# What to see in Ávila

The world's best-preserved city walls, Saint Teresa and Romanesque churches: Ávila's essentials.

- 25 votes · 12 items
- Sep 16, 2025 · Itziar Redondo Diez
- https://even.best/en/l/2925/what-to-see-in-avila

## Top 12

1. **Los Cuatro Postes** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The best viewpoint over the walls.
2. **Ávila Cathedral** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Spain's first Gothic cathedral, built into the walls.
3. **Convent of Saint Teresa** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Built over the saint's birthplace.
4. **Church of San Pedro** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Romanesque, on Plaza de Santa Teresa.
5. **Walls of Ávila** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 87 towers and 9 gates; you can walk along the top.
6. **Royal Monastery of Santo Tomás** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — With the tomb of Prince John.
7. **Palace of the Dávila** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Stone fortified house by the walls.
8. **Monastery of La Encarnación** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Where Saint Teresa lived for almost 30 years.
9. **Plaza del Mercado Chico** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The main square, with the town hall.
10. **Plaza de Santa Teresa (Mercado Grande)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Facing the Alcázar gate and San Pedro church.
11. **Basilica of San Vicente** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Romanesque gem by the San Vicente gate.
12. **Bulls of Guisando** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Vettonian stone bulls, an hour from the city.

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