Alcazaba of Badajoz
Walk the entire length of the walls of a citadel
Open map Badajoz (Badajoz), España
The Alcazaba of Badajoz offers history and the best views of the capital.
The Alcazaba of Badajoz has the longest walled enclosure of Spain with a length of 6,541 meters of wall which, in turn, makes it the largest Alcazaba in Europe occupying an area of 8 hectares. It was ordered to be built by Abd-al-Ramman Ibn Marwan, founder of Badajoz in the year 875 and had in its interior an important hamlet that was maintained until the fifteenth century and up to three mosques. It suffered several reforms, the most important in Almohad times and reached its greatest splendor during the Aphtasid Dynasty. Of marked defensive character, it is surrounded by the Guadiana River and the Arroyo Risillas along its east and southwest front. The
Muslims kept it for almost four centuries in their power until it was conquered by Alfonso IX.
How to get there? You can access through Suárez de Figueroa Street to park your vehicle in the free parking lot or through Plaza Alta, Puerta del Capitel.
or through Plaza Alta, Puerta del Capitel.
Available all year round, no reservation is necessary.