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The gorge of la Eliza

Lanzahíta, Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila

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The gorge of la Eliza

Nature · Lanzahíta, Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila

The Eliza gorge, also called the Lanzahíta gorge, rises in a spot known as the Lagarejo and flows down from the mountains to the valley floor, at 447 metres, crossing the municipalities of Pedro Bernardo and Lanzahíta (Ávila) before flowing into the Tiétar river, of which it is a tributary within the Tajo basin. Its waters have long irrigated the village's market gardens, and it already appears described in Pascual Madoz's Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico, in the entry devoted to Lanzahíta. A bridge on the old royal road along the Tiétar crosses it, and along its course pools and small waterfalls follow one another. In August 1990 a flood on the river caused several instances of damage in Pedro Bernardo.

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