Cáceres is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Cáceres.

Cáceres lies at the feet of the Sierra de la Mosca, a modest hill range. It is part of the Vía de la Plata ("Silver Route") path of the Camino de Santiago that crosses the west of the Iberian Peninsula in a north–south direction.

The municipality has a land area of 1,750.33 km² (675.81 sq mi), the largest in Spain. In 2014 its population was around 96,000. The medieval walled city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The city of Cáceres is located in the province of Cáceres, in the Extremadura region of western central Spain. The city has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate which is tempered by its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Rainfall is abundant in the months of October, November, March, April and May, but very intermittent.

Main sights include:

• Convento de San Pablo (15th century)
• Convento de Santa Clara
• Convento Jerónimas
• Convent de la Compañía de Jesus, in Baroque style, today used for art exhibitions
• Iglesia de Santa María, cathedral built in the 13th century, in Gothic style
• Iglesia de San Mateo, a 15th-century church built on the site of a former mosque
• Iglesia de San Francisco Javier (18th century), in Baroque style
• Iglesia de San Juan, large majestic church built between the 13th and 15th century
• Iglesia de Santo Domingo
• Monasterio de Santa María de Jesús
• Parroquia de San Blas
• Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Fátima
• Parroquia Sagrada Familia
• Parroquia de San José (Cáceres)
• Parroquia San Juan Macías
• Ermita (Hermitage) de las Candelas
• Ermita (Hermitage) del Calvario
• Ermita (Hermitage) de la Paz
• Ermita de San Antonio
• Ermita del Vaquero
• Ermita del Cristo del Amparo
• Ermita de San Marcos el Nuevo (San Marquino)
• Ermita de San Ildefonso
• Santuario de Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Montaña