Cuatro Postes Avila
Avda Salamanca 23 Avila, Castile-León, 05002, Spain and Canary Islands
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Valley of the Fallen
... br> 4. The Nuptials of the Lamb
5. The Angel Defeats the Dragon
6. The Triumph of the Gospel
7. St. John Commissioned to Measure the Temple
8. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Above each of the chapels (niches) were very large statues of various depictions of the Virgin Mary. I have numbered the chapels to correspond with their placement between the tapestries. In other words, chapel 1 is in between tapestry 1 ...
Avila, Espana
... towers, and 9 gates. It is the largest fully illuminated monument in the world.
Avila also has a 4th Century BC structure - Bulls of Guisando with Iberian influences.
This city also show the Gothic, Burgundian, Latin, Renaissance, Roman, Christian and Iberian influences in Spanish Architecture.
Beautiful...
Enjoy
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Madrid - El Escorial
Escapada a Madrid para ver algunos amigos Erasmus. Por atasco llegué tarde al aeropuerto y perdí el vuelo de Spanair y como el siguiente ya era demasiado tarde volé con el puente aéreo de Iberia. Todo comodidades, es llegar y volar. En Madrid me alojé en un hotel muy barato que encontré justo en la plaza de España.
El primer día por la mañana quedé con ...
Day trip to Avila
Having already done day trips to Toledo and Segovia from Madrid during previous visits, this time it was Avila's turn...
A common theme during the past three weeks is that I haven't been waking up as early as I might like unless I have to (e.g., to make the train ...
Saint Teresa
... even thought I am not Catholic I really just wanted to take something back with me that reminded me of her. After the tour we met back up with the rest of the group and head off to San Lorenzo to see the Monastery.
Our hotel was super cute in San Lorenzo; the view from the room was superb. I was able to see the Monastery right outside my window. I had no idea how big the Monastery was until we had to walk all the ...



