The quality of light and the patina on the granite-built medieval town of Trujillo with its age-old roof tiles, sheltering 10,000 inhabitants, fascinate present day artists.

Painters and artists of the Artists For Nature Foundation stayed at the Finca Santa Marta in Spring 1994, daily painting the great variety of birds circling above the pan-tiled roofs of Trujillo, home to lesser kestrels, swifts and white storks.

The above image of Trujillo was drawn in April 1996 by José Luis Corrales, a local gas station employee of Trujillo, Extremadura

The Plaza Mayor of Trujillo is known as  "one of the most charming and appealing in the country."  As well as being a traditional town of convents and splendid mansions, "the winding stone streets around the plaza impart an unusual degree of charm and tranquility, inviting you to linger and wander around town." 
(Quotes from the Karen Brown Guide Book 1998). 

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Further information about Trujillo can be found at the following link:

The Trujillo Town Hall official website (Spanish) - www.ayto-trujillo.com/web/inicio.htm (opens in a new window).

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