Avilaa a World Heritage Site see also hotels Avila Spain

Avila de los Caballeros is a town in the south of Old Castile, the capital of the province of the same name, now part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.

Medieval wall of Avila Spain - Avila is a World Heritage city Spain.

Avila, a World Heritage Site, rises under the shelter of the Gredos Sierra. The ancient city walls of Avila, constructed of brown granite, and surmounted by a breastwork, with eighty-eight towers and nine gateways, are still in excellent repair, but a large part of the city lies beyond made up of Renaissance churches and palaces.

The city has a number of religious buildings - inside and outside the walled enclosure. There are several churches worth seeing, but if it's only going to be one church, then it has to be the Cathedral of Avila. The oldest Cathedral in Spain. See also hotels near Avila Cathedral.