Flowering of mountain brooms (Piornos)
AN EXPLOSION OF AROMA AND COLOR IN OUR MOUNTAINS The mountain brooms (piornos) are very abundant in the northern part of the Sierra de Gredos, traditionally used for the construction of
Traditional paths: Alto Aravalle
The route begins in Umbrías, one of the main centers of the upper Aravalle. We head south along a track that leads us through oaks to the Hustias annex.
Duke's Lagoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1RO4-T0P0 Technical sheet: Start and finish: Central del Chorro. Length: 6.5 km. Elevation: 340 m. Approximate time: 2 hours Difficulty: Low
Galín Gómez Lagoon
Technical sheet: Identification of the path: PR-AV36Length: 11,028 m.Elevation: 440 m.Approximate time: 3 hours and 30 minutes one wayDifficulty: medium-high depending on the season Start: top of the port of Umbrías (1360 m.
La Nava Lagoon
Technical Sheet: Start and arrival. The yunta bridge Length: 16.5 km. Elevation: 820 m. Approximate time: 7 hours and 30 minutes Difficulty: High
large lagoon
Laguna Grande, surrounded by the majestic mountains of the Cirque de Gredos, is the best known and busiest in the Avila mountains. Technical sheet: Start and arrival: Gredos Platform
Jerte Valley
Between the foothills of the Sierra de Gredos and the city of Plasencia is the northern region of "El Valle del Jerte", through which the Jerte River, a tributary, flows.
Tormes Valley
Perhaps the Valle del Tormes is the wildest and most diverse of all the places in Avila. Ideal place for lovers of nature, of course, but also of sports, especially
The Gredos mountain range
Modeled by erosion in past glacial eras, the Sierra de Gredos, in the south of Castilla y León, appears as a spectacular succession of lagoons, cirques, gorges, cliffs,