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Location

Arenas de San Pedro is a town in the Castilla and León Community of the Province of Ávila. The town is set in the Tiétar Valley, to the south of the Gredos Mountains. As well as the main town of Arenas itself, the municipality includes the nearby towns of La Parra, Ramacastañas and Hontanares.

Its boundaries are the municipal limits of Hoyos del Espino, El Arenal, El Hornillo, Poyales del Hoyo, Candeleda, Lanzahita, Mombeltrán and the Province of Toledo.

Castilla y León Community	Province of Ávila

Thanks to its geographic location, the municipality has evolved to become the administrative and commercial capital of the region as well as the key southern access point to the heart of Gredos.

How to get here

FROM MADRID

Via the A5, 175 kms (just under 2 hours). Take the Carretera de Extremadura to Talavera de la Reina. There are a number of exits for Talavera before the Arenas exit (approx. 17,5 kms.). Take EXIT 123, signposted:

N-502 AVILA
Herrera del Duque-Badajoz

After taking the exit, drive through the first town - El Casar de Talavera - and Arenas de San Pedro is signposted (40kms).

Madrid - Arenas via A5

Via the CL- 501 Alcorcón-Plasencia. This route crosses the Tiétar Valley. It is only 150kms, but takes a little longer - 2 hours - as it runs through towns such as Sotillo de la Adrada, Piedralaves and Lanzahita. If you aren't in a hurry, it's worth the extra time as it is a more picturesque route.

Madrid - Arenas (cross country)

FROM ÁVILA

Take the N-110 direction Piedrahita - Plasencia; around 8kms later, take a left turn onto the N-502 Arenas de San Pedro - Talavera de la Reina. Distance approx. 86 kms.

Ávila - Arenas

FROM PLASENCIA

119 kms via the Carretera CL-501 across the la Vera region in the Province of Cáceres. The last towns on the route before reaching Arenas de San Pedro - and in the Province of Ávila - are Candeleda and Poyales del Hoyo.

Plasencia - Arenas