Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás or Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas, Claustro de los Reyes or Cloister of the Kings.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás or Royal Monastery of Saint Thomas.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Convento de la Encarnación, Saint Teresa of Avila entered it in 1535 where she was first a nun and then mother prioress.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Basilica de Santa Teresa de Avila built on the house in which she was born.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Avila Cathedral tower viewed from the walkway along the interior perimeter of the city walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most...

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, The Puerta del Rastro is a monumental gate, it is part of the city walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe, viewed from the walkway along the interior perimeter of the w...

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls with the brick steeple of the former Carmelite convent El Carmen above the Puerta del Carmen viewed from the walkway along the top perimeter of the walls.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe, looking along the northern section of the walls.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe, section of walls known as the the Paseo del Rastro.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe with a white statue of Saint Teresa of Avila in the foreground...

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Puerta del Alcazar or Gate of the Fortress is a monumental gate with very strong turrets flanking the entrance, it is part of the city walls that were built from 1090 o...