Map of Spain. Eleanor Goggin. Mon 22 Jun 2015 at 03:30. I'm in a state of disbelief, ... From Avila we moved to Toledo and Teresa's fifth 'foundation' as she called her convents.

Avila’s encircling walls with their ninety towers were completed in the 12th century. The 13th century central church is where Avila-born Saint Teresa (1515-1582) worshiped.

I went because: My last name means "from Ávila" (from the Spanish "de Ávila"). I have wanted to visit the town for a long time. Don't miss: A walk along the wall that surrounds the old town ...

This, then, is a city of religious mysticism, but it is also, most visibly, one of murallas – walls. Built in the 12th century, they are the best preserved around any city in Spain, more than a ...