WHAT
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TRUJILLO?
Good morning, my name is
Almudena Acedo and I will be your tour guide.
Trujillo is in the province of
Cáceres and it is located in the Trujillo's plain.
The origin of the city dates
back to the celtic times, it was called “Turaca” as you probably
know. In the prerromanic epoch its name was Turgalium and in the
moorish invasion, they changed the name to Taryala.
The most representative
monuments are the Conquest Palace, the Duke of San Carlos Palace,
Escobar's Palace, Santiago's Church, the statue of Francisco, Pin's
Tower, cistern or the water tank and the Castle.
The best monument in my
opinion is the castle because it was built as a moorish fortress and
one of the most representative element of it, is the horseshoe arch.
Later, in the reconquest epoch it became a castle. Here we can find a
santuary dedicated to the Patroness of the town. From the castle you
have a beautiful view of the town.
The most important conquerors
born in Trujillo were Francisco Pizarro and García de Paredes (
Sansón Extremeño) and others... the first of them was very famous
because he went to the new world and conquered Peru.
The most significant festivals
are “the Cheese Fair” in the month of May and “the Chivirí”that
takes place on Easter Sunday.
The typical handicrafts of the
region are artistic works using mud as pitchers or wooden buckets.
The typical dishes are
“migas”, goat and sheep cheese, roast lamb, stuffed hen as well
as pastries like tocinillos de cielo or piñates.
Written by: Almudena Acedo
Báez, 2º Tourism
