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Ávila is the highest provincial capital in Spain, its medieval quality retained and enhanced by the magnificence of its surrounding walls. This ancient city is known for being the birthplace of the mystic writer, St. Teresa de Jesús, as well as its ninety semicircular towers dating back to the 11th Century. Ávila, capital of the province of the same name, possesses pristine city walls dating back to medieval times. The city lies about 113 km. to the northwest of Madrid and is the highest city on the Iberian peninsula. Ávila typifies many of the towns of Castilla y Leon. This is a land that has been fought over during centuries by the Christians and the Moors and many towns and villages still retain their forbidding fortifications; stark memories of wars of deadly attrition that are now mere picturesque reminders for the curious.
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