INDEX
0 DISCOVER ALBA DE TORMES
Following this urban route
1a THE DUKES OF ALBA AND THEIR COURT
The making of a lineage
1b THE DUKES’ CASTLE
From the clash of arms to the splendour of arts
2 CHURCH OF SAN PEDRO
The church that rose from its ashes
3a ANUNCIACIÓN CONVENT
An enthusiastic patronage encourages the eighth founding
3b SAINT TERESA AND THE HOUSE OF ALBA
An everlasting friendship
4 THE CARMELITE FATHERS’ MONASTERY
Sober, luminous architecture
5a SANTA TERESA BASILICA
A great space for pilgrimages
5b THE BASILICA’S SIDE DOOR
An unforgettable visit
6 "CARMUS", CARMELITE MUSEUM
Traces of saintliness
7 SAN JUAN CHURCH
The best of romanesque before our eyes
8 PLAZA MAYOR SQUARE
A cosmopolitan environment to encourage meetings
9 THE TOWN HALL
A sheltered place for the council
10a PARQUE DEL ESPOLÓN PARK
From warlike fort to playground
10b LOOKING TOWARDS THE NORTHERN LANDS
Discovering the traces of History
10c THE TORMES EMBRACE
A tenacious river that accompanies and defends
11 SANTIAGO CHURCH
Working, praying and giving the time of day
12 LAS DUEÑAS CONVENT
The “out of walls” community
13 SANTA ISABEL CONVENT
What a distinguished, pious lady founded when she widowed
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