The city of Ávila is located in the centre of Spain, in the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. Founded in the 11th century to protect the Spanish territories from the Moors, this 'City of Saints and Stones' has maintained its medieval austerity. Ávila is an outstanding example of a fortified city from the Middle Ages, the surrounding walls of which are fully intact. This purity of form can still be seen in the Gothic cathedral and fortifications that, with their 87 semi-circular towers and nine gates, is the most complete found in Spain.Ávila alone has kept its surrounding walls, which in part date back to 1090, while the greater part appear to have been rebuilt during the 12th century.
Date of Inscription: 1985
Minor boundary modification inscribed year: 2007
Ref: 348bis (unesco.org)
Thank you Belen for the dazzling site card with nice stamp.And,interestingly this is my 600th UNESCO heritage site card collected so far in 2 years.
2018 Stamp-Tourism
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