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Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Spain
Date of Inscription: 1985
Minor modification inscribed year: 2007 Criteria: (iii)(iv) Province of Ávila, Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon N40 39 23.22 W4 42 0.432 Ref: 348bis |
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Brief Description
Founded in the 11th century to protect the Spanish territories from the Moors, this 'City of Saints and Stones', the birthplace of St Teresa and the burial place of the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada, has kept its medieval austerity. This purity of form can still be seen in the Gothic cathedral and the fortifications which, with their 82 semicircular towers and nine gates, are the most complete in Spain.
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