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Principal Monuments
Principal Monuments
The walls
Besides the archaeological evidence that suggests an original wall from the late-antiquity period (fifth century), set around a small area,…
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Avila Cathedral
Ávila Cathedral stands as both church and fortress and its apse, known locally as the cimorro and set in the…
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San Vicente
Outside the walls, the Basilica of San Vicente was built in Caleno granite in a way that was greatly conditioned…
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Royal Monastery of Santo Tomás
The Dominican Monastery of Santo Tomás was built under the patronage of Hernando Núñez de Arnalte (treasurer of the Catholic…
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Church and Convent of St Teresa
The church was built on the house in which Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada was born and is part of…
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Monastery of La Encarnación
The Monastery of La Encarnación was founded inside the town's walls in 1478, and as a Carmelite convent it was…
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House of Los Deanes
This stately home was built in the 16th century in a Renaissance style as the residence of the Dean of…
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Santo Tomé el Viejo
This church was built outside the walls in the mid-12th century opposite the Gate of El Peso de la Harina…
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Mysticism Interpretation Centre
This is the only centre of its kind in Europe and its aim is to introduce visitors to the phenomenon…
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Palace of Los Superunda
This construction was built in Renaissance style around 1580 by the Alderman Pedro Ochoa Aguirre. In the 20th century, it…
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Post-Medieval Ceramic Furnace
This Potter’s workshop was used until the 19th century for the industrial manufacture of ceramic pots; it was located insidethe…
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Convent and Church of San José
On the outskirts of the town, until it expanded eastwards at the end of the 19th century with the arrival…
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San Pedro
Residing over Plaza del Mercado Grande, its projection is similar to that of the Basilica of San Vicente. The monarchs…
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San Andrés
This church was built in the quarter of Ajates (a suburb of mediaeval origin in which the main trade was…
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San Martín
Built outside the walls to the north of the walled enclosure, it is of Roman origin, as confirmed by the…
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Santa María de la Cabeza
Built outside the walls to the north of the town, it was consecrated in 1210 and is the last example…
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San Segundo
Situated on the banks of the River Adaja, this church was built in Caleno granite between 1130 and 1160. Before…
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San Nicolás
This church stands in the suburb of the same name outside the walls, a mediaeval quarter inhabited by Christians and…
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Church of San Antonio
This church has one single nave and is built on to the Franciscan convent of the same name. It was…
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Monastery of San Francisco
This monastery was built outside the walls in the suburb of Ajates in the 13th century. In the 15th century,…
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Palace of Los Verdugo
Facing North, this construction stands on Calle Lope Núñez, a street that leads into the old town from the Gate…
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Palace of Los Serrano
Built in a Renaissance style in 1557, this building belonged to the Alderman Pedro Álvarez Serrano. Made in granite ashlar…
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House of Las Carnicerías
Thought to be by Francisco de Mora, it was built between 1590 and 1591 for use as a store for…
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The Episcopy
Built against the inside of the east face of the walls, the episcopy is a rectangular room with two levels:…
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Chapel of the Madonna of Las Vacas
This building is situated in the quarter of the town known as Las Vacas, a traditional quarter that has conserved…
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Convent of Santa María de Jesús
Founded in 1552, the main feature of this convent of the Order of St Clare is its renaissance ashlar-work front,…
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Santiago
The Church of Santiago is of Romanesque origin although it was expanded and renovated in the 14th and 16th centuries.…
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Palace of Valderrabanos
Located in Plaza de la Catedral, it is also known as the house of Gonzalo Dávila. Today, it conserves only…
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Palace of Don Juan De Henao
Built by Alderman Don Juan de Henao and later owned by the Marquis of Benavites. The original palace probably…
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Palace of Los Velada
Built in Plaza de la Catedral, its construction reflects various styles and dates from the end of the 15th-beginning of…
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Church of Nuestra Señora La Antigua
This church stands opposite the south side of the Church of San Pedro and no explanation has been found for…
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House of La Obra Pía de San Martín
Built in the mid-16th century on to the exterior of the east side of the walls, between turrets numbers 3…
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Convent of El Carmen
Built on to the interior of the walls next to what is known today as the Gate of El Carmen…
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Bridge over the Adaja
The River Adaja flows past the walled town to the West. A beautiful bridge was built over the River and…
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Church of La Magdalena
Built in late Romanesque style at the end of the 12th century, this church stands outside the walls opposite the…
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Town Hall and Plaza del Mercado Chico
As the main building in Plaza del Mercado Chico, the Town Hall's past is part of this public area. The…
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Palace of Los Almarza
Today occupied by the community of the Sisters of Mary, it was built in granite masonry work in the 16th…
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Royal Monastery of Santa Ana
Work on the original Cistercian construction ended around 1350. Important refurbishment work took place during the second half of the…
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Church of the Madonna of Sonsoles
This church stands on the southern edge of the Amblés Valley and offers an excellent view of the town and…
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Chapel of Las Nieves
The Chapel of Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves stands in Calle de Reyes Católicos, formerly known as Andrín. It was…
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San Ignacio de Loyola
This building dates back to 1623 with the acquisition by the Archbishop Diego de Guzmán of mediaeval buildings that had…
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Chapel of Mosén Rubí
The plaza of the same name is home to an original building made up of the Hospital of La Anunciación…
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Palace of Núñez Vela
Built inside the walls on the southern face, its construction was ordered by Blasco Núñez Vela, first Viceroy of Peru,…
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Palace of Polentinos
This complex is made up of the Palace of Contreras, or Polentinos, as the main construction and a number of…
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Palace of Los Bracamonte
future centre of the Prado Museum in Ávila
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Palace of Los Águila
The construction of this building was ordered in the 16th century by Miguel del Águila. Built in granite masonry and…
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Palace of Los Dávila
The walls had an interior second line of defence made up of the palaces and mansions inhabited by the nobles…
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Palace of Los Mújica
Dating from the beginning of the 16th century, the construction of this palace was ordered by the Mújica lineage. It…
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Convent of Nuestra Señora de Gracia
Alonso de Cepeda sent his daughter Teresa to this convent against her wishes in 1531 to help her mature and…
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The Four Posts
Besides the archaeological evidence that suggests an original wall from the late-antiquity period (fifth century), set around a small area,…
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Church of San Juan Bautista
This church is of Romanesque origin and was completely refurbished in Gothic style with unquestionable Renaissance influences at the beginning…
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San Esteban
Built in the mid-12th century, it is the only Romanesque church that has been conserved inside the walls. Constructed in…
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Shrine of El Humilladero
The Shrine of El Humilladero is situated opposite the gate of San Vicente on the east side of the Walls,…
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Garden of Sefarad
Hebrew Avila Ávila Jewish presence dates back to the early settlers of the XI century, in coexistence with Christians and…
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