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Avila may refer to:

Places

• Ávila, a city in Spain
• Ávila (province), a province in Spain
  • Ávila (Spanish Congress Electoral District) the electoral district covering the province
• Avila Beach, California, in the United States
• Cerro El Ávila, a mountain near Caracas, Venezuela
• Əvilə, a municipality in Azerbaijan

People

• Alex Avila, Detroit Tigers baseball player
• Andrea Ávila, Argentine long and triple jumper
• Bobby Ávila, American baseball player
• Bonifacio Ávila, Colombian boxer
• Charles F. Avila, electrical engineer
• Eva Avila, Canadian singer
• Gustavo Avila, Venezuelan jockey
• Héctor Avila, Dominican Republic boxer
• Joaquin Avila, managing director of the Carlyle Group
• John Avila, bassist from Oingo Boingo
• Lixion Avila, weather forecaster
• Rodrigo Ávila, Salvadoran politician
• Saint Teresa of Ávila, Roman Catholic saint, 16th Century mystic
• Yiye Avila, Latin American evangelist

Other

• Avila University, in the U.S. state of Missouri, named in honor of Saint Teresa of Avila
• Avila TV, a Venezuelan television channel
• Plan Ávila, a military operation ordered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in April 2002

See also

• Avilla

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From Wikitravel

Ávila is a city in Spain.

Get in by car

It is 120km from Madrid via N6.

Get in by train

You can also take a cheap train from Madrid-Chamartin station.

Get around

A medieval city in a medieval way, the mesta route N110 road (Soria, Burgo de Osma, Ayllón, Segovia, Villacastin, Ávila, Piedrahíta, Barco, Plasencia, Cáceres) close to the mountains border of the Central System. The border for 3 centuries during the moorish invasion make the region very special.

See

Wonderful city walls of the Romanic period. It is perfect and it is from the 11th century Incredible churches, do not miss the romanic shape of Saint Vincent, the sarcophagus in Saint Thomas, the cahedral is a majestic castle-cathedral part of the city walls.

Eat

The meat is delicious, the Ávila beef is a must in Spain, try the stake "chuleton".

Avila yolks, known as "yemas de Santa Teresa", are the most famous sweet.

Drink

At night Vallespin St. is the best choice for young travellers. During the day you can take tapas with beer (caña) in the square "el grande" behind the cathedral.

Sleep

The Parador is the best way to enjoy a medieval experience in the ancient Ávila. A bit expensive the Bush family use to sleep there.

Get out

Do not miss the mountains of Gredos, incredible trekking tours; the best way to get there is the village Hoyos del Espino 50k from Avila, 150k from Madrid. Visit also the historical cities of Piedrahita, Barco de Ávila and Arevalo.

From LoveToKnow 1911

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• Avila, Spain (Capital)
• Avila, Spain (Province)