San Martín De La Vega Del Alberche
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San Martín de la Vega del Alberche is a town and municipality located in the
province of Ávila A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
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Castile and León Castile and León is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Castile and León is the largest autonomous community in Spain by area, covering 94,222 km2. It is, however, sparsely populated, with a pop ...
, Spain. According to the 2006
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
( INE), the municipality had a population of 244 inhabitants. However, in 2019, the town has experienced a decrease of inhabitants to 168. The Alberche River which has its source approximately 2 km west of the town, passes through the lower part of the town before joining the Tagus River (Rio Tajo) just east of Talavera de la Reina. San Martin de la Vega del Alberche is located approximately 50 km by road (via N 502 and AV 510) from the provincial capital, and at 1,517 metres is the 4th highest, by altitude above sea level, in the province of Ávila and the 10th highest in Spain. Within easy reach of the
Sierra de Gredos Regional Park Sierra de Gredos Regional Park (in spanish language, Spanish "''Parque Regional de la Sierra de Gredos''") is a protected natural area in Spain, covering 86,397 hectares. The estimated population within the socio-economic influence area is 21,182. ...
, the town is popular with summer holidaymakers, and day-trippers, looking to escape the heat of the Castillian meseta. A sample of things to see and do; visit the Church of San Martín, visit the ruins of the chapels (la ermita de los Dolores or de la Piedad), walk to the source of the Alberche River, take in the historical stone architecture. There are numerous spring water fountains scattered about the town where one can quench a thirst.


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Municipalities in the Province of Ávila {{Ávila-geo-stub