Extremadura: Your guide to an undiscovered Spanish gem

Clear skies, great food and historical magnificence at every turn, Michelle McGlynn finds untouched beauty in Extremadura

Plasencia Cathedral. Picture: Extremadura Tourist Board

“I visited once and just knew that I had to come back. There’s just something about it here.” 

It’s a story I heard more than once during my time in Extremadura and after spending just a few days there I know exactly what they meant.