Today we explored a bit of the Gredos mountains and then took the backroads to Cáceres. When we were in Gredos in 2017 we saw some amazing wildlife and hiked a bit from the trailhead called La Plataforma.
This morning after a leisurely breakfast we headed towards the same trailhead. This time we are here later in the year and today is Saturday. We were told that the Parador was full and it was obvious that a lot of people come up into the mountains to explore on the weekend. We explored lots of beautiful backroads but there was just too much traffic to make our way to La Plataforma again.
So we found other places to explore.
After going south through a mountain pass over the Gredos we saw a sign for a Roman road and stopped. We realized that we stopped at this exact same spot on our trip in 2017. I am aways in awe of how well preserved the roads that the Romans built 2000 years ago are! The road is near the top of the pass too!
We stopped later to stretched and saw these guys.
Tonight we are at a wonderful spa hotel on the outskirts of Cáceres. Duke had a massage while I relaxed in the room. (I don’t like massages.)
For dinner we had a fabulous dinner in the hotel restaurant, Las Corchuelas. The menu was amazing. You can see it here.
It was a fabulous meal!
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