Catedral de San Juan Bautista

This is one of the most beautiful churches in Badajoz, both for its setting and its spaciousness. It is in the centre of the city, in Plaza Minayo, opposite the Teatro Lopez de Ayala and the old Provincial Hospital of San Sebastian. It stands on the remains of a former thirteenth century church, but the current building was completed in the eighteenth as a Franciscan convent church; later it was occupied by the Jesuits. Interestingly, the works were funded by King John V of Portugal, after his daughter Bárbara de Braganza married Fernando VI. It was restored 34 years ago, and its most outstanding