1 h 50 driving · 2 h visiting
1. ~1 h 50 driving · 109 km
  GuadalupeExtremadura
2. Overnight in Guadalupe
Day 3
~1 h 25 driving · 2 h visiting
1. ~1 h 25 driving · 95 km
  TrujilloExtremadura
2. Overnight in Trujillo
Day 4
~2 h 40 driving · 4 h visiting
1. ~2 h 25 driving · 169 km
  San Martín de TrevejoExtremadura
2. ~15 min driving · 12 km
  TrevejoExtremadura
3. Overnight in Trevejo
Day 5Long drive
~3 h 35 driving · 2 h visiting
1. ~3 h 35 driving · 254 km
  OlivenzaExtremadura
2. Overnight in Olivenza
Day 6
~2 h 40 driving · 4 h visiting
1. ~55 min driving · 66 km
  Jerez de los CaballerosExtremadura
2. ~1 h 45 driving · 103 km
  LlerenaExtremadura
3. Overnight in Llerena
Day 7
~2 h 05 driving
1. ~2 h 05 driving · 150 km
  Seville AirportReturning to

Day by day

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Day 4

Day 5Long drive

Day 6

Day 7