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 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 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, The Roman Bridge of Salamanca with Salamanca Cathedral behind.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, El Colegio de Arzobispo Fonseca also known as The Irish College which housed Irish students who came to Salamanca to escape the religious persecution of the Catholi...

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Convento de las Duenas which is a Dominican convent built in the 15th and 16th centuries, Salamanca Cathedral seen from the upper cloister.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Convento de las Duenas which is a Dominican convent built in the 15th and 16th centuries, view from the upper cloister with Salamanca Cathedral in the background.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Convento de las Duenas which is a Dominican convent built in the 15th and 16th centuries, view from the upper cloister with Salamanca Cathedral in the background.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, University of Salamanca, the Patio de Escuelas Menores courtyard with the dome of Salamanca Cathedral in the background.

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Casa de las Conchas or House of the Shells, built from 1493 to 1517 by Rodrigo Arias de Mald...