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The palace of the Counts de la Encina

The palace of the Counts de la Encina is the best example of residential architecture in town. It was built in the late sixteenth century with the architectural features typical of the seventeenth century . In the eighteenth century its owners reached their maximum power, becoming Earl Bravo Juan Sebastian de la Encina in 1778 . The exterior features a simple facade made entirely with blocks of granite. The palace has two floors and is topped with a crown cantilever at whose center is the shield of John Sebastian and his wife Elizabeth Topete. Inside is a large courtyard with four large arches on pillars.

Palace of the Salazar Orive
 
A fourth palace is the palace of the Salazar Orive, which is divided into two parts. One is that which contains the main facade full of stones and shields of Orive and Paredes. Inside there are vaults and lunettes barrel on the spacious patio, now quite changed. In the corner of Constitution Street is another wing of the building, which was acquired as a home in early nineteenth century by the family of La Rioja from Lopez de Tejada, who settled in the front corner balcony and a large shield of his family 1804 .

Church of the Holy Martyrs

Begun in 1495 from the chapel of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian. After a random construction process remained unfinished until the late 50's of XX century, when popular subscription was completed following the original plans of the master architect broceño Juan Bravo.

Convent of the Commanders of the Order of Alcantara

Near the castle, founded by Fray Pedro Gutierrez Flores in the late sixteenth century on an earlier work, the building is broken into several parts: the "Carmelites" formed by faculty and dependencies convent, and devoted himself to school, and the "Chapel", the original church was rebuilt in the eighteenth century.

Franciscan Convent of Our Lady of Light

Franciscan Convent of Our Lady of Light is out of town, one of the most important Franciscan convents in the region. Founded at the initiative of the town in 1554, the church and the cloister are Pedro de Ibarra, incorporating new buildings in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Brozas Castle

Brozas Castle, popularly known as "the palace", is a fort located near the town of Brozas in the province of Caceres.It was built during the fourteenth century and later renovated in the centuries XVI and XVII .In 1397 he served the people of Brozas to repel the attack on Constable Nuno Alvarez had been sent to Spain by John I of Portugal to avenge the looting that the masters of the orders of Alcantara and Santiago had starred earlier in territory Luso .

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore was in built between the mid-sixteenth century and early eighteenth centuries. It is the main church of the village and stands out as the last work of the great architect Pedro de Ibarra.

Convent of Our Lady of Remedies

Convent of Our Lady of Remedies founded by Fray Alonso Flores, Magacela prior to the late sixteenth century, the works were made by Gaspar Lopez, foreman of the Order of Alcantara, in lamentable condition

Chapel of the Good Jesus

Chapel of the Good Jesus, next to the convent of Our Lady of Light was founded in the mid-sixteenth century by Father Marcelo de Lebrija, commander of Puebla and son of the famous grammarian Nebrija. It houses a Christ at the Column work of Guillén Ferrant, has unfortunately been robbed in recent years.

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