San Martín del Castañar

40°31′23″N 6°3′53″W / 40.52306°N 6.06472°W / 40.52306; -6.06472CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastile and LeónProvinceSalamancaComarcaSierra de FranciaGovernment • MayorAlfonso Buenaventura Calvo González (PSOE)Area • Total16 km² (6 sq mi)Elevation834 m (2,736 ft)Population • Total219 • Density14/km² (35/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

San Martín del Castañar is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 226 inhabitants.^[3]

Tourism

San Martin has a major tourist activity in relation to the size of the municipality, especially at Easter and summer holidays. Saint festivities are held in August, they started the 9th and they usually last about 5 days.

Its main attractions are its castle, with a cemetery in the inner part, and the bullring (according to some sources, the second oldest in Spain).

Other remarkable places are the river and its surroundings; the church; the square; fountains or "pylons"; half-timbered houses; driveways; roads and the bakery, the only one in the village, in which "perronillas", assortment of pastries, muffins and “hornazos” are made by hand.

Monuments

• A castle, where the cemetery and an interpretation center are found.
• Houses, which are built with the traditional architecture of “Sierra de Francia”. Typical balconies are very common.
• Church and bell tower
• Plaza Mayor
• Roman bridge
• ”Humilladero” Chapel
• Visigothic ruins (“Legoriza” camping)
• Monastery

External links

• SFINTER Grupo musical de la Villa
• MALUTO Grupo musical de la Villa

References