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Walls of Ávila

🇪🇸 Spain · 11th century

Walls of Ávila in Spain
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The Walls of Ávila, completed between the 11th and 14th centuries, are the defensive walls of Ávila, Spain, and its principal historic feature. Forming a complete circuit around the old town, they are one of the country's most complete and best-preserved medieval fortifications and among the most notable examples in Europe. The Old Town of Ávila, including the walls and its extramural churches, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

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Walls of Ávila ranks #803 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,552 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ávila, 1 km away. It is stop 10 of 28 on the Castile castle route, Valladolid to Madrid. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Walls of Ávila?

Walls of Ávila stands in Spain, at 40.65747°, -4.70729°.

When was Walls of Ávila built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Walls of Ávila?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #803 of 8,134 worldwide, and #31 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Walls of Ávila?

Castro de Ulaca, about 21 km away.

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