Al-Andalus

Qaṣriš قصرش

Today: Cáceres, Spain

Years: 711–1229

Qaṣriš was an Almohad fortress town on the Vía de la Plata, whose walls and towers survive; Alfonso IX took it in 1229.

What to see today

Torre de Bujaco (Torre almohade de Qaṣriš): Tower, 12th century
Aljibe del Palacio de las Veletas (Museo de Cáceres) (Aljibe del alcázar de Qaṣriš): Cistern, 10th to 12th century

Day drives

The western frontier: 3 stops · about 116 km

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