Sotillo de la Adrada – Holiday Apartments, Trails and Pitarra Wine

Sotillo de la Adrada lies south of the eastern Gredos massif in a landscape of gently rolling plains. A specific starting point for exploring the area is the first stage of the Ruta Teresiana De Los Caminos y Posadas: it runs for 22 kilometres from Sotillo de la Adrada via Casillas to El Tiemblo.

Nature and Trails

The Sendero Los Puentes de Sotillo de la Adrada crosses the Río Tiétar over several named bridges. These include Puente de Las Pozas, Puente de Las Chajurdas, Puente de Escalona, Puente de la Carretera de la Higuera, Puente de los ocho ojos, Puente de la Navaleja and Puente Chico; the trail then continues to the medieval Puente Mosquea.

The circular Sendero Los Puentes de Sotillo de la Adrada trail is 13.3 kilometres long, starts in Sotillo de la Adrada and is classified as a route of low difficulty. The Sendero Sotillo de la Adrada–El Borbollón hiking trail offers views of Sotillo de la Adrada, La Adrada and the upper part of the Valle del Tiétar. Different route lengths, trail alignments and the stated difficulty can be compared for personal planning.

Culture and History

Las Noches de Ronda is a deeply rooted local tradition in Sotillo de la Adrada. It is held by the Quintos of the respective year group on 5 September and again at the beginning of the year, at the end of the Christmas holidays.

In the immediate vicinity of Sotillo de la Adrada is Castillo de La Adrada, a castle. The surrounding area also contains Palacio De Villena, a palace, as well as several distinctive elevations: the summit of Alto del Mirlo, Cerro de la Encinilla as a mountain, and the summits of Escusa and Lancharrasa.

The ruins of the Monasterio de los Jerónimos are also located nearby. In the wider regional area lies Castillo de Escalona, a castle. The Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios dates from the 17th century and is considered a simple, symmetrically designed religious building with a very plain interior.

Wine and Landscape

Sotillo de la Adrada is one of the places with sunny vineyards from which the red Pitarra wine of the Valle del Tiétar originates. The name of the wine adds a regional reference to the impressions of the landscape, clearly distinguishing it from the hiking trails, summits and buildings.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Sotillo de la Adrada, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions are separate details alongside the trails, buildings and landscapes described. Accommodation details and features of the locality thus represent separate considerations for personal travel planning, without mixing them together.

Geographical Location

Other places for your regional selection: Piedrahita, Casas del Abad, La Aldehuela, Nava Del Barco, Bohoyo, Navacepeda de Tormes, Navacepedilla De Corneja and Navarredonda De Gredos.

Sotillo de la Adrada lies at the intersection of the AV911, CL501 and M549 roads.

For the higher-level travel overview: Avila.