Main Sights
- Alcazar, a Moorish fortress, dating to the 11th century
- The Cathedral
- Church of San Miguel (15th century). It is in Gothic-Baroque style
- Church of San Mateo, in Gothic style, the oldest in the city
- The Charterhouse
- Church of Santiago, dating back to Alfonso X of Castile's times
- Church of San Juan de los Caballeros, created after Alfonso X's conquest of the city in 1264
- Church of San Marcos (13th century)
- Church of San Dionisio (13th century), built around 1457
- Palacio Duque de Abrantes
- Renaissance Town Hall (Ayuntamiento), built in 1575
- Archaeological Museum
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