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• Valderrábanos Palace. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Catedral 9. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920251691 | http://www.palaciovalderrabanoshotel.com/ES/hotel.html. Built in the 15th century, it was designed in the Gothic style, but it has suffered many alterations since. It belonged to Don Gonzalo Dávila, whose coat of arms can be …

• Ávila Cathedral. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Catedral s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. The oldest Spanish Gothic cathedral. Construction was originally begun in the Romanesque style, but the project was subsequently taken over by the master architect Fruchel, who…

• Ávila city walls. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … C/ Lope Nuñez, 4. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) http://muralladeavila.com/es/. The walled enclosure dates back to the Middle Ages. The wall controlled the entrance of provisions and merchandise, and also isolated the city, guarding it against the potential outbreak of a plague or epidemic, in additio…

• Cathedral Museum. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de la Catedral 8. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920211641 | http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. The sacred song book. An art exhibition set in the Cardinal's Chapel, the Tesoro and Cantorales Rooms. The museum presents an exhibition of religious art, with works attributed to Pedro de…

• Los Velada Stately House. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Catedral 10. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920254900 | www.avilaturismo.com. Renaissance Palace with its splendid Mudejar coffering. Renaissance Palace with its magnificent voussoired door. Velada Palace is nowadays a wonderful hotel, which was built in the first half of the 16t…

• Santo Tomé el Viejo Church. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Italia s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920253701 | E-mail: museo.avila@jcyl.es. Annex to the Ávila Museum. This is an old church, now home to the Ávila Museum storerooms. It serves for storage and is open for visits too.…

• San Pedro Church. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Ávila Museum. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Nalvillos 3. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920253701 | E-mail: museo.avila@jcyl.es. www.museoscastillayleon.jcyl.es/museodeavila. Mosaic of stories. The Casa de los Deanes house and the church of Santo Tomé are part of the cultural site in Plaza de Nalvillos square in the city of A…

• Los Dávila Palace. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Pedro Dávila. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/cm/. The palace was built between the 13th century and the 16th. For this reason, a juxtaposition of styles can be noticed in its design. The oldest part seems to be the gate of the Rastro, or street market. The pal…

• Los Verdugo Stately House. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Lopez Núñe s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. www.avilaturismo.com. This 16th-century palace was commissioned by Don Suero del Águila. Its Plateresque portal is flanked by two profusely ornamented pillasters. In the interior we have an arcaded courtyard lined wit…

• Santa María de Gracia Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Jesús del Gran Poder s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. www.avilaturismo.com. The convent was founded by Lady María Mencía de San Agustín in a vacant lot adjacent to the chapel of San Justo and San Pastor. It was built in the 16th century. The sanctuary of the ch…

• Los Polentinos Stately House. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de Vallespín, 19. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920352521 | E-mail: archivomilitaravila@et.mde.es. http://www.portalcultura.mde.es/cultural/archivos/castillaLeon/archivo_42.html. General Military Archives of Ávila. This building was erected in the 16th century by Juan de Contreras. It…

• Los Guzmanes Tower. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Corral de las Campanas s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920357136 | E-mail: turismo@diputacionavila.es. www.diputacionavila.es. Headquarters of the Provincial Council of Ávila. The building dates from the 15th century. It is also known as Palace of the Mújica. The façade is made of …

• San Juan Bautista Church. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 José Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Las Madres 4. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Site of the first foundation of St. Therese, in 1562, which was supported by relevant religious figures like the Bishop Álvaro de Mendoza. The church was built in the beginning of th…

• Santa Teresa Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Santa 2. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Built over the birthplace of Santa Teresa de Jesús. The convent, inaugurated in 1636, was built on top of the birthplace of Santa Teresa de Jesús, and designed by the architect Fray…

• Los Benavides Palace. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Marqués de Canales de Chozas 2. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920226166 | E-mail: avila@parador.es. www.parador.es. Current site of a National Tourist Parador. This building is also known as the palace of Don Juan de Henao. It was built using small ashlar masonry and granite, back in …

• Church of San Andrés. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 …

• Royal Monastery of Santa Ana. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Santa Ana, s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. http://www.avilaturismo.com/. The future Isabella I 'la Católica' was educated as a little girl in this convent of Cistercian nuns founded in the 14th century and completely rebuilt in the 16th century. The buildin…

• Las Gordillas Convent. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Santa Clara s/n. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntavila.com. www.avilaturismo.com. It was started in the 16th century, although little remains from the structures that were built at this time. It is popularly known as "Las Gordillas", a name that comes from a farm that used to…

• Santo Tomás Royal Monastery. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Granada 1. 05008. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920352237 | E-mail: avila.vre@dominicos.org. www.monasteriosantotomas.com. It was built towards the end of the fifteenth century. It has three beautiful cloisters. It was built towards the latter end of the 15th century, it has three beautif…

• Oriental Art Museum. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Granada 1. 05003. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 920352237 | E-mail: avila.vre@dominicos.org. www.monasteriosantotomas.com. Oriental art brought to Spain. The majestic Santo Tomás Royal Monastery, built and inhabited by the Dominicans, houses an interesting art exhibit. The items on displa…

• La Encarnación Monastery. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de la Encarnación s/n. 05005. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Santa Teresa Convent. The monastery was founded in the sixteenth century. It is known as the place where Santa Teresa spent most of her life. Founded in 1515, it consisted of four naves and two floors. The…

• San Segundo Shrine. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…