I went because: My last name means "from Ávila" (from the Spanish "de Ávila"). I have wanted to visit the town for a long time. Don't miss: A walk along the wall that surrounds the old town ...

Where: Avila, Spain . Out and about: The “City of Kings and Saints”, Avila was sacred to an ancient Celtiberian culture long before the arrival of the Romans or Christians.

The size of Avila is much larger than what I usually envision as a small walled village in Europe.” With an impressive perimeter of 2.5 kilometers, 87 towers, and 9 gates, the wall of Avila and ...

Pilgrims flock to Alba de Tormes, Spain, to view the 440-year-old remains of Saint Teresa of Avila, displayed by the Catholic Church for the first time in 110 years.