Ávila
Credential
Where to get a stamp
- You can obtain the credential and apply for the Andariega in the Visitor’s Centre. (Avenida de Madrid 37. C.P.: 05001 Ávila).
- Starting point: Plaza de la Santa.
- Follow the wall to the Adaja bridge and the Four Posts. Once you are there, you will see yellow arrows from the Camino de Santiago, which shares path with the Teresian Route.
Accommodation
For pilgrims
- Centro Internacional Teresiano Sanjuanista (CITeS)
and Centro de Acogida para Jóvenes (Youth welcome centre):
www.mistica.es
920 35 22 40. - Compañía de Santa Teresa de Jesús
House of spirituality and youth hostel. Check location and contact here. 920 21 25 70 - Santa Teresa’s birth place:
www.teresadejesus.com
920 21 10 30.
Food and drinks
Where to eat/ buy food and drinks
- Plenty of restaurants and bars.
- Supermarkets, shops.
Visit
Discover what to visit
- Avila’s Wall
- San Vicente Basilica
- Avila’s Cathedral
- Santa Teresa’s Church and birthplace
- Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts)
- Chico Square Market
- San Pedro’s Church
More information in the tourism web site
Health
Pharmacy and Medical Centre
- Hospital
- Pharmacies
- Medical Centre
More info
Find out more
- BUS STATION: Avda. de Juan Carlos I. 920 22 01 54. Check updated timetables here. Buy tickets on the official Avanzabus website.
- TRAIN STATION: Pº de la Estación, s/n. www.renfe.com
- TAXI: 920 35 35 45
www.radiotaxiavila.com
About Ávila
It’s impossible to highlight all monuments and places to visit in Ávila but, a pilgrim shouldn’t miss:
The Convent of the Incarnation , where Teresa lived half of her life; St Josephs’s Monastery, where she started the Carmel reform); and the Convent of Santa Teresa, church and convent built on the site of the house where Teresa was born.
Don’t forget to visit the Medieval Wall and the Four Posts, where Teresa was stopped by her uncle while she was trying to leave for muslims lands to convert their people to Catholicism.