After Madrid we began to head East towards Portugal, though not taking the most direct way. Avila was a beautifully preserved wall city, en route.
We managed to find a parking space!
Then we headed for the Batuecas Mountains. The ascent was beautiful. The summit, (5,000') took our breath away. The descent took us a long time as we navigated carefully the hairpin bends and steep slopes.
Found another lovely view for our lunch time stop, beside an "embalse", a man-made lake.
At Caceres we saw some specially erected poles to encourage the storks to nest and breed as numbers have been declining. They love to nest on top of street lamp standards or on high chimneys. In the middle of a bustling town you can hear the "clappering" of their beaks.
From Caceres, it was an easy drive to the border with Portugal.
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