I left Cáceres before eight this morning, and made my first stop at Casar de Cáceres, after 10 kilometers.  This is not only the first stop, but the last.  It is well worth stocking up with food and water at the supermarket, “El Barato”, in the main street, for the next 21 kilometers.

This is a beautiful walk on an old Roman road.  It passes through open farmland, with amazing views all around.  Even in the remotest parts of the walk , there are plenty of reminders of the well organized Roman system, pillars  carved with numerals and information, and little way stations, now mostly tumbled down, but at regular intervals.

The weather was perfect, and it was very easy to follow the yellow camino arrows but I found it a hard walk, especially the last 5 kilometers, along the main road.

Unfortunately the municipal hostal in Embalse de Alcántara is closed for renovations.  It has an amazing situation overlooking the “embalse”. This is a massive reservoir, made to supply much of Extremadura.  Many buildings, including churches disappeared under the waves in its making, however, with global warming, and the current water shortage, many are making a reappearance.,

Tonight, I am staying at the Alcántara, Pesca, Evasión. It’s a sort of guest house, run by a French couple, just on the main road where you turn down to the, now closed, Albergue Municipal.  At 30€ for bed, breakfast, and dinner, I think it is good value.