We then continued driving, through some very nice mountain scenery, to the only sizeable town in the area, Avila. Avila began life as a Roman town, and generally followed the historical path of Toledo, being conquered by the Moors, then reconquered by the Christians, at around the same dates. The city has always been walled, but the current set of walls dates from the Christian reconquest in the 11th century. Spain has lots of walled cities, but apparently Avila has the best preserved set, and possibly the only ones that still completely encircle the city.
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