🏛️ Old Town of Ávila

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Ávila is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain. Located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, to the north of the Sistema Central, it lies on the right bank of the Adaja and, at an elevation of over 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) above sea level, is the highest provincial capital in Spain.

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Old Town of Ávila is a cultural World Heritage site in Spain, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Old Town of Ávila was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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