Old Town of Ávila | Spain

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Founded in the 11th century to protect the Spanish territories from the Moors, this 'City of Saints and Stones', has kept its medieval austerity. The city's fortifications with their 82 semicircular towers and nine gates, are the most complete in Spain.

Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This is a serial property, which includes the walled town of Ávila and four extra-muros Romanesque churches: San Segundo, San Andrés, San Vicente, and San Pedro.

In 2007, another three Romanesque churches (San Nicolás, Santa María de la Cabeza, and San Martín) and three convents from the 15th and 16th centuries (La Encarnación, San José and the Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás) were added to the inscribed property.