Sierra de Gredos
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The Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range
in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula
, located between Ávila, Cáceres
, Madrid
and Toledo
. It has been declared a regional park. Its highest point is Pico Almanzor
, at 2,592 metres.
The La Vera area between Plasencia, Barajas de Gredos and Arenas de San Pedro in the Sierra de Gredos has many "gargantas", beautiful mountain creeks. La Vera has a milder climate than elsewhere in the mountains where the summers are very hot and the high-lying land is usually very cold in winter.
Tourists can find lots of accommodation such as camping, hotels, as well as casas rurales (rural guesthouses).
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
, located between Ávila, Cáceres
Cáceres, Spain
Cáceres is the capital of the same name province, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. , its population was 91,131 inhabitants. The municipio has a land area of 1,750.33 km², and is the largest in geographical extension in Spain....
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
. It has been declared a regional park. Its highest point is Pico Almanzor
Pico Almanzor
Pico Almanzor is the highest mountain in central Spain. Situated in the Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, Almanzor is high. It is made of granite. The mountain is also known as Pico de Almanzor and Moro Almanzor.-History:...
, at 2,592 metres.
The La Vera area between Plasencia, Barajas de Gredos and Arenas de San Pedro in the Sierra de Gredos has many "gargantas", beautiful mountain creeks. La Vera has a milder climate than elsewhere in the mountains where the summers are very hot and the high-lying land is usually very cold in winter.
Tourists can find lots of accommodation such as camping, hotels, as well as casas rurales (rural guesthouses).
See also
- Sistema CentralSistema CentralThe Sistema Central is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula.-Description:The Sistema Central is a primary feature of the Meseta Central, the inner Iberian plateau, splitting the meseta into two parts...
- Reserva Natural Garganta de los Infiernos