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What to see and do in Trujillo

What to see and do in Trujillo (Comarca de Trujillo, Cáceres): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Activities · 3 Historical milestones

When to go to Trujillo: festival calendar

April: Feria Nacional del Queso de Trujillo (desde 1986; finales de abril / primeros de mayo)

How far each place is from the centre of Trujillo

Towns near Trujillo

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What to see and do in Trujillo

Trujillo
Village
Villa located at 564 m altitude, with 8,611 inhabitants (INE 2025) and a municipal territory of 649.53 km². Of Roman origin (Turgalium), it was conquered by the Christians in the 13th century: sources do not agree on the exact year, citing both 1232 and January 25, 1233. Birthplace of Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru, of Francisco de Orellana, discoverer of the Amazon river, and of Diego García de Paredes (the son), which profoundly shaped its 16th- and 17th-century civil architecture.
Castillo de Trujillo
Monument
Fortress built between the 9th and 12th centuries on the hill known as Cabeza del Zorro, when the comarca was under the rule of a Berber tribe; its oldest surviving remains are two Arab cisterns. Taken by Christian forces in the 13th century, it suffered damage during the War of Independence, the Carlist Wars, and the Civil War. It was declared a Monumento Nacional in 1925.
Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor
Monument
Late Romanesque-style church begun in the 13th century, possibly on the site of the city's old aljama mosque, rebuilt and expanded in Gothic style between the 15th and 16th centuries. It was Trujillo's highest-ranking religious building, with an almost cathedral-like status. Its Romanesque tower (the "Torre Julia") suffered damage and was rebuilt when it was declared a monument in 1943; under the terminology in force between 1931 and 1985, the correct protective category for that date is monumento histórico-artístico, although some sources imprecisely refer to it as "monumento nacional". It preserves a 16th-century main altarpiece.
Palacio de la Conquista (Marqueses de la Conquista)
Monument
Renaissance palace on the Plaza Mayor, built from 1562 by order of Hernando Pizarro and his wife and cousin Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui, daughter of Francisco Pizarro, in fulfillment of the latter's last will. Its Plateresque corner balcony stands out, flanked by baluster columns with busts of Francisco Pizarro, Yupanqui Huaylas, Hernando Pizarro and Francisca Pizarro, crowned by the large coat of arms expanded by Carlos V with references to the conquest of Peru and the walls of Cuzco. It was restored in 1734 by the Churrigueresque architects Manuel de Lara Churriguera and his nephew José de Churriguera.
Estatua ecuestre de Francisco Pizarro
Monument
Sculpture by the American artist Charles Cary Rumsey (1879-1922), donated to the city in 1927 by his widow, Mary Harriman. It was unveiled on June 2, 1929 in front of the church of San Martín, on the Plaza Mayor, at a ceremony attended by Alfonso de Orleans and Miguel Primo de Rivera.
El Chíviri
Historical milestone
Spring festival held on Easter Sunday, with origins going back at least to the early 19th century, when residents celebrated the end of winter in the Plaza Mayor. It takes its name from a popular dance, "el Chíviri", danced without pause in the square throughout the day; the festival begins in the early hours between Saturday and Sunday and draws thousands of people.
Feria Nacional del Queso de Trujillo
Activity
Artisan cheese fair of national standing, held in Trujillo's Plaza Mayor. Its first edition took place from May 8 to 10, 1986, inaugurated by the president of the Diputación de Cáceres, Manuel Veiga, with more than 80 exhibitors from eleven autonomous communities. It is currently held around late April or early May.
Reconquista definitiva de Trujillo
Historical milestone
After several changes of hands between 1165 and 1233, Trujillo was definitively reconquered on 25 January 1233 by Christian forces under the command of Fernán Ruiz Altamirano; in 1430 Juan II granted it the title of city.
Francisco de Orellana
Historical milestone
Explorer born in Trujillo, discoverer of the Amazon River, part of the great sixteenth-century emigration of Trujillo families to America.
Palacio de Juan Pizarro de Orellana
Monument
Palace of indianos (returning emigrants enriched in the Americas) in Trujillo, among the great buildings raised in the Plaza Mayor and its surroundings by families who had grown wealthy in America.