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| Las Murallas de Ávila © Robert Bovington |
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Las
Murallas – the walls – are magnificent and encompass the whole of
ancient Ávila. Building started at the end of 11th century and they are
2.5 kilometres long, 14 metres high and around 3 metres thick. They are
still in pretty good nick. Alfonso VI ordered their construction after
his conquest of Avila in 1090. Moorish prisoners were allegedly employed
to build the wall.
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Other blogs by Robert Bovington:
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“Photographs of Spain”
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“Spanish Impressions”
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“you couldn’t make it up!”
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“a grumpy old man in Spain”
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“bits and bobs”
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“Spanish Expressions”
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“Spanish Art”
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“Books About Spain”
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