Arroyo del Fresno

Known for centuries as Arroyo del Puerco, this town lies west of Cáceres in Extremadura. The sixteenth century left a particularly rich mark on its buildings: the parish church of the Assumption, the Franciscan convent and the palace of the counts of Benavente all belong to that period. The church also houses a celebrated series of paintings by Luis de Morales, whose work gives the town a distinctive place in the art of the Spanish Renaissance.