Extremadura Guide Eng 2016

W AYS OF A CCESS

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Extremadura possesses a great group of roads well distributed all around the region. We cannot forget the fact that the two Extremaduran provinces are the most extensive ones in the whole peninsula and let us intro- duce in any place of its beautiful geography. Badajoz, Cáceres and the autonomous capital of Mérida are linked with each other through some dual carriageways, like the A-5, between Badajoz and Méri- da, or through the Ex-100 that links the two capitals of province and the dual carriageway A-66, which brings Cáceres nearer Mérida. According to these strategic, administrative points, the two main roads that cross the Extremaduran region are used to link the north with the south thanks to, in one hand, the A-66 dual carriageway, which goes from Baños de Montemayor to Monesterio following the rou- te of the historical Vía de la Plata (consequently it beco- mes a door towards Castilla – León and Andalusia); on the other hand, the A-5 dual carriageway, which goes from the northeast to the west and coming fromMadrid and lands of Castilla - la Mancha. It crosses the region from Navalmoral de la Mata to Badajoz going to the nearby Portugal and its capital, Lisbon. Moreover, other two regional dual carriageways EX-A1, that links Navalmoral de la Mata with Plasencia and Coria, and EX-A2, that brings A-5 to the important zone of Vegas del Guadiana by the link between Don Benito and Miajadas. Very important national roads like 432 from Badajoz towards Andalusia by Cordoba and Granada, and 430 from the outskirts of Mérida towards Castilla- La Man-

cha and the regions of Valencia and Murcia, through Ciudad Real, will become carriageways that will provi- de a most fluid traffic. In addition to these national roads, we have the 110 road that links Plasencia with Ávila through Valle del Jerte and 521 road that goes from Cáceres to Valencia de Alcántara, bordering on Portugal. A wide group of secondary roads give access to the main Extremaduran capitals and nucleus from any locality of Extremadura, being well-preserved. We can come into the Extremaduran region either from Madrid or from Seville and even Portugal, due to the high-speed railways in the short term, thanks to the AVE (high- speed train), which will link Madrid with Lisbon. Cáceres is linked with Mérida and Badajoz through regional trains that go to the south, east and north of the region as well. Extremadura possesses an airport in Talavera la Real, close to Badajoz. Mérida and Cáceres are linked by flights to other important Spanish cities such as Madrid or Barcelona. This way of acceding to the Extremaduran region can be complemented with a complete offer of daily regional buses, which link the two Extremaduran pro- vinces and their most outstanding nucleus, with most of the rest of the Spanish regions and the main nearby capitals, such as Salamanca, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cor- doba, Seville, Huelva and Madrid.

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