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• San Juan Bautista Church. Ávila.

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  … Calle Blasco Gimeno. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) www.avilaturismo.com. A temple that, although built in Romanesque style, was continuously reformed during the 16th century, with Gothic elements. The sanctuary and the chapels in the transept were built in a Herrera-Renaissance style. The font can be…

• San Vicente Basilica. Ávila.

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  … Plaza San Vicente. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) www.basilicasanvicente.com. A mixture of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Founded in the 11th century, it was not finished until two centuries later. It mixes Romanesque elements with other Gothic ones. The basilica of San Vicente was built outside the wa…

• San Segundo Shrine. Ávila.

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  … Puerta del Puente s/n. 05002. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. This Romanesque building was erected in the 12th century. From the outside, one of the most striking elements is the south portal, made of archivolts and capitals with animal and plant motives. In the interior o…

• Church of San Andrés. Ávila.

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  … Plaza de San Andrés s/n. 05005. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. www.turismocastillayleon.com. This Romanesque church is contemporary with those of San Vicente and San Pablo, and its construction dates from the late 11th century. It has a simple floor plan with three naves. The …

• San Pedro Church. Ávila.

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  … Plaza de Santa Teresa. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Its construction began in 1100, at around the same time as the basilica of San Vicente. It was built in Romanesque style. The most striking feature of the façade is its Cistercian rose window. The church has thr…

• San Esteban Church in Villacastín. Villacastín.

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  … Calle General Franco 16. 40150. Villacastín. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921198005 | E-mail: aytovilllacastin@terra.es. A very large parish church that was designed by the architect of the Cathedral of Segovia, Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón. There are three naves similar in height with ogive vault r…

• La Lugareja Church. Arévalo.

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  … Carretera Palacios Rubios, a 3 km. de Arévalo. 05200. Arévalo. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntamientoarevalo.es. www.ayuntamientoarevalo.es. It is one of the works of art of Spanish Mudejar Romanesque.This church was part of an old Cistercian convent.It has a sanctuary with three apses a…

• San Martín Church. Arévalo.

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  … Plaza de la Villa s/n. 05200. Arévalo. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntamientoarevalo.es. www.ayuntamientoarevalo.es. Almost nothing is left of its Romanesque nave and sanctuary.The most significant feature are the two Mudejar towers.The older of the two is called the Torre de los Ajedrec…

• Benedictine Abbey of Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

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  … Carretera de Guadarrama/El Escorial. 28209. Cuelgamuros. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918905544 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Carved out of the rock. A grandiose funeral monument built between 1940 and 1956 in memory of the victims of the 1936 Span…