Walls, houses, palaces, churches, convents make up the rich artistic heritage of the city. The result of a fruitful historical past carried out by the cultures that lived together here.
History, art, mysticism, traditions, gastronomy and nature join together to offer the visitor rewarding stay in Ávila.
The image of a mediaeval city is formed by its walls; in the case of Ávila they are much more than a symbolic representation, they are the monument which explains the city and shapes.

When the 16Th century arrives, the city reaches its highest point, which is shown both in the civil and religious fields. Nearly thirty remaining houses prove the importance of the nobility and the building activity which took place between the last years of the 15th century and the 16th .

The 16th century Ávila is also the city of mysticism and spirituality, with Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada as its best exponent. If a tourist route will be made, it will go from gothic to renaissance, from mannerism to baroque through the life and works of Teresa de Ávila.

Ávila is a place of festivities and traditions. Most of them had a religious nature, but they do not lack a pagan nuance either. Some entertainment activities present in the local usage.

If you decide to come to Ávila, remember that its visit must be slow. To different hours from the day, the light will be varying and clarifying the architectures of the city. Its route can follow the layout of a thematic route, but also it can be disordered, discovering in each street, in each seat, a building, a cornice, a window, a history, a legend, one tasca, any thing that it will invite to him to return .