Ávila (Province) - Ávila (Provinz)

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Location of the province of Avila in Spain

The province Avila lies in the autonomous region Castile and Leon. It borders the provinces Toledo, Cáceres, Salamanca, Valladolid and Segovia as well as to the metropolitan area Madrid.

Regions

Rio Tietar, behind the Pico Almanzor
Map of Avila (province)

The northern part of the province is an agricultural plateau, intersected by the valleys of the rivers Tormes, Trabancos and Adaja on their way to Douro. In the south lies the granite massif of the Sierra de Gredos, it belongs to the Castilian Divide Mountains. The region around the 2592 m high Pico Almanzor has high mountain character. The rivers flow in the far south Alberche and Tiétar to the Tagus river, Its valleys, sheltered by the Sierra de Gredos, have a relatively mild climate in which palm trees and oranges also thrive.

The province has around 170,000 inhabitants. About one in three lives in the capital Ávila, the rest of the population is spread over a few small towns and many, in some cases, very small communities.

places

Arevalo Castle
  • 1 AvilaWebsite of this institutionÁvila in the Wikipedia encyclopediaÁvila in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsÁvila (Q15688) in the Wikidata database, Capital, approx. 60,000 inhabitants
  • 2 ArévaloWebsite of this institutionArévalo in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageArévalo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaArévalo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsArévalo (Q476793) in the Wikidata database, approx. 8,000 inhabitants, in the north of the province
  • 3 Arenas de San PedroWebsite of this institutionArenas de San Pedro in the Wikipedia encyclopediaArenas de San Pedro in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsArenas de San Pedro (Q641669) in the Wikidata database, approx. 7,000 inhabitants, in the Valle de Tiétar,
  • 4 El TiembloWebsite of this institutionEl Tiemblo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaEl Tiemblo in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryEl Tiemblo (Q842675) in the Wikidata database, in the east of the province, worth seeing Toros de Guisando
  • 5 Las Navas del MarquésWebsite of this institutionLas Navas del Marqués in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLas Navas del Marqués in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryLas Navas del Marqués (Q1752883) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 Sotillo de la AdradaWebsite of this institutionSotillo de la Adrada in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSotillo de la Adrada in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySotillo de la Adrada (Q1609922) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

Toros de Guisando

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getting there

  • The nearest airport is in Madrid
  • Road connections:
    • From Madrid on the A6 to Villacastín, then continue after Arévalo (approx. 125 km) or on the AP51 to Ávila (approx. 110 km)
    • Of Salamanca on the A50 to Ávila (approx. 110 km)

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