Location

Reaching Hormigos is very easy: Take Exit 74 on the Madrid to Extremadura highway: Maqueda-Toledo-Avila. Take the N-403 (Toledo to Ávila) and, before reaching Escalona, take the TO-9311 that leads to Hormigos.

Tourist information

Hormigos Town Council
Phone: 925 740 076

How to get there

Road transport

There are numerous camp sites in the surroundings and also picnic sites where one can enjoy nature and greenery areas surrounding the River Alberche along its course through the village on its way to the River Tajo delta.
The San Bartolomé Parish Church, the houses and dwellings in the “Héroes del Alcázar” Street and the “Calle Mayor”, the Casa del Curato (Curate’s House), the Caño (Fountain)... are among the quaint sites and monuments that Hormigos proudly displays.
Its festivities to honour Saint Bartholomew and the Virgen de la Higuera (Virgin of the Fig Tree), along with the dish called cortadillos de aceite (“oily cakes”) and mantecados (crumble cakes), are not to be missed.

Special trips in Hormigos

-San Bartolomé Church. Traditional and neo-mudejar houses from the 20th century.
-Camping areas and picnic areas surrounding the River Alberche.
-San Bartolomé Festivities (August) and Festivities to honour the "Virgen de la Higuera” (May).
-Nearby villages of Maqueda and Escalona.
-Literary-Tourism Route of "El Lazarillo”.