Arca de San Juan
Arca de San Juan is a building in Avila, Castile and León. Arca de San Juan is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Cruz del Despeñadero, as well as near the peak Los Tientos.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Arca de San Juan de Malagón”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puerto de Malagón and Mount Abantos.
Puerto de Malagón
Mountain saddle
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puerto de Malagón is a mountain saddle.
Mount Abantos
Peak
Mount Abantos is a mountain in the Sierra de Guadarrama range in the Sistema Central of Spain, a chain that runs from east to west. For the most part, the mountain is located in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in the Community of Madrid, with part of its west side in the province of Ávila.
Ice house
Building
Photo: Codyhof, CC BY-SA 4.0.
An ice house or icehouse is a building used to store ice throughout the year, commonly used prior to the invention of the refrigerator. Some were underground chambers, usually man-made, located near natural sources of winter ice, such as freshwater lakes, but many were buildings with various types of insulation. Ice house is situated 2 km east of Arca de San Juan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and Peguerinos.
El Escorial
San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a town about 45 km northwest of Madrid in Spain. Set in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, its chief attraction is the Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site that was the power centre of the Spanish empire under King Felipe II.
Peguerinos
Village
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peguerinos is situated 5 km west of Arca de San Juan.
El Escorial
Town
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama. El Escorial is situated 5 km southeast of Arca de San Juan.
Arca de San Juan
- Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Avila, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.61591° or 40° 36′ 57″ northLongitude
-4.17309° or 4° 10′ 23″ westOpen location code
8CGQJR8G+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1261737413OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=storage_tankOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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