Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera is a municipality located in the

province of Toledo Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo. ...

, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006

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), the municipality had a population of 1351 inhabitants. The municipality is located 35 km away from

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History

There were originally two villages, Las Ventillas and Peña Aguilera. The name Ventas refers to the inns ("ventas" in Spanish) which accommodated travellers crossing the

Montes de Toledo The Montes de Toledo are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. They divide the drainage basin of the Tagus from the basin of the Guadiana. The highest peak is high La Villuerca. Description The Montes de Toledo are ...

Economy

The economy of the place is led by agriculture, crafts and the leather industry, mainly, it is normal to find shops related to leather goods. Near the

Cabañeros National Park Cabañeros National Park (in Spanish: ''Parque Nacional de Cabañeros'') is a national park in the Montes de Toledo, Spain. It falls within two provinces, the northwest of Ciudad Real and the southwest of Toledo. The Park was designated in 1995 a ...

and in a privileged situation due to its proximity to Toledo, this municipality promotes tourism with an interesting gastronomic proposal (

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) and a tradition in leather craftsmanship.Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera
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References

Municipalities in the Province of Toledo {{CastileLaMancha-geo-stub