Old Town of Ávila
Also known as Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1985
List reference
348
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Old Town of Ávila is about 90 km south-east of Salamanca. The nearest other World Heritage site is El Escorial, Madrid, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Salamanca · about 162,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Madrid · about 5,567,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Toledo · about 75,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
- Valladolid · about 322,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Guadalajara · about 73,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Burgos · about 170,000 peopleabout 210 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural47 km away
SpainCultural59 km away
SpainCultural88 km away
SpainCultural90 km away
SpainCultural106 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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