Avila, standing just over 1,100 metres above sea level is one of the finest surviving examples of the Spanish medieval walled city. Inside the walls, having passed under what the writer Miguel de Unamuno called "stone thresholds", churches, monasteries and convents, places and squares reveal a city that appears unaffected by times passing and which even appears to enjoy defying the inexorable logic of things. Serene and powerfully beautiful!

Avila is the capital of a province just over 8,000 km² in size, with nearly ... (more)