Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Convento de la Encarnación, Saint Teresa of Avila entered it in 1535 where she was first a nun and then mother prioress.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Convento de la Encarnación, Saint Teresa of Avila entered it in 1535 where she was first a nun and then mother prioress.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Basilica de Santa Teresa, statue of the saint inside the basilica.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Basilica de Santa Teresa, statue of the saint outside the basilica.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Basilica de Santa Teresa de Avila built on the house in which she was born.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Basilica de San Vicente. where according to legend, Christian martyrs Vicente, Sabina and Cristeta were martyred during the rule of the Roman Emperor Diocletian; their...

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Avila Cathedral, statue of Santa Teresa de Avila.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, Avila Cathedral tower viewed from the walkway along the interior perimeter of the city walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most...

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls with the brick steeple of the former Carmelite convent El Carmen above the Puerta del Carmen viewed from the walkway along the top perimeter of the walls.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls with the circular Avila Cathedral built into the walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Chapel of the University of Salamanca built between 1761 and 1767 with an altarpiece by Gabilan Tome.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, The Roman Bridge of Salamanca with Salamanca Cathedral behind.