The 1916 gazetteer Historical milestone · San Lorenzo de Tormes, El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta, Ávila Image of San Lorenzo de Tormes, not of the place itself. The revision of the municipal nomenclator of 1916 added the river's name to that of the village, until then called simply San Lorenzo, to distinguish it from its namesakes across the rest of Spain. 1916 Photo: 19Tarrestnom65 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in San Lorenzo de Tormes