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Puerto del Pico
A 1,352 m pass in the Sierra de Gredos where the N-502 runs beside a superbly preserved Roman road that still zigzags down the mountainside below the modern tarmac.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Castille and León, Spain · Europe
Candeleda is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Poyales del Hoyo, 27km from Puerto del Pico.
Candeleda is a town located in Castille and León, Spain. With a population of 5,062, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Candeleda (Spanish pronunciation: [kandeˈleða]) is a town and municipality located in the province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 INE census, the municipality has a population of 5,213 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest municipality in the province afterRead more
Ávila –the capital–, Arévalo, Arenas de San Pedro and Las Navas del Marqués. The town is located on the southern hillside of the Gredos mountains, 432 m above sea level, giving it a microclimate with a thermal regime of mild winters and hot summers and average summer temperatures of 26 °C.
Candeleda is related, economically and culturally, with the neighbouring town of Arenas de San Pedro and the Tiétar valley in Castile and León, the region of La Vera in Extremadura, as well as the Campana de Oropesa region and the city of Talavera de la Reina in Castile-La Mancha. Due to the relatively long distance between Candeleda and Ávila, links with the capital are limited to administrative and medical matters. The village festival and processions in honour of the town's patron saint, the Virgin of Chilla, are held annually on the second and third Sunday of September.
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Candeleda is located in Castille and León, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 40.1552 latitude, -5.2405 longitude.
Candeleda has a population of approximately 5,062 people, making it a town in Spain.
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historic highway
A 1,352 m pass in the Sierra de Gredos where the N-502 runs beside a superbly preserved Roman road that still zigzags down the mountainside below the modern tarmac.
27 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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