Santo Tomé De Zabarcos – Holiday apartment between culture and grain fields

Landscape

Santo Tomé De Zabarcos is located in the Moraña Alta, along the upper course of the Arevalillo River and amid open grain fields. The village can be viewed from two perspectives: through its town centre, with its architectural forms and traditions, and through the surrounding landscape along the rivers and in the wider area. For your planning, these two themes can be given separate emphasis, depending on whether you want to focus on cultural heritage, village history or open landscapes.

When selecting a holiday apartment in Santo Tomé De Zabarcos, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies on the respective accommodation page. When making your own plans, you can consider this information alongside the village’s cultural and landscape highlights.

Culture

The parish church of Santo Tomás was built in the 16th century from rounded stones from the surrounding area and bricks. The Ermita del Cristo del Humilladero dates from the 14th century and was built from masonry and bricks.

Santo Tomé De Zabarcos has several houses bearing coats of arms, as well as public buildings, including the town hall, with whitewashed façades made of masonry and bricks. Some traditional buildings have façades with round arches that recall the Arab passage through the Iberian Peninsula.

A 16th-century processional cross made of bright silver is displayed during the most important religious celebrations in Ávila Cathedral.

For a tour, the cultural features can be organised by material, architectural form, function and historical period. This approach supports your own choice of focus between religious sites, houses, public spaces and craft traditions.

Townscape

A walk through the town centre provides a good impression of the area’s traditional architecture. The village smithies produced agricultural ironwork: ploughs, window grilles, rims for cartwheels and fittings for agricultural equipment.

The traditional harvest season began in the village with the horn signal of the town crier, who announced a series of municipal regulations each year. Santo Tomé De Zabarcos preserves four traditional dovecotes.

These topics allow the village to be interpreted flexibly: architecture can take centre stage when forms and materials are of interest; traditions draw attention to former processes and types of work. For families with different interests, such focal points can be discussed alongside one another without setting a specific order.

Nature

From the southern outskirts of Santo Tomé De Zabarcos to the village of Horcajuelo, the Arevalillo River flows between poplars and meadows. In the vicinity of the nearby river, there is a recreational area about 200 metres from the village.

In the surrounding area, the oak groves located west of the Honda River form part of the Encinares de Sierra de Ávila protected area.

The landscape can be viewed in different ways. For your planning, you can compare open spaces, proximity to water and protected nature as separate thematic highlights.

Other places: Bernuy-Salinero, Guisando, Nava Del Barco, Martínez, Hernansancho, Narrillos de San Leonardo, Cebreros and El Barrio.

Getting there

Santo Tomé De Zabarcos can be reached via the AV114 road, which connects San Pedro del Arroyo with Muñico.

For the general travel overview: Avila.