The best walks and hikes around Parrillas

The Pelayos River, in Arenas de San Pedro (Ávila), is a popular spot for hiking and swimming in the summer, located in the Tiétar Valley on the southern slopes of the Sierra de Gredos mountain range. It's a river with clear water that forms natural pools ideal for swimming, such as the Charco Verde (Green Pool), a popular spot in the summer. The Pelayos River recreation area has a kiosk, picnic area, and parking, making it a perfect starting point for hiking trails.

Be careful after passing the monastery, do not miss the sign for La Cruz.

The Aquelcabos Bridge is commonly called a Roman bridge (since it was built on a previous, presumably Roman, bridge). It is the oldest bridge in Arenas de San Pedro. It is expected that it was built in the 11th century, so it is of medieval origin. It was widely used by travelers and nomadic shepherds, paying in advance for the portage or ferry. It consists of three arches, the central one being the largest of all. Its pavement has been restored with paving imitating the original. On both sides there is a stone parapet one meter high and several parts of its layout have been repaired with cement.

Built in the s. XIII, this Romanesque hermitage still maintains the original arches and walls. It is a good starting point for walking along the banks of the Arenal River. There is a six-bedroom tourist accommodation a few meters away.

Medieval bridge built on an old Roman bridge, it served as a link between Arenas de San Pedro and the ports of Peón and Arenal. The mountains and the river saw how the portazgo filled the pockets of the lord of the town with money while the travelers passed over the Arenal River, already with the Cuevas River joined to it.

Going up the Avellaneda stream, we find this place of pilgrimage just three kilometers from Arenas de San Pedro. The native of Alcántara (Cáceres, Extremadura), ordered the construction of a convent next to the Hermitage of San Andrés del Monte. However, the early death of San Pedro de Alcántara would cause the course of the convent to change, and a chapel was also built in his honor, with plans by Ventura Rodríguez and the approval of H.M. Carlos III, where his body rests, guarded by a marble sculpture behind the main altar. Declared a national historical-artistic monument in 1972, this place also houses a museum with iconographic material of the saint, sacred works by, among others, Goya, Murillo and Pedro de Mena; as well as a library created in 1562, attached to the convent, with 18,000 volumes dating from the 16th century to the present, including an incunabulum, and a convent archive. The place can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday with split hours and depending on religious celebrations. More information: https://www.turismoavila.com/web/puntos_de_interes/visor/index.php?iid=5b21368723781-87

Elevated viewpoint over the north of Arenas de San Pedro.

Located on the Arenal River, shortly after the waters of the Pelayo River join it, the Pozo Quirol bridge rises on both sides of a canyon from which you can observe the narrowing of the current, as well as the Carquesas. of the peñeriles.