Alba de Tormes, Medieval municipality in Province of Salamanca, Spain.
Alba de Tormes sits at 836 meters elevation along the Tormes River, featuring stone buildings and narrow streets across 46 square kilometers of territory.
The Battle of Alba de Tormes in 1809 resulted in a French victory when Spanish forces were caught while attempting to cross the Tormes River.
The municipality preserves medieval architecture through the Castle of the Dukes of Alba and multiple religious buildings from the 12th to 15th centuries.
The municipality maintains direct bus connections to Salamanca city, with services departing every two hours from the central station at Plaza Mayor.
Saint Teresa of Avila established her final convent in this municipality, where her remains rest in an ornate silver and glass reliquary.
Location: Province of Salamanca
Capital city: Alba de Tormes
Elevation above the sea: 836 m
Website: http://www.villaalbadetormes.com
Part of: Mancomunitat «Rutas de Alba»
Shares border with: Encinas de Arriba, Martinamor, Valdemierque, Terradillos, Villagonzalo de Tormes, Garcihernández, Aldeaseca de Alba, Navales, Éjeme
Website: http://villaalbadetormes.com
GPS coordinates: 40.82472,-5.51611
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:59
Castillo de los Duques de Alba
219 m
DA2 Domus Artium 2002
18.8 km
Church of San Juan de la Cruz, Alba de Tormes
263 m
Villagonzalo Reservoir
7.8 km
Virgen de la Encina, Macotera
19.5 km
San Leonardo de Alba de Tormes
1.6 km
Puente Felipe VI
18.9 km
Edificio Solís
19.2 km
Monastery of the Anunciación
238 m
Puente de Alba de Tormes
193 m
Battlefield of Los Arapiles
12.3 km
Church of San Juan, Alba de Tormes
286 m
Iglesia Románico-mudéjar
12.1 km
Church of San Juan Ante Portam Latinam, Coca de Alba
14 km
Church of la Asunción, Galleguillos
11.4 km
Alba de Tormes Bullring
365 m
Plaza de toros de Macotera
19.8 km
Discalced Carmelite Fathers Convent of Alba de Tormes
287 m
Silo of Macotera
19.9 km
Silo de Alba de Tormes
1.2 km
Church of the Savior, Gajates
13.5 km
Granero de La Maya
17 km
Silo de Alba de Tormes II
1.2 km
Church of Santiago Apóstol, Aldealengua
17.6 km
Church of the Assumption de la Sagrada
16.6 km
Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora, Tordillos
14 km
Saint John the Baptist Church, Turra de Alba
9.7 km
Potro de herrar, Aldealengua
17.7 kmReviews
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