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Avila UNESCO world heritage sites

Avila west

Chapel of San Segundo at Calle de San Segundo, 3
This Romanesque shrine was built in the 12th century. Significant features on the exterior include the south doorway with archivolts and capitals decorated with plant and animal motifs.

Church of Santa María de la Cabeza at Paseo Sta. María de la Cabeza, 42
The Hermitage of Our Lady of the Head is a catholic temple of the Spanish city of Ávila , of medieval origin.

Convent of la Encarnacion at Paseo la Encarnacion, 1
The Monastery of La Encarnación was founded inside the town’s walls in 1478, and as a Carmelite convent it was moved to outside the town in the 16th century.

Church of San Martín at Paseo Sta. María de la Cabeza, 38
The most significant feature are the two Mudejar towers.

Walls access at Puerta del Carmen, Plaza Concepcion Arenal, 1
With a perimeter of 2516 m (around an area of 33 ha), 87 turrets, 9 gates and 2 small gates and 2500 merlons, the walls of Ávila are the best-conserved example of their kind in the world.

Old town at Plaza Mercado Chico
As the main building in Plaza del Mercado Chico, the Town Hall’s past is part of this public area.

St. Nicholas Church at Plaza San Nicolas
The north and midday are half a point with archivolts of simple decoration and columns with coarse capitals, being more modern the west, pointed arch , enriched with starry flowers decoration, frequent motif in the Romanesque architecture of Avila.

Avila east

Church of San Andres at Plaza San Andres, 15
The Mozarabic character of the motifs decorating the ledges may explain the strange structure of the church, with cross-shaped pillars and a wooden ceiling. The church contains a varied collection of capitals decorated with symbols.

Basílica of St Vincent at Calle San Vicente, 4
All the fassade and the environment where it is located are of great artistic value.

Cathedral at Plaza de la Catedral, 8
The Cathedral of Ávila is considered by its age (12th century), along with the Cathedral of Cuenca, as the first two Gothic cathedrals in Spain.

Church of St. Peter the Apostle at Plaza Ejercito, 1
Latin cross floor and three naves of five sections. Apsidal chapels: mayor chapel, chapel of the south apse and chapel of the north apse.

Convent of San Jose at Calle las Madres, 2
The convent was built in the year of 1562, although the most important architectural element, the church, was built in 1607.

Royal Monastery of Santo Tomas at Plaza Granada, 1
It was built towards the latter end of the 15th century, it has three beautiful cloisters the most notable of which is the Reyes (Kings) Cloister.