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Navarredonda de Gredos
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Navarredonda de Gredos is located in Castile and León
Navarredonda de Gredos
Navarredonda de Gredos
Location in Castile and León
Navarredonda de Gredos is located in Spain
Navarredonda de Gredos
Navarredonda de Gredos
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Castile and León
Province  Ávila
Municipality Navarredonda de Gredos
Area
 • Total 78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
1,523 m (4,997 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 434
 • Density 5.56/km2 (14.41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Navarredonda de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 472 inhabitants. The area is located at an elevation of 1,523 metres (4,997 ft) above sea level.

Economy

Navarredonda de Gredos used to be mainly a village depending on farming, but has become more oriented towards tourism. In addition to the Parador de Gredos, opened on 9 October 1928 as the very first Parador de Turismo, the village has various companies dedicated to activities for tourism, including horse riding excursions. Sierra de Gredos offers the possibility of skiing during the winter.

Paradise River
Scotch pine forest near the River Tormes.

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