Walled city of Avila

Jeepers, didn't know the Spaniards competed with the Chinese in building great walls! The walls of Avila are magnificent. We spent all morning exploring them.

Part of the Cathedral is built into the wall.

It was quite a workout with lots of steep steps onto some of the 80 or so towers.

And then we went back at night to see the world's largest illuminated monument. Gorgeous.

The mirador called Cuatro Postes was nicely lit up too. Only Rob wanted to smash all the lights on it cos he reckoned they created light pollution for viewing the walls. 

Kind of liked the city sign too.

Next on our "cultural tour" is Segovia. Can it be better than Salamanca or Avila?