🏰 Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Medieval walled city and Romanesque churches in central Spain
📌 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 most extensive and intact systems of medieval fortifications. Ávila was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 for its outstanding universal value as a completely walled medieval town with integrated religious architecture. As of 2026, the walls and Old Town remain fully accessible to visitors, with portions of the fortifications open for pedestrian traversal and the cathedral and churches ...