Oso, El
Ávila · Castilla y León
El Oso is a municipality (pop. 229) in the Spanish province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. The village takes its name (which means "the bear") from a megalithic monument outside the church. The monument in question may not have been intended to represent a bear. It is classed as a Verraco, a type of prehistoric monument found in central Spain, which shares its name with the Spanish word for a boar. Local legend identifies this example as a bear.
History
El Oso is a municipality (pop. 229) in the Spanish province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
The village takes its name (which means "the bear") from a megalithic monument outside the church. The monument in question may not have been intended to represent a bear. It is classed as a Verraco, a type of prehistoric monument found in central Spain, which shares its name with the Spanish word for a boar. Local legend identifies this example as a bear.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
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Trails and hiking
•Camino de Santiago del Sureste
•Ruta Teresiana
Town hall
Alcaldía: Felicísimo Gil Salcedo
Web oficial: http://www.elosoavila.org/
Town hall of Oso, El
Alcaldía: Felicísimo Gil Salcedo Web oficial: http://www.elosoavila.org/
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How to get there
- 🚗 27 km from Ávila (about 19 min by car)
- 🚗 113 km from Valladolid (about 80 min by car)
- 🚗 119 km from Móstoles (about 84 min by car)
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- ✈️ 78 km from Salamanca airport (about 55 min by car)
- ✈️ 121 km from Valladolid airport (about 85 min by car)
Practical info
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 4.7 km away
- Banco Santander · 9.5 km away
- Cajamar · 9.5 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- La Moraña · 3.7 km away
- Petronor · 9.6 km away
- Petronor · 9.7 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 2.9 km away
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