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Links and useful connections
Transport — read the 'how to get here' page as well
Trains connect Madrid to Navalmoral de la Mata, Plasencia, Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz
www.renfe.es
http://www.renfe.es/horarios/english/index.html
www.renfe.es/trenhotel/index.html
This site provides all sorts of information on trains throughout Spain
www.thetrainline.com/es/
Ferries connect the south of England to the north coast of Spain
www.brittany-ferries.com
www.poferries.com
Buses connect Madrid, Lisbon and Seville to Navalmoral de la Mata, Trujillo, Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz.
From these places further bus links connect to almost everywhere.
Over the last two years some bus companies seem to have abandoned the more remote routes and other, smaller companies, have been incorporated in with larger bus companies. The information below is as correct as I can manage at the time of writing (April 2022) but walkers will need to make their own checks, as well.
ALSA — connects Cáceres to Salamanca
https://www.alsa.es/rutas/caceres-salamanca.htm
AVANZABUS — connects Madrid to Lisbon and runs many buses thoughout central Extremadura
https://www.venta.avanzabus.com/web/seleccion-de-servicio.html
LEDA — connects Cáceres, Badajoz, Mérida and Sevilla but does not operate in the north of Extremadura
https://regular.autobusing.com/venta
MIRAT — connects Cáceres to Trujillo, Guadalupe and Alcántara. Runs many buses in the Sierra de Gata and La Vera http://www.sierradegata.org/turismo/autobus.asp
http://www.mirat-transportes.es/mirat/horarios.aspx
SAMAR — connects Madrid to La Vera and Las Villuercas and has a stop in Miajadas for the Sierra de Montánchez
http://www.jarandilladelavera.es/transporte
http://samar.es/horarios/nacional
CEVESA — connects Madrid and Ávila to Cáceres and from there to the Valle del Ambroz. Links Plasencia to the Valle del Jerte
https://regular.autobusing.com/venta?empresa=cevesa
http://www.cevesa.es/horarios
Car hire in Extremadura
For anyone coming to Cáceres by bus there is a car hire office in the bus station which is 200m from the train station. The office hours are Monday-Friday 8.30-13.30 and 16.30-19.30 which means the office shuts 15 minutes before the evening train gets in from Madrid — but check on the web site for changes. On Saturday the office opens from 9.00-13.00 and it’s shut on Sunday.
The phone number is: 0034 902100107 or 0034 927238523 and they do speak English.
http://www.atesa.es/webcorporativa/en/
http://www.enterprise.es/car_rental/noMatches.do
https://www.zestcarrental.com/spain/
The links to accommodation and restaurants are now on the where to stay page
Other sites of interest
Walking and cycling in Extremadura
Karin and Uwe offer a wide range of activities for visitors to Extremadura. They offer personal and group tours with a shuttle-service to and from your accommodation base. They guide walks in the countryside and conduct sight-seeing tours in the area of Montanchez.
They speak English, Spanish and German.
www.cadice-ev.com
Buying that dream (and legal) place in Extremadura
Extremacasa is a British estate agent with property for sale throughout Extremadura.
For those of you who visit Extremadura on holiday or just for the walking — beware — you may just lose your heart. For that perfect holiday retreat, or for that life-changing ideal house or finca, Martyn and his team will help you make your dreams a reality. Martyn also mails out a monthly newsletter full of practical advice, real-life experiences, updates on fiestas, traditions and all the fun of living here.
http://www.extremacasa.com
These links are posted in good faith. However I am NOT responsible for their content.
First line of photos from left:
on the Pilgrimage Walk of Isabel the Catholic ('Walking in Extremadura' but now out-of-print. I must post it here one day)
on the Walk of the Natural Pools of Losar (on this site)
on Pico Jálama (Walk 2 'The Sierras of Extremadura')
on the Walk of the Dolmen at Hernan Perez (on this site)
on any of the walks to Los Pilones just outside Jerte
Second line of photos from left:
on Pico Tentudía, the highest point in the Province of Badajoz (Walk 30 'The Sierras of Extremadura')
on the Old Hunting Route of Alfonso XI (Walk 25 'The Sierras of Extremadura')
on the Route of the English by the Albalat Bridge ('Walking in Extremadura' but now out-of-print. I must post it on here one day)
on the Smugglers Route into Portugal, Valverde del Fresno (on this site)
on the Ruta de Zafra, the Zafra Dolmens, Valencia de Alcántara
Transport — read the 'how to get here' page as well
Trains connect Madrid to Navalmoral de la Mata, Plasencia, Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz
www.renfe.es
http://www.renfe.es/horarios/english/index.html
www.renfe.es/trenhotel/index.html
This site provides all sorts of information on trains throughout Spain
www.thetrainline.com/es/
Ferries connect the south of England to the north coast of Spain
www.brittany-ferries.com
www.poferries.com
Buses connect Madrid, Lisbon and Seville to Navalmoral de la Mata, Trujillo, Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz.
From these places further bus links connect to almost everywhere.
Over the last two years some bus companies seem to have abandoned the more remote routes and other, smaller companies, have been incorporated in with larger bus companies. The information below is as correct as I can manage at the time of writing (April 2022) but walkers will need to make their own checks, as well.
ALSA — connects Cáceres to Salamanca
https://www.alsa.es/rutas/caceres-salamanca.htm
AVANZABUS — connects Madrid to Lisbon and runs many buses thoughout central Extremadura
https://www.venta.avanzabus.com/web/seleccion-de-servicio.html
LEDA — connects Cáceres, Badajoz, Mérida and Sevilla but does not operate in the north of Extremadura
https://regular.autobusing.com/venta
MIRAT — connects Cáceres to Trujillo, Guadalupe and Alcántara. Runs many buses in the Sierra de Gata and La Vera http://www.sierradegata.org/turismo/autobus.asp
http://www.mirat-transportes.es/mirat/horarios.aspx
SAMAR — connects Madrid to La Vera and Las Villuercas and has a stop in Miajadas for the Sierra de Montánchez
http://www.jarandilladelavera.es/transporte
http://samar.es/horarios/nacional
CEVESA — connects Madrid and Ávila to Cáceres and from there to the Valle del Ambroz. Links Plasencia to the Valle del Jerte
https://regular.autobusing.com/venta?empresa=cevesa
http://www.cevesa.es/horarios
Car hire in Extremadura
For anyone coming to Cáceres by bus there is a car hire office in the bus station which is 200m from the train station. The office hours are Monday-Friday 8.30-13.30 and 16.30-19.30 which means the office shuts 15 minutes before the evening train gets in from Madrid — but check on the web site for changes. On Saturday the office opens from 9.00-13.00 and it’s shut on Sunday.
The phone number is: 0034 902100107 or 0034 927238523 and they do speak English.
http://www.atesa.es/webcorporativa/en/
http://www.enterprise.es/car_rental/noMatches.do
https://www.zestcarrental.com/spain/
The links to accommodation and restaurants are now on the where to stay page
Other sites of interest
Walking and cycling in Extremadura
Karin and Uwe offer a wide range of activities for visitors to Extremadura. They offer personal and group tours with a shuttle-service to and from your accommodation base. They guide walks in the countryside and conduct sight-seeing tours in the area of Montanchez.
They speak English, Spanish and German.
www.cadice-ev.com
Buying that dream (and legal) place in Extremadura
Extremacasa is a British estate agent with property for sale throughout Extremadura.
For those of you who visit Extremadura on holiday or just for the walking — beware — you may just lose your heart. For that perfect holiday retreat, or for that life-changing ideal house or finca, Martyn and his team will help you make your dreams a reality. Martyn also mails out a monthly newsletter full of practical advice, real-life experiences, updates on fiestas, traditions and all the fun of living here.
http://www.extremacasa.com
These links are posted in good faith. However I am NOT responsible for their content.
First line of photos from left:
on the Pilgrimage Walk of Isabel the Catholic ('Walking in Extremadura' but now out-of-print. I must post it here one day)
on the Walk of the Natural Pools of Losar (on this site)
on Pico Jálama (Walk 2 'The Sierras of Extremadura')
on the Walk of the Dolmen at Hernan Perez (on this site)
on any of the walks to Los Pilones just outside Jerte
Second line of photos from left:
on Pico Tentudía, the highest point in the Province of Badajoz (Walk 30 'The Sierras of Extremadura')
on the Old Hunting Route of Alfonso XI (Walk 25 'The Sierras of Extremadura')
on the Route of the English by the Albalat Bridge ('Walking in Extremadura' but now out-of-print. I must post it on here one day)
on the Smugglers Route into Portugal, Valverde del Fresno (on this site)
on the Ruta de Zafra, the Zafra Dolmens, Valencia de Alcántara