Avila Ciudad Amurallada 0 Euro Note

Avila Ciudad Amurallada 0 Euro Note

Walled City / Town of Stones and Saints




Product Code:   VEEX-2024-3
Circulation:        5,000




The Avila Ciudad Amurallada 0 Euro Note is a 0 Euro Note dedicated to Ávila, which is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila. Distinctively known by its medieval walls, which are depicted on the front of the 0 Euro note, Ávila is sometimes called the Town of Stones and Saints, and it claims that it is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches per capita in Spain. It has complete and prominent medieval town walls, built in the Romanesque style. Ávila was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. The site originally consisted of the walled city and four extra muros churches. The number of churches included in the site has since been increased. The main landmark in the city is the imposing Walls of Ávila, curtain walls 3 m thick, with an average height of 12 m, and 9 gates. The walls represent the largest fully illuminated monument in the world. It is possible to walk upon the walls for roughly half their circumference. While some of the walls will never be walkable because of their integration into other structures, a large stretch has yet to be made safe for pedestrians. Read more