Bohoyo among Gredos, mountain trails and ecclesiastical art

Bohoyo lies on the shaded side of the Sierra de Gredos. From Bohoyo, a mountain trail leads up through Gredos to the Cinco Lagunas, the Venteadero and the Laguna Grande. Camilo José Cela began his crossing of the Sierra de Gredos in Bohoyo.

Nature and trails

The Senda de la Garganta de Bohoyo leads through the Garganta de Bohoyo and climbs through a valley shaped by an ancient glacier tongue to its source in the Hoya del Belesar.

The Garganta de Bohoyo is designated as a fish sanctuary within the municipality of Bohoyo. The Glaciar de Bohoyo is considered one of the valley glaciers of the Sierra de Gredos.

The peaks of Cabeza Pelada and Cabeza del Tormal are located in the immediate vicinity of Bohoyo. The peak of Risco de Pajaritos and the mountain of Alto de las Becedillas are also located around Bohoyo.

For your planning, you can consider the nature-related topics separately according to trail character and mountain destinations, and decide the order yourself. This kind of sorting allows different interests to stand alongside one another without turning the individual landscape references into a single activity.

The topics can be divided into different areas of focus: trails and mountain formations on the one hand, and religious buildings, historic sites and regional culture on the other. This is not a ranking, but a way to organize nature and cultural interests separately. Especially on a trip involving changing preferences, this makes it clear which names correspond to which area of focus.

You can also deliberately distinguish between the geographical terms: immediate vicinity, surrounding area and wider regional area are not interchangeable. For your planning, this distinction indicates whether a peak, mountain or cultural destination belongs to the nearby surroundings or the wider regional area.

Culture and history

The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Bohoyo is the work of master stonemasons Juan Gutiérrez and Diego Martín de Bandadas. It has a single-nave Gothic body, and contains an organ from the 18th century.

The apse of the Ermita del Santo Ángel de la Guarda contains depictions of the Archangel Michael and the Santo Custodio.

The wider regional area around Bohoyo is home to the ruins of Castro Celta El Raso, the historic site of Cascada del Diablo, the Palace of the Dukes of Béjar as a palace, and the Museo Judío David Melul as a museum.

Typical straw hats are made in the municipality of Bohoyo.

Holiday apartment in Bohoyo

When comparing holiday apartments in Bohoyo, check the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer page. These three details help you structure the specific booking decision independently of the town’s nature and cultural topics.

Other places

Candeleda, Santa María Del Tiétar, Gil-García, Hoyocasero, Gavilanes, El Hornillo, Casavieja, Berrocalejo De Aragona

For the higher-level travel overview: Avila.