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The place name Pelahustán seems to derive from the activity related to looms and the sale of linen that the population had in the past. In documents from the 18th century, it appears as Pelafustan. According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, the concept of pelafustán is equated with that of pelagatos, which in turn means “insignificant or mediocre person, without social or economic position.” The town also had several water mills worked by Salamancan teleworkers. Pelahustán is located at an altitude of 673 meters above sea level and borders the terms of Higuera de las Dueñas in the province of Ávila, Nombela, Nuño Gómez, Garciotum and El Real de San Vicente in the province of Toledo, and Ceniientos in the Community of Madrid 😊

Cadalso de los Vidrios acquired fame in the 16th and 17th centuries thanks to the fact that its glass factory supplied the royal pharmacy of the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. In the municipality there are important historical buildings, such as the Renaissance palace of Villena. This town is located at the top of the hillside, which allows you to contemplate the Alberche valley majestically.

Beyond the ruins of the castle that gives the town its name, don't leave without visiting the church decorated with Talavera ceramics and the curious "boars", large zoomorphic sculptures made of granite stone from the area.

Pelahustán is one of those places whose name has several possible origins, and each of the theories tells a part of the history of the town. The most accepted relates the name to the fustan fabric that was produced here, either with linen or with a mixture of silk and cotton. This cloth was coarse and rough and was used by hunters as protection, and the expression "pelar el fustán" existed as a synonym for hunting, but there was also a theory that the town was called Pelafustán with a derogatory character, like where the pelafustanes live ( rascals). On the other hand, a simpler theory is that there was a settler of these lands called Pela Hustán. Nothing to see.

This fortress of Roman origin was also used by the Arabs and finally taken over by Alfonso VI of Castile. Located at a strategic point next to the Alberche river between Ávila and Toledo, it contains an imposing 22-meter-high keep and a Mudejar palace inside.

Cozy town whose old town has been declared a Historic Site, so you can get an idea of how beautiful some of its houses are, which coexist next to the imposing church of San Sebastián. Méntrida also has its own Designation of Origin wines, so if you make a slightly longer stop, don't leave without trying them.

Fuensalida has had several moments of splendor, being in the 16th century when it reached its peak and most of the emblematic buildings of the town were built. In the middle of the 20th century, a footwear industry started that ended up becoming the largest in the province of Toledo, a rank that it still holds today.

Huecas is a small and quiet place, whose only bar, however, is capable of feeding a whole platoon. Perhaps because it is one of those places that is usually passed by, it is even more worth taking a walk through its streets.