Tórtoles
Ávila · Castilla y León
Tórtoles de la Sierra is a village and municipality located in the Comarca de El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta comarca, province of Ávila, in Castile and León, Spain.
History
A mediados del siglo XIX, el lugar contaba con una población censada de 441 habitantes. La localidad aparece descrita en el decimoquinto volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Monuments
La iglesia parroquial de Santiago apóstol es un edificio del siglo XVI, con nave de cabecera única. Su construcción es de sillarejo y mampostería reforzada con sillares. La cabecera es poligonal y en el testero aparecen tres paños y cornisa con bolas y pequeñas pirámides a imitación de los pináculos de la colegiata de Bonilla de la Sierra. El artesonado semiochavado con dos tirantes, admizate de lado con estrella de 8 puntas y símbolos solares. Todo del siglo XVIII. En la clave del arco del mediodía se muestra el escudo del obispo Alonso Carrillo de Albornoz (1497-1514).
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- July: Fiesta patronal: Santiago Apostol (25)
Town hall
Alcaldía: Florencio Orgaz Serranos
Town hall of Tórtoles
Alcaldía: Florencio Orgaz Serranos
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How to get there
- 🚗 61 km from Ávila (about 43 min by car)
- 🚗 151 km from Móstoles (about 107 min by car)
- 🚗 154 km from Alcorcón (about 109 min by car)
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- ✈️ 60 km from Salamanca airport (about 42 min by car)
- ✈️ 165 km from Valladolid airport (about 116 min by car)
Wall
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News
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