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, City walls that were built from 1090 onwards and are among the best-preserved and most complete in Europe, viewed from the walkway along the interior perimeter of the w...

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.