Poveda de la Sierra

A village between pine trees and the river

Poveda lives surrounded by pine woods and embraced by the Tagus. Like Peralejos, it was a village of gancheros, and its name is joined to the most famous waterfall in the Alto Tajo.

What to see

• Salto de Poveda, the tufa waterfall born from a dam that never went into operation.
• Surgencia de Bocanegra, a point where underground karstic water emerges to the surface.
• Iglesia de San Pablo.
• Along the river, the recreation areas of Puente Colgante del Tajo and Fuente del Berro, shaded by black poplars.
• The information point of the Natural Park.

Routes

Sendero 10 to the waterfall and Laguna de Taravilla, and Georuta 7.

The village seen from school

In 2004, Alba, Noelia, and Violeta wrote about their school: two classrooms bringing together different ages, and excursions that started early in the morning by the petrol station. Poveda and Villanueva de Alcorón shared Christmas and end-of-term celebrations. In that recollection, the territory appears at the eye level of its pupils: journeys, theatre, and families preparing food together.