In Cáceres the Staue of the Virgin of the Mountain is brought from the mountain down to the main church before Easter. Then during the first week in May she is carried back to the mountain. This morning after breakfast we went to see the Virgin.
Next we visited the nearby museum and climbed the tower of the Church of San Francisco de Javier.
The crypt of the church has an interesting display about the procession that brings the Virgin down from the mountain
Soon after leaving Cáceres we saw a sign for a Roman Villa. We drove down a dirt road for a couple of miles and came upon the ruins of the villa.
It was a warm day and the sun was intense. We got a few burs in our socks but it was interesting to explore.
We got back on the road and next came to Monfragüe National Park. The terrain and vegetation in this area reminds me of California.
Parador Plasencia is in a former convent. Our dinner was in a beautiful old convent room.
Duke had smoked trout with tomato ice cream as a starter.
My main course was fish and Duke had suckling pig.
Our deserts were wonderful too.
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