Cáceres-Ovando Mansion and Tower of the Storks
This Palace was built by the famous Captain Diego Fernández de Cáceres y Ovando in 1478, with licence to crenellate granted by Catholic Kings to build its high tower, currently known as Tower of storks.
It's in Gothic style, made in masonry, with some granite ashlar walls. It's remarkable the portal with round arch having large granite voussoirs. Over it, there's an ogee arch window flanked by two coats of arms. All framed by an alfiz, on both sides of which there are mullioned windows, very commons in Cáceres architecture.On the left side of its façade rises the most beautiful tower of Cáceres, with masonry walls, except the corner with granite ashlar finish. It is crowned by battlements supported by corbels. Catholic Monarchs abrogated the licence to crenellate for all palaces in Cáceres in 1476, which means that all the city towers were lopped, removing their battlements.