Discover Martiherrero: Culture, Landscapes and Holiday Apartments

Martiherrero is considered a gateway to the northern side of the Sierra de Ávila and lies in hilly terrain with holm oaks and pastureland. When planning your trip, you can consider the landscape, history, local event and route as separate areas of focus. You can arrange these topics according to your own interests and plan the route separately from the destinations in the town and surrounding area.

Culture

During agricultural work at the El Palomar archaeological site in Martiherrero, four largely complete verracos and the remains of cists were discovered in 1975. The combination of verracos and cists in Martiherrero shows that the Hispano-Romans of the region adapted verracos to serve as a cupa between the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.

The abandoned settlement of Pedro Serrano is located near Martiherrero. It is mentioned in the Crónica de la población de Ávila and in documents from the 16th century. When planning your trip, historical topics can be treated as a separate focus alongside the landscape and route.

Event

In January 2020, Martiherrero hosted the sixth edition of the Jornadas de la Matanza. If events are part of your plans, the January date provides a separate point of reference alongside the landscape and cultural topics.

Route

The first route proposed as part of the province's Teresian routes program is 120 kilometres long, runs from Becedas to Ávila and passes through Martiherrero. The distance, starting point and destination are clear planning details; the route forms an independent regional focus alongside the destinations associated with the town.

Cultural Destinations

The Museo del Prado museum is located in the area around Martiherrero. The historic sites Cuatro Postes, Walls of Ávila and Muralla de Ávila are also nearby. The different naming of the museum and the historic sites provides a simple way to organise cultural destinations if you would like to structure your trip planning by topic.

Landscape

In the wider regional area around Martiherrero are the Peña Negrilla peak, Cerro Castejón mountain, Risco del Sol peak and Cerro de la Chorrera mountain. When planning, you can treat these four landscape names as a separate focus alongside the destinations around Martiherrero.

When staying in a holiday apartment in Martiherrero, you can check the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side on the respective listing pages. These three fields can be considered together with your preferred travel focus as part of your personal planning before you make a selection.

Other Places

Other places to include in your trip planning are El Hornillo, Avellaneda, Narros De Saldueña, Manjabálago, Blacha, Peñalba De Avila, Berrocalejo De Aragona and Higuera De Las Dueñas.

For the overarching travel overview: Avila.