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🏰 Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches

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🏰 Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Medieval walled city and Romanesque churches in central Spain


🕐 3 min read · Updated 20 Apr 2026 at 12:37

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Castile and León region, central Spain
  • Walls: 2.5 kilometres with 88 towers and nine gates
  • Construction period: 11th to 13th centuries
  • UNESCO inscription: 1985

The Old Town of Ávila is a medieval walled city in central Spain that preserves one of Europe's ...

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