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Mombeltrán or Castle of the Dukes of Alburquerque: One of the most original castles in Spain because their forms are not entirely conventional, besides being set in an environment of extreme beauty dominating the Barranco. It was built in the mid fifteenth century by Don Beltran de la Cueva, first Duke of Alburquerque, who takes the name of the town ...
It is one of the most original castles in Spain because their forms are not entirely conventional, besides being set in an environment of extreme beauty dominating the Barranco. It was built in the mid fifteenth century by D. Álvaro de Luna and Don Beltran de la Cueva, who took the name of the population.
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Historic-Artistic Monument preserves a Renaissance facade. From inside we highlight valuable paintings, sculptures and bars especially in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It also has two altars ceramic.
Visit: only in Mass schedule.
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Renaissance facade. Hospital of pilgrims on their way to the monastery of Guadalupe.
Symbol obtaining villazgo title in 1393.
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Stately homes, medieval, distinguished by their size, build quality and especially the presence of the coat of arms on its façade.
Large, is located in the park of the same name.
De Toledo style with a harmonious combination of masonry, ashlar and brick, located in a square in which the source and include an alley under large stone arches.
Route used since time vetones, pre-Roman inhabitants. The route had its heyday from use as Cañada Real for nomadic cattle passage of the Mesta.
This road is considered one of the best preserved in the world, having been in almost constant use since it was built about 2,000 years ago. Today it is still used in spring and fall to move the cattle from pasture Avilanian winter to summer.
* In addition to the five towns of Barranco, each with beautiful spots worth visiting, we are close to other beautiful villages Tiétar Valley as Stewing, Candeleda, Lanzahíta or Pedrobernardo.
* You can also go to Arenas de San Pedro, the capital of the Valle del Tiétar your castle called the Triste Condesa (s. XV) in memory of Dona Juana de Pimentel who retired to the fort after the death of her husband, Don Álvaro de Luna.
The Royal Chapel of San Pedro de Alcántara (3 km from the town) is one of the best examples of the neoclassical province, with a splendid alabaster altarpiece.
Pilar Church (XIV-XV) Gothic, shows a magnificent tower (XVI).
In Ramacastañas we visit Las Cuevas del Águila, with amazing formations of stalactites and stalagmites. Learn more about them in www.grutasdelaguila.com
* Celtic Ruins
The province of Ávila was a Celtic village territory, vetones. Within a radius of 30 miles from our cottage you can visit important pre-Roman archaeological sites, such as forts UlacaIn Solosancho, and El RasoIn Candeleda, archaeological site (s. IV. C. et seq) compound and a later burial walled village.
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