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Shrine of Our Lady of Sonsoles

Located 6 km from the capital lies the shrine in a beautiful area, housing a restaurant, inn, picnic areas, playgrounds, etc.There he finds the size of the Virgen de Sonsoles, Avila and patron patron of the fields in the province.It is a tradition in this city make pilgrimage to the sanctuary, making a wish to the Virgin and to get to the door barefoot to enter the church.

Walls of Avila

The Walls of Avila is a close military Romanesque surrounding the old city of Avila, of the eponymous province in the autonomous community of Castilla y Leon in Spain .Today, the old town wall and churches located outside the walls have been declared World Heritage Site. The walls are a very important active factor in shaping the city planning and historically have participated in the distribution of urban space among various social groups that have inhabited Avila.

Real Monasterio de Santo Tomas

The Royal Monastery of Santo Tomas style gothic is in the city of Avila. Its founding in 1480, was due to the treasurer of the Catholic Monarchs, HernAn Nunez de Arnalte, who gave power in favor of his wife, Maria Davila, and Fray Tomas de Torquemada to act on your behalf for the foundation of a convent of Dominicans in Avila in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas .

Basilica of San Vicente

The Basilica of the Holy Brothers Martyrs, Vicente, Sabina and Cristeta, better known simply as San Vicente Basilica, is a temple Romanesque located in Avila, Spain, the largest and most important of the city after the cathedral and one of the outstanding works of this architectural style across the country. It is a National Monument since 1882 .

Cathedral of Salvador de Avila

The Cathedral of Avila was designed as a temple and fortress, with its apse one of the cubes of the wall .It is surrounded by several houses or mansions being the most important: that of the evening, that of King Nino and the ValderrAbanos, which had assigned the defense of the True Gate or the weight of the flour.

Chapel of San Segundo

Beautiful chapel located west of Avila, outside the walled area on the right bank of the river Adaja. Highlight the carved capitals in which the mark is the sculptor of the apses of San Andres. Alabaster statue made by Juan de Juni. It has the popular belief that introducing a handkerchief in the grave and ask three wishes, granted the holy one. His pilgrimage is celebrated on May 2, with the pattern of Avila.

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