⛪ Church of San Andrés
12th-century Romanesque church outside Ávila's medieval walls
📌 Fast Facts
- Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
- Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style
- Located outside (extra-muros) Ávila's medieval fortifications
- Features semicircular apse with blind arches and Lombard bands
San Andrés is a 12th-century Romanesque church situated beyond the medieval walls that encircle Ávila's historic center in Castile and León, Spain. As part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, it represents one of several significant religious structures built outside the city's fortifications. The church served historical communities that developed in the extra-muros zones and contributes to the understanding of Ávila's medieval urban development and spatial relationship with its ...