When I was a kid, about 8 years old, my father took us to Ávila and we stayed at the Parador Nacional which was incredible. I still remember the breakfast which for a kid was paradise on earth. Also remember having dinner at the Parador which advertised Castillian meals starting wit Sopa de Ajo, Chuletón with patatas pobres and arroz con leche!!!! Am now 66 years old, but I still remember that visit to Ávila, includong its monuments !!!

Hello Stuart, what can I say. This for me is one of your very best videos to date. It brought a tear to my eye as I was flooded with so many wonderful and unforgetable memories of when I took my dear old Dad there. We stayed in the Parador and we had the room over he main entrance with the balcony and the flags. A truly magnificent city and so beautifuly maintained and cared for. How refreshing not to see the place spoiled with graffiti. Many, many thanks for sharing this with us Stuart, it has made my day. Thank you.

Love those medieval walls. Incredibly well preserved. When the sun is setting, the light is amazing

I cycled from Santander to Avila about 400mls the next hill/mountain steeper than the last. Cycled via Burgos, Palencia, Ampudia, Valladolid, Tordesillas, Peñaranda de Brocamente finally Ávila. Such a beautiful city to see and visit, beautiful! Thanks for taking me back there!! Without cycling this time!!

We brought students to Avila for Study Abroad. It was wonderful.

We stayed for three days in Avila while we toured Spain on our motorcycle and absolutely loved the city , so much to see and do and lots of lovely restaurants and bars and yes some with tapas , great video makes me want to go back again soon .

I absolutely love Avila, you are so right Stu...good eats and drink along with magnificent views and history.🍷

When I was there about 10 years ago you could walk along the top of the walls.

Excellent video Stuart, and a very interesting one too. Keep them coming please.

Thank you Stuart. Your tour brought back many happy memories of such a beautiful city. I visited many years ago when my sister and I spent a month traveling by rail all over Spain. It was a short walk from the train station to the walled city gate. We were lucky to visit on the day of the Farmer’s Market. We went from booth to booth and bought fresh cheese, olives, jamón for an impromptu lunch just outside one of the gates. Just below us in a little valley there was a livestock fair happening. That was an interesting experience to see so many beautiful horses and sweet little donkeys up close. When we walked back into the city we just wandered the little byways and stumbled across the Carmelite convent founded by St. Teresa de Jesus or St. Teresa of Avila as she is known in the English speaking world. They were selling the famous confection of Avila, Yemas, through a little turnstile just inside a reception room. There was a little garden close by where the famous Rosa de Castilla was growing up the wall. That rose was cherished by my grandmother and mother in their gardens here in California. Being in Avila was a joy, as that is where one of my ancestral families originated. I am so happy to see it is still unspoiled! Thank you again!

I did a check on hotel prices in Avila for this weekend. Pretty good prices. From £55 for a 4 star hotel, £45 for a 3 star, £35 for a 2 star. The 2 hour train trip from Madrid will put off many tourists, though I suppose there are many tour coach options for a day trip. Places like this require getting really stuck into Spanish history to appreciate them.

Gracias for taking us back to such a nice place. Great memories come back of visits to Avila, Segovia and Salamanca!

What a beautiful place, can't wait to visit.

So many memories...walking the wall & yemas!

Phenomenal.

Amazing city! Thanks Stu. Another place to visit in Spain!

Amazing video and place , couldn't keep my eyes away,wanting to know what was around the corner, Brilliant more places like this ❤

Thank you stu, what a wonderful walk

Better keep those walls in Ávila, never know what the future brings 😉

Hi Stu, awesome place (Avila). Thanks for this video.

A marvellous looking city, Stuart. Thank you for sharing 😊

Hello Stuart, last year I found that meal sizes have gone smaller prices increased and most places don’t give tapas with alcohol compared to pre covid. Keep up the great work. Cheers

Love Avila! I saw it a few years ago. It was 36 degrees however so quite hot. Had my first tinto de verano there and it was very refreshing.

You had success in the end!

I was due to visit Ávila, Segovia and Madrid tomorrow for a few days but unfortunately it has been postponed. I hope it will be rearranged soon as it looks like a great place to visit.

05:10 60€ are they out of their mind! I can eat for that every week buying from supermercado🤪

Another fantastic video. Thank you Stuart!

Great video, Stuart!!

Stuart, good to see a video that’s not about the imminent sinking of the economy or the zombie apocalypse for a change 😁 By the way, your Spanish is excellent! Nice video, thanks for sharing.

Avila is quite quiet. It reminds me of Soria. By the way, my surname means "from Avila". Vegetarians may try the traditional patatas revolconas (mashed potatos with paprika) or Barco de Avila beans or the garlic soup... Catholic countries have vegetarian cousine.

When in the sticks in Spain don't expect food beyond a bollo or Mollette before 1pm. Things run a little slowly in this historical and cultural paradise. (En los pueblos de España, no esperes comer más que un bollo o una mollete antes de la una de la tarde. Las cosas van un poco despacio en este paraíso histórico y cultural.)

Quite shocked to hear no mention of Santa Teresa. Visited Avila in the 70s, a memorable place indeed. Kate

Any chance I can visit Avila, I make it a necessary stop. Such a great city

Thanks 🙏

Looks like a lovely place, Stuart❤️👍 magnificent. Thanks for the tour👍

I love my country Spain is beautiful but why no trees it would make everything better

'Intendencia' 'Quartermasters'.

What a lovely video and beautiful city. You should drive sometimes to Alcalá de Henares (close to Madrid 🙂) and visit den University, the birthplace of Miguel Cervantes and so much more.

Thoroughly enjoyed your visit to Avila Did you know the film Pride and the Passion was filmed in Avila starring Cary Grant Frank Sinatra and Sophie Loren Frank sinatra was killed in the town plaza

04:50 Those prices in the restaurant are crazy high! They should lower their prices, or they will be out of business soon!

Intendencia sounds like logistics!

If i go back to Spain, i will definitely go to Avila. Those majestic medieval castle walls are a highlight. Just wondering, Avila is at 1,132 m elevation. That's pretty high up. The air would be a bit thinner. It snows over there in the winter and it can get quite cold. Were you a bit out of breath walking around the town? I love my chuletons! I've had some good ones in Galicia.

Thanks Stuart-nearly as many castles as Wales! First saw Avila when featured on a Vuelta stage, some years ago. Hope to visit one day, when heading south to Murcia from Santander. Have you visited Puerto de Santa Maria and experience d the overwhelming atmosphere of sherry fumes? It gets very busy during the build up to the Jerez MOTOGP round.

Maybe people who control expenditure are/were called quartermasters, but not sure. Fabulous looking town shame about the lack of tapas. You were maybe a bit early?

Intendencia :1. (= dirección) management ⧫ administration 2. (= oficina) manager’s office 3. (Military) (also: cuerpo de intendencia) ≈ service corps(Brit) ⧫ ≈ quartermaster corps (US)

Es la Ciudad Natal de Santa Teresa de Jesús. La primera Doctora de la Iglesia Católica.

Hi Stu, lovely city and excellent video. I think you said that you were there on Monday. Isn't it the case that a lot of restaurants in Spain are closed on Mondays or don't provide the usual full service? Would that account for your disappointment at the apparent unavailabilty of refreshments and sustenance?

Where are you from, Stuart? I love your accent

I thought you only get free Tapas in Granada province. Do other places charge ? Xx

Posiblemente haya sido mejor ir a buscar que comer y beber en los extramuros de la ciudad.

Any whining about too many "tourists" in Avila??