This is a house number tile in Cáceres, showing the number 5.
PALRA
136572
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136061
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136317
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136573
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136062
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136318
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136574
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136063
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136319
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
The languages in this sign are Spanish and Arabic (transliterated into Latin letters).
"Casa Museo Árabe": Spanish, meaning Arab House Museum.
"Yusuf Al-Burch": An Arabic name, written in Latin script.
"Siglo XII": Spanish, meaning 12th century.
"Sālās": Looks like an Arabic word transliterated, probably meaning halls/rooms.
Then the list is in Spanish:
Zaguán: entrance hall.
Sala de té: tea room.
Sala de armas: armory.
Jardín: garden.
Sala de danza: dance hall.
Harem: harem (women’s quarters).
Alcoba: bedroom.
So this is a Spanish museum sign with Arabic influence, reflecting the mixture of cultures in Cáceres.
PALRA
136064
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136320
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136065
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
—
PALRA
136321
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
This is a photo from inside the Casa Museo Árabe in Cáceres, and it beautifully recreates the atmosphere of a domestic Andalusí-Mudéjar home.
Horseshoe arch: The iconic Islamic architectural form, typical of Al-Andalus, especially from the 10th–12th centuries.
Brick vaulted ceiling: Practical for cooling and a hallmark of Mudéjar construction.
Ceramic plates on the wall: Decorative and functional, echoing Nasrid and Mudéjar traditions.
Metal objects and scale: Everyday domestic tools, showing how a family would have lived.
Lamps: Hanging lanterns in colored glass, inspired by Islamic designs.
Tiles (azulejos): Geometric patterns reflecting Islamic aesthetics of symmetry and infinity.
Earthen jars (tinajas): Used to store water, oil, or grains, very typical of both Muslim and later Christian homes in Extremadura.
The Casa Museo Árabe is located in the Judería Vieja, where Muslims, Jews, and later conversos lived after the Christian Reconquest (13th–15th centuries). The house is a reconstruction, but it is based on archaeological and historical evidence of how homes in Islamic Cáceres would have looked. It represents the daily life of Mudéjar families (Muslims living under Christian rule) before the eventual expulsion.
Lingscape
