El Barco de Ávila is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. It forms part of the region of El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta and is located in the valley of Tormes river. Is the headboard of the natural region of Alto Tormes. In 2017 it has a population of 2436 population.
El Barco could take its name form a boat used to cross the river or, as different authors think, from different words of different languages: bar (in Hebrew house), from the Basque bartzea or meeting between villages, form the Celtic house.
Main sights include:
- Castle (12th century, rebuilt in the 14th century)
- Casa del Reloj
- Romanesque bridge
- Hermitage of SantÃsimo Cristo del Caño
- Hermitage of San Pedro de El Barco
- 12th century walls
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