Cáceres - House of the Weather-Vanes / Provincial Archaeological Museum

(Local Name: Casa de las Veletas / Museo Arqueológico Provincial) At the opposite corner of the Plaza de la Veletas stands the Casa de las Veletas, now occupied by the Provincial Museum. The house was built on the foundations of the old Moorish Alcázar, and still preserves a relic of it in the Aljibe, an 11th century cistern. The museum contains prehistoric and Roman antiquities (particularly notable being a number of decorated stelae), a collection of coins, traditional local costumes and craft products. There is also a collection of pictures, including works by Luca Giordano, Ribera and Esquivel.