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We parked the car in front of the flat on Sunday morning, and on Monday morning it was easy to pack up and drive along the walls for a last look from Quatro Postes. It had been a good week, … Continued

We spent a week in Avila and it was an interesting experience. But would I return?

St Teresa is strongly associated with Avila and it is impossible not to think about her life and her achievements. I fear another book will be added to shelves.

The Church of San Pedro in Avila stands just outside the walls, and unlike the imposing Cathedral of Avila, it is a place to go if you feel in need of comfort. It is strange, is it not, how these … Continued

Inside the walls there are many palaces in Avila, mainly clustered at the top of the hill around the Cathedral. Avila grew in the 16th century for various reasons: growth of the textile industry, buildings of churches, and the work … Continued

The Basilica of San Vicente in Avila, also known as the Basilica of the Holy Brothers Martyrs, Vincent, Sabina and Cristeta. It is national monument and a World Heritage Site even thought it is outside the walls of Avila.

The Cathedral in Avila is quite overwhelming and later that day we felt we needed a walk in a park – well, I needed the comfort of trees.

The Cathedral of Avila is a fortress-cathedral, built into the walls of Avila and with the apse as one of the towers in the walls. Together with the Cathedral of Cuenca it is one of the two earliest Gothic cathedrals … Continued

Avila and its walls is a World Heritage Site and a town which leaves one with mixed impressions.

It was a long day, travelling from Soria to Avila, with lots of new sights and experiences, and hugely varied scenery. We travelled through fields of vegetables, orchards, mountains, scrubland and miles os nothingness. And always on good roads, not … Continued