Arévalo

Arévalo
Town
Coat of arms of Arévalo Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Castilla and León
Province	Ávila
Population  (2005)
• Total	7,745
Website	http://www.ayuntamientoarevalo.es/

Arévalo is a municipality in Spain, it is situated in the province of Ávila and is part of the autonomous community of Castilla and León.

Regional importance

The city is the capital of La Moraña. Queen Isabel the Catholic made this city her home for some time of her life. The goverment of Spain has declared this city a Historic-Artistic site due to its many examples of Mudejar art.

Location and population

It is located at an altitude of 820 meters and is near the junction of the two rivers Adaja and Arevalillo. Its encompassed area is 46.07 km² and its population is 7,745. In medieval times, it was the head of the agricultural sector (Comunidad de Villa y Tierra) of the same name.

Monuments

City and castle of Arévalo as seen from the Madrid-Norte railroad

Is is one of the cities of Castilla with a high amount of monuments of the Romanic-Mudéjar style.

• La Muralla. Th city walls, of which only the north part can be appreciated, as the east part is practically destroyed. It is currently being restored. They originally had five doors and formed a triangle whit whose the castle in its superior vertex. The two sides of the triangle are formed by the rivers Arevalillo and Adaja. The base of the triangle was protected by a double wall and a pit.
• The parish church of Santo Domingo de Silos
• The church of San Juan
• The tower of Santa María which is crossed by the street of the same name
• The San Miguel which posses a grand collection of works of art
• The church of San Martín or las Torres Gemelas(the twin towers). It is an old mosque which conserves the old styles
• The church of El Salvador(the savior) which guards the passages of Semana Santa

In addition to this there are many other brick monuments from diferent eras. The palace of los Gutierrez de Altamirano, the house of the military survices, the palace of Cárdenas, the palace of río Ungria, the palace of real, the palace of Ballesteros Ronquillo, the palace of Sedeño and the palace of general Vicente del Río. There are also diverse convents, the castle in which the museum of los cereales resides, plaza del Arrabal plaza Del Real, plaza de San Pedro and plaza de la Villa.

Commuting

The highway A-6 unites Madrid with La Coruña and some of the population uses this transit system to commute to the main cities of the northwest peninsula.

Economy

Farming, cattle ranching, lumber industry, a small but powerful industrial sector and other businesses which are fundumentally based upon the processing of agriculture are the main forms of employment.

Education

There are 3 schools, C.P. La Moraña, C.P. Los Arevacos and el Amor de Dios, which operate in this district. Additionally there are 3 centers for secondary education, Los Salesianos, I.E.S Adaja y I.E.S Eulogio Florentino Sanz.

Places of interest

In addition, Arévalo has other places of interest like la formidable Avenida Emilio Romero, a sports facility, a new bridge constructed , the plaza of the villa,, the municipal library, the museum of el cereal, the nature center in la Plaza del Real, and the tuesday market in the fairground.

Traditions of the town of Arévalo and festivals

Festivals

Arévalo celebrates the festival of its patrion saint San Victorino on 7 July, with its traditional parade of cabezudos, the opening of its fairground, and bullfights in the town's streets. The festivals conclude with fireworks from the castle until 11pm.

External Links

• The offical page of the city council (spanish)
• Information about Arévalo (spanish)