In October 1993, the Director-General of UNESCO received ample information on a project to construct a new bridge over the river Rio Adajo just outside the historic walls of the city of Avila and ...

(OSV News) -- While millions of pilgrims hope to make their way to Rome for the Jubilee Year, Catholics in France and Spain ...

In September, the Diocese of Avila announced that officials had opened her tomb in Alba de Tormes, Spain, for the first time in 110 years, and the results were extraordinary. "The uncovered parts ...

This is due to its charming cobblestone streets and numerous Romanesque and Gothic churches, but also because ... they are superbly preserved and are one of Spain's most intriguing tourist ...

In response to the concerns expressed by the Committee at its seventeenth session regarding a bridge construction project just outside the walls of the town, the Permanent Delegation of Spain informed ...

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.