Ávila

St. Teresa, the celebrity of this town

Ávila in Castile and León, Spain is famous for St. Teresa as well as its well-preserved medieval walls. Especially in the Christian world. St. Teresa was born in this town in 1515…

Ávila

The perfect wall

On the second day in Ávila, a world heritage town in Castile and León, Spain, we were able to climb the walls, which we really wanted to do. At the time of…

Ávila

Hearty lunch

In Ávila, a historic town in Castile and Leon, Spain, we had a reservation at a restaurant called Meson El Rastro at 2 o’clock. We try to make lunch the main meal…

Ávila

Cathedral and the walk in the town

In Ávila, which is about 100km northeast of Madrid in Spain, we stayed at a hotel near the cathedral, so we started by visiting the cathedral. There were lion statues lined up around…

Ávila

This was the best hotel during this holiday

Ávila, a town in Spain, is located right in the middle between Salamanca and Madrid. Our theme of this trip was “the production area of black pigs”, and Ávila was not in that…

Sierra de Francia

Delicious lunch in a rustic village

During our visit the villages of Sierra de Francia, a mountainous region in western Spain by chartered taxi, we went to San Martín del Castañar, too. We let Agustin, our driver, choose the…

Sierra de Francia

Stroll in La Alberca

After reaching the summit of the Sierra de Francia, a scenic mountainous area in the province of Salamanca in western Spain, we visited La Alberca, which is said to be a typical village…