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, Avila Cathedral, statue of Santa Teresa de Avila.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Avila, City walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe with a white statue of Saint Teresa of Avila in the foreground...