Avila

Avila

Enchanting Avila a wonderful 1 000-year-old city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The surrounding region known as the Tierra de Cantos y de Santos (Land of Songs and Saints) is associated with Spain's great Christian mystics San Juan de la Cruz and Santa Teresa de Jesus. Avila's main attraction is its medieval wall which measures 1 mi/2 km in circumference and completely encircles the town. The ramparts have nine gates and 88 towers many topped with stork nests. Walk along the top of the wall or stroll around the outside. Just inside one gate is the Convent of Saint Teresa with a small church built over the saint's birthplace. Avila also has interesting narrow streets an intriguing cathedral and the Real Monasterio de Santo Tomas (the summer home of Ferdinand and Isabella). Plan an overnight stay-even if you?re not staying there drop by and soak up the atmosphere of the Nacional Parador Raimondo de Borgonia a palace-turned-hotel. 55 mi/85 km west from Madrid.

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Virtual tour through the village
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