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"Diocese of Avila" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Avila's Town Hall; Avila's Tourist Guide; Convent of St. Teresa, Ávila; Ávila in the official website for Tourism in Spain (in English) Photos of Ávila; Satellite picture by Google Maps; Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer "Abila" Citizens' association for the defence of heritage of Ávila ...
Map of Spain with the province of Ávilahighlighted Map of the municipalities in the province of Ávila. This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. There are 248 municipalities.
The work was started in 1090 but most of the defensive wall appears to have been rebuilt in the 12th century. The enclosed area is an irregular rectangle of 31 hectares (77 acres) with a perimeter of some 2,516 metres (8,255 ft), including 88 semicircular towers.
The El Quexigal Palace (Spanish: Palacio de El Quexigal) is a renaissance palace near Cebreros in the province of Ávila, Spain. It was constructed in 1563 during the reign of king Philip II of Spain. It was intended as a farm and a hunting lodge for the royal family, who often staid at the nearby royal site of the El Escorial.
Candeleda (Spanish pronunciation: [kandeˈleða]) is a town and municipality located in the province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.. According to the 2011 INE census, the municipality has a population of 5,213 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest municipality in the province after Ávila –the capital–, Arévalo, Arenas de San Pedro and Las Navas del ...
The Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range in central Spain that spans the provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, Madrid, and Toledo. It is part of the much larger Sistema Central of mountain ranges. Its highest point is Pico Almanzor at 2,592 meters [1] [2] and it has been declared a natural park by the Autonomous Community of Castile and León.
The Cathedral of the Saviour (Spanish: Catedral de Cristo Salvador) is a Catholic church in Ávila in the south of Old Castile, Spain. It was built in the late Romanesque and Gothic architectural traditions. It was planned as a cathedral-fortress, its apse being one of the turrets of the city walls.
Arenas de San Pedro is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 6,682 inhabitants. Its seal depicts a large castle located in the town. The seal says "Siempre incendiada y siempre fiel", meaning "always on fire and always faithful" .