What you'll hear inside Ávila Cathedral:

• 1
  Cimorro (Apse-Fortress)

  The Cimorro is the apse of Ávila's Cathedral, ingeniously built into the eastern wall of the medieval fortifications as a defensive tower.

• 2
  Girola

  The Girola forms the oldest section of Ávila Cathedral, comprising a double ambulatory that encircles the church's semicircular chancel.

• 3
  High Altar Altarpiece

  The Retablo del Altar Mayor in Ávila Cathedral is one of the finest examples of local painterly achievement, completed between 1499 and 1512 by three successive masters: Pedro Berruguete, the Master…

• 4
  Tomb of El Tostado

  El Tostado's tomb sits behind the high altar in Ávila's Cathedral, honouring Bishop Alonso Fernández de Madrigal, who served from 1449 to 1455.

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  Cathedral Choir

  The choir of Ávila Cathedral is a Renaissance piece crafted in walnut wood, arranged in two tiers of seating and enclosed by an iron screen installed in 1760.

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  Trascoro

  The trascoro of Ávila Cathedral is a Renaissance structure that screens the choir stalls, divided into three sections by ornately decorated pilasters in the candelabra style.

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  Cloister

  The cloister of Ávila Cathedral bridges the Gothic and Renaissance periods, built around a central courtyard overlooked by large windows.