Ávila's 11th century city walls are the most important and best preserved of the Spanish medieval walls, circling the medieval city. The walls have a

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Ávila's 11th century city walls are the most important and best preserved of the Spanish medieval walls, circling the medieval city. The walls have a perimeter of 2516 meters, and are 12 meters high and 3 meters thick, with 88 towers and 9 gates. The Walls have throughout history been an active and determining factor in the way the urban development of Ávila was configured and in the distribution of the urban space amongst the various social groups which lived here (craftsmen, noblemen, clergy, Jews, "mudéjares" (Muslims permitted to live under Christian rule), vegetable gardeners, and so on). These walls represented an unconquerable bastion against the enemy, and have remained intact throughout the centuries.

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Location: Camino Gansino, 2, 05003 Ávila, España
Photo credit: © Eduardo Estellez / Alamy / Afripics
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