Puerta de Los Leales

Ávila


This old city gate is where you can access a 1300m stretch of Ávila's walls.


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2. Palacio Los Serrano

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A cultural centre, this daringly renovated space is also used for contemporary art exhibitions.

3. Iglesia de Santo Tomé El Viejo

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4. Museo Provincial

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5. Jardín de San Vicente

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6. Puerta del Alcázar

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Access to a 300m stretch of Ávila's walls is from just inside the Puerta del Alcázar.

7. Basílica de San Vicente

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This graceful church is a masterpiece of Romanesque simplicity: a series of largely Gothic modifications in sober granite contrasted with the warm…

8. Murallas

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Ávila's splendid 12th-century walls stretch for 2.5km atop the remains of earlier Roman and Muslim battlements and rank among the world's best-preserved…

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