Old Town of Γvila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Founded in the 11th century to protect the Spanish
territories from the Moors, this 'City of Saints and Stones', the
birthplace of St Teresa and the burial place of the Grand Inquisitor
Torquemada, has kept its medieval austerity. This purity of form can
still be seen in the Gothic cathedral and the fortifications which, with
their 82 semicircular towers and nine gates, are the most complete in
Spain.