Catedral de Avila
Catedral de Avila
4.3
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
11:45 AM - 7:30 PM
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4.3
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Covadonga P
2 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Spectacular old cathedral, far exceeded all my expectations; it is a must visit. And the visit to the tower with Jennifer (the Guide) was didactic, enjoyable, endearing... a real luxury. Visit to repeat. Without crowds and to enjoy listening to the very good explanations of the audio guide and be overwhelmed by the beauty that this cathedral treasures.
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Written 12 October 2024
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steve20251
Hamburg, Germany10,847 contributions
Oct 2024 • Solo
This cathedral must be seen. The audio guide is also worthwhile. The “blood” granite gives the nave a very special atmosphere. You can admire early medieval art, Renaissance - it's really impressive. The defensive structure has been redesigned more and more, so that the church even gets something light inside. A must!
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Written 6 October 2024
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FcedenoP
Samborondon, Ecuador502 contributions
Nov 2024 • Family
The visit exceeded my expectations, to enter you have to pay and payment is fully justified, go on time. The architecture and artworks are impressive, I had no doubt it would be a beautiful place to visit but what I saw completely exceeded my expectations. Very educational
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Written 26 November 2024
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260benedicte
Levallois-Perret, France492 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
The visit with audiophone allows to observe the building with curious red sandstones. A secret passage connected him to the Royal Palace. Several recumbents in the different chapels. Cloister where the pyramid pinions seem to have been imitated by Gaudi at the Sagrada familia.
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Written 20 July 2024
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LambShanks
Singapore, Singapore246 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
It was a last minute decision to do a pitstop in Avila befire heading back to Madrid. This cathedral and the city walls (which yiu can walk on top of) are just astounding. While some reviewers have said that this isn't as grand as some other cathedrals in Spain, I found it massive and most beautiful, filled with exquisite artwork and interesting interior. It was moving and sombering to see some of the sculptures as one can only imagine the amount of talent needed to produce those works. Definitely recommended to visit.
Written 18 June 2024
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Rhian W
3 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
As many have said, a beautiful building and well worth the visit.
I had one quibble with the audio guide… Tomas Luis de Victoria, one of the great renaissance composers, was a chorister here. Yet, the audio guide is mostly Beethoven and Handel. Whyyyy?????? Even in the choir stalls, Victoria doesn’t get a mention.
A niche complaint to be fair, but my choir nerd heart was a little bit broken :(
I had one quibble with the audio guide… Tomas Luis de Victoria, one of the great renaissance composers, was a chorister here. Yet, the audio guide is mostly Beethoven and Handel. Whyyyy?????? Even in the choir stalls, Victoria doesn’t get a mention.
A niche complaint to be fair, but my choir nerd heart was a little bit broken :(
Written 25 May 2024
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Pablo M
Madrid, Spain28 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
We bought tickets online to visit it at 17:00, no one warned us that today it closed at 17:45. In fact we could have bought them by 18:00 and found the cathedral closed as happened to other people we saw on the way out.
When we complained that we had not had time to see her, the solution we were given was to return the next day, as if we lived there.
It seems that someone forgot to communicate to the portal the entrances that closed much earlier today.
The attitude of the two people in the post, which other users have already described, very little desire to collaborate or offer an apology, as if the problem were not with them. Total that we have paid 8€ per person to be kicked out after 45 mins.
When we complained that we had not had time to see her, the solution we were given was to return the next day, as if we lived there.
It seems that someone forgot to communicate to the portal the entrances that closed much earlier today.
The attitude of the two people in the post, which other users have already described, very little desire to collaborate or offer an apology, as if the problem were not with them. Total that we have paid 8€ per person to be kicked out after 45 mins.
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Written 25 July 2024
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K K
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Oct 2024 • Family
Visits are prohibited during Mass on Sundays and the cathedral opens at 12.30 pm. We saw several obviously tourists like us come and go from the cathedral during Mass, so we asked for passage as well. I didn't lie and say we weren't going to Mass, and we were denied entry. Besides, unpleasantly. I understand that you do not enter during a Mass but not that there are different rules for both. I can only say they lie if they want to come in and say they can do Mass. To tell you the truth they were rude and it has left me very bad taste in the mouth of the city.
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Written 20 October 2024
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consultor a
Seville, Spain927 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
It is a beautiful temple whose some details worsen my assessment. The façade has two towers with different heights, and in one of them and part of the façade they have added a lump of brick to the height that spoils a beautiful view. The cloister is covered in glass and does not allow you to enter. But the choir, the monstrance and the main altar of Berruguete, among others, as well as the fact that it is the first Gothic cathedral (it is Romanesque-Gothic) in Spain, are more than enough reasons for a visit.
Written 5 October 2023
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Vadim
Murmansk, Russia35,007 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
Although the Cathedral of Avila is usually compared with the tomb of the French kings of Saint-Denis, it reminded me of the fortress churches of southwestern France, in which it is also difficult to distinguish is it a church or a fortress? The apse of the cathedral is built into the most vulnerable eastern wall of Avila. The 40-meter bell tower can perfectly perform a defensive function. From the outside and less from the inside, the cathedral has a Gothic appearance and is considered the first Gothic cathedral in Spain, the predecessor of the Leon Cathedral and the Burgos Cathedral from the UNESCO list. This is associated with the name Girald Fruchel, who began construction in the XII century. The interior of the cathedral is certainly set by Gothic proportions, but eclecticism reigns inside: a Renaissance altar, a choir in the style of Plateresco and chapels in Baroque and even classicist style. A common thing for European cathedrals. The three-tiered retablo of the main altar was created for 13 years by three artists: first Pedro Berruguete in 1499, then Santa Cruz, and only after their death in 1508, Juan de Borgogna completed a long workThe cathedral museum has painting by El Greco, but I didn't get there because of lack of time... I looked at El Greco in abundance in the Prado. I liked the choirs performed in the Plateresco style and date back to the XVI century. The choir chairs are made of walnut wood and decorated with filigree carvings.But the main masterpiece of the cathedral is located behind the altar. This is the tomb of Alonso Fernandez de Madrigal, Archbishop of Aquila and advisor to King Juan II. He was considered a noble polymath and theologian, therefore, post mortem on his tombstone depicted him immersed in reading. However, under a long name, he is not remembered because they called it El Tostado, which means "toasted" because of the swarthy skin color.
Written 13 September 2023
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Hola Alba, puedes decirme donde compraste la entrada? cuanto tiempo dedicarías a la visita y recomienda ir con guía? Gracias de antemano!
Written 11 August 2023
It is from 9 am to 6 pm. Please google it with the name st. Barbra cathedral and you will get this information. It varies from months to months
Written 1 June 2017
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