..Nice view of a beautifully preserved medieval town known for its 2.5km pristine wall that encircles the old town and for being the birthplace of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)... Teresa was a Spanish mystic, a Carmelite nun... famous for being the only woman founder of an order of men... Ávila is one of the most striking and authentic fortified medieval cities in all of Europe... also known as the "City of Stones and Saints"... practically the entire series of walls can be toured along the top as a walking route... it gives you amazing views over Ávila’s rooftops, churches, and the surrounding countryside, and really helps you appreciate the sheer scale of the city’s defenses... Thanks a lot Josep&Assumpta! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)
The city of Ávila is located in the centre of Spain, in the Autonomous Community of Castile and León.
The defensive wall of Avila was built to protect the Spanish territories from the Moors between the 11th and 14th centuries, has an average height of 12 meters and a thickness of three meters. There are 87 turrets, 9 gates and 2 small gates and 2,500 merlons. (a solid, vertical part of the wall of a fort or a battlement)
The Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches was designated a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1985. It is a serial property, which includes the walled town of Ávila and four extra-muros Romanesque churches: San Segundo, San Andrés, San Vicente, and San Pedro.
The 50th Anniversary of the Death of Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973
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