Free Walking Tour through the Heart of Avila

Meeting point: Mercado Grande—I’ll be at the statue of Saint Teresa, next to the city wall, right by the Puerta del Alcázar gate that leads into the wall. You’ll be able to spot me because I’ll be holding a scarf on an orange selfie stick!

1 Plaza de Santa Teresa de Jesús. Start and end of the tour; from here we’ll be able to see the Puerta del Alcázar and the medieval city wall of Ávila.

2 Calle de San Segundo and the Medieval City Wall.

3 Basilica of San Vicente We’ll explore a beautiful Romanesque church and learn about the history of the martyred brothers.

5 Ávila City Walls

6 Plaza del Mercado Chico The city’s town hall square—a strategic spot to learn how the city was founded.

7 Plaza Adolfo Suárez A location within the city walls where we’ll discuss the first Prime Minister of democratic Spain.

8 Plaza de la Catedral At this stop, in addition to getting a close-up look at the cathedral’s architecture, we’ll see some of the city’s distinctive palaces, as well as one of its narrow streets.

9 Plaza de Pedro Dávila.

10 Plaza de Santa Teresa de Jesús Writer, mystic, innovator, saint—we are undoubtedly talking about the most important figure in the city of Ávila.