abstract:The Ambroz is a river for which el Valle del Ambroz, an area in Spain north of Extremadura, near the border of Portugal, was named. The area is home to eight villages: Hervás, Baños de Montemayor, Abadía, Casas del Monte, La Garganta, Gargantilla, Aldeanueva del Camino and Segura de Toro.