Top Things to do in Avila
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The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Avila, Castile and Leon
Discover the best top things to do in Avila, Spain including Catedral de Avila, Real Monasterio de Santo Tomas, Capilla de Mosen Rubi, Chapel of San Segundo, The Four Posts, Iglesia de San Andres, Convento de Santa Teresa, Church of San Nicolas, Church of Santiago, Convent of Nuestra Senora de Gracia.
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1. Catedral de Avila
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,954 reviews
Reviewed By gardenmum13
We loved visiting the walled city of Avila, and especially enjoyed our visit to the Cathedral. As with all large, old, stone buildings, it was cold in November. Rug up! It is beautiful and worth the visit.
2. Real Monasterio de Santo Tomas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 387 reviews
Reviewed By seafare74
The monastery is an architectural wonder with three beautiful courtyards or cloisters and the tomb of the king's son among the treasures that make a visit here worthwhile.
3. Capilla de Mosen Rubi
4. Chapel of San Segundo
5. The Four Posts
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,686 reviews
Reviewed By jezzc_13 - Hethersett, United Kingdom
Did the city walls walk and exited at the rear of the city and crossed the road and took in the Roman Bridge and you can walk under it along the river and then climbed the hill here to get an unparalleled view of the city. You can also take in a small church on the way back. Great way to spend your day
6. Iglesia de San Andres
7. Convento de Santa Teresa
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 565 reviews
Reviewed By Jo_and_Tom - Anna, United States
One of our friends suggested we visit Avila and St Teresa's Church since we were in Madrid. I checked it out and found that it is only a 2 hr train ride so we booked a tour with our Travel Agent. We boarded the train in Madrid at Principe Pio - this is only station which has a train going to Avila. The train ride is approximately 2 hrs. The trip is rather enjoyable since you are going up into foothills and scenery is beautiful. When we arrived, our licensed tour guide met us and transported us via Taxi. The Taxi ride was approximately 10 minutes and we arrived at the main entrance and proceeded to the Convent. The convent is the first convent of Teresa which are Carmelites. There is a statue in the courtyard of St Teresa and we had our picture taken with it. The Church is active so went we visited a mass in Polish was being held so we couldn't really see it but proceeded the the Gift Shop and Chapel. The chapel is not very large so dependent on when you go, you may have to share with many others. We were lucky in that a group of +20 were just leaving and we had the chapel to ourselves - wife, tour guide and myself. The other area of chapel is a recreation of Teresa's room which is interesting. Upon exiting the chapel you can see some of Teresa's writings as well as relics from her and St John Vinney. To Non-Catholics, they may seem gross - they had a finger and other material from her and John but to us they have a special meaning and place in our beliefs. The gift shop doesn't gouge you with its prices. If you want to pick up something special, it is not expensive. We picked up a rosary out of rose petals for 10 euro's.
