Venta de Baños
Venta de Baños | ||
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 Church of San Juan Bautista, founded in 661 AD | ||
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Postal code 34200 | ||
| Official language(s) | Spanish | |
| Website | Official website | |
Venta de Baños is a small town and
In popular culture and among Spanish railway travellers, Venta de Baños has traditionally had the same sort of iconic status as other great railway junctions of the world, such as Crewe in the UK. Before the advent of dedicated high-speed rail routes and cheaper air travel, it was the principal transfer point for travellers between the north-east and north-west regions of Spain and the south. Generations of railway passengers have memories of the waiting rooms and cafeteria at Venta de Baños.
The town hosts an annual international cross country running competition, the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños, which has featured some of the world's foremost cross country athletes including Kenenisa Bekele and Palencian-born Marta Domínguez.[2]
Twin towns - sister cities
Coulounieix-Chamiers, France
Tifariti, Western Sahara
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ 25 años de historia (in Spanish) (25 Years of History). Venta de Baños. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
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