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Ávila, Spain

Avila opens up like the pages of a storybook with everything from the history of the city to the landscape looking like the pictures in a fairy tale. On arrival, visitors are faced with a looming stone wall, complete with 88 watch towers and backdropped by fiercely tall mountains in the distance. After breaking through the wall into the centre, like a prince after his fair maiden, travellers find themselves in a charming city dotted with fantasy like cathedrals and quaint houses on tiny winding roads. Discover the many monuments in town to Avila’s favourite daughter, Santa Teresa and the story appears, with each sculpture leading visitors through the story of her life.

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Ávila
'Founded in the 11th century to protect the Spanish territories from the Moors, this 'City of Saints and Stones', the birthplac…
Catedral de Avila
'Built into the old ramparts of Avila, this cold, austere cathedral and fortress (begun in 1099) bridges the gap between the Ro…