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Puebla de Sanabria

Castile and León (Zamora) · Spain
Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Coordinates
42.0546, -6.6342
Population
1,400
Elevation
960 m
Terrain
Hillside

Location

Puebla de Sanabria commands a hilltop at the confluence of the Tera and Castro rivers at ~960 m, its 15th-century square castle with cylindrical corner towers marking the frontier between Castile and Portugal

15th-century frontier castleLago de Sanabria gatewayVía de la Plata
Getting There & Staying Nearby
Nearest airport
Valladolid Airport 160 km
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Nearest station
Sanabria-La Puebla 8 km — Station on the Madrid–A Coruña line, ~8 km from town.
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Staying nearby
Sanabria lake region guesthouses and Zamora rural houses
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Nearby
15th-century Castle of the Counts of Benavente, Lago de Sanabria (largest glacial lake in Iberia), Vía de la Plata pilgrimage route
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