Stage 12. Cáceres – Alcántara (33.8 km)

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Today we face a long stage, although with a negative elevation, which will allow us to go a little more relaxed. While we can say that the main difficulty of this stage lies in its length, there are ways to overcome this difficulty, such as spending the night in Casar de Cáceres, instead of at the Alcántara Reservoir, thus splitting the stage in two and continuing from here the next day. One way or another, today we rest almost by taking a bath in the reservoir. What a luxury!

This stage is part of the Silver Route. Would you like to walk it with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Silver Way from Mérida to Salamanca.

A long stage with wide horizons. You leave Cáceres and reach Casar de Cáceres, a good place for a stop, before setting out beside its chapel of Santiago towards pastureland where the cattle graze. Look closely at the stone pillars lining the way: they are Roman milestones. After crossing the river Almonte and the Tagus, you finish overlooking the huge Alcántara reservoir.