Peñalba de Ávila
Ávila · Castilla y León
Peñalba de Ávila is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peñalba de Ávila is 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Madrid. It comprises 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi) of surface area and its altitude is 1,073 metres (3,520 ft) above sea level.
History
A mediados del siglo XIX, el lugar tenía contabilizada una población de 226 habitantes. Aparece descrito en el decimosegundo volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Hasta la reforma de la nomenclatura municipal de 1916 el municipio se llamaba simplemente Peñalba. En dicha fecha su nombre fue modificado por el de Peñalba de Ávila.
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Festivals
November 2026
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Trails and hiking
•Camino de Santiago del Sureste
•Ruta Teresiana
Town hall
Alcaldía: Jaime Rodríguez Rodríguez
Web oficial: http://www.penalbadeavila.es/
Town hall of Peñalba de Ávila
Alcaldía: Jaime Rodríguez Rodríguez Web oficial: http://www.penalbadeavila.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 17 km from Ávila (about 12 min by car)
- 🚗 111 km from Móstoles (about 78 min by car)
- 🚗 113 km from Alcorcón (about 80 min by car)
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- ✈️ 83 km from Salamanca airport (about 59 min by car)
- ✈️ 130 km from Valladolid airport (about 92 min by car)
Practical info
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 3.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Estación de Servicio Mingorría · 7.1 km away
- Repostar - Mingorria · 7.5 km away
- La Moraña · 9.3 km away
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