Situated in the Spanish province of Avila, the city of the same name serves as the capital of the region. Set amidst rolling countryside northwest of Madrid, this picturesque city boasts some of the best-preserved medieval fortified walls in Spain featuring eight gates and 88 watchtowers and over 2500 turrets encircling the Unesco-listed Old Town. There are a number of attractions such as Los Cuatro Postes, a stone cross and monument pilgrimage site; the impressive Basilica de San Vicente, is one of the greatest achievements in Romanesque architecture in Spain; the 15-century Real Monasterio de Santo Tomas, a Spanish National Monument; the Convento de Santa Teresa featuring an impressive vaulted crypt, the only one of its kind in Spain and a museum devoted to Saint Teresa an important figure in Avila’s history.