In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through San Vicente Basilica telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.

What you'll hear inside San Vicente Basilica:

1
Cenotaph of the Saints Vicente, Sabina and Cristeta
The Cenotaph of Saints Vincent, Sabina and Christeta stands in the transept of the basilica as a commemorative stone monument with polychrome decoration.
2
Crypt
The crypt of the Basílica de San Vicente comprises three chapels positioned beneath each of the church's apses.
3
Western Façade
The western façade is the principal entrance to the Basílica de San Vicente in Ávila, built by a Burgundian workshop during the advanced stages of the Romanesque construction.
4
Southern Doorway
The southern doorway, known as the Puerta de la Anunciación, opens into the second section of the south nave.
5
North Entrance
The north entrance to the Basílica de San Vicente is a secondary doorway, considerably plainer than the church's western and southern portals.
6
Baroque High Altar
The high altar at the Basílica de San Vicente in Ávila is not the original Romanesque piece, but a Baroque creation of gilded wood featuring Solomonic columns.
7
Baroque Organ
The Baroque organ in the Basílica de San Vicente was built between 1743 and 1746 by organist Antonio Muñoz.
8
Unfinished Towers
The unfinished towers are two striking structures that flank the western end of the basilica.
9
Rosa Juradera
The Rosa Juradera is a carved stone rose positioned at the front of the cenotaph of the Holy Martyr Brothers, beneath a Christ Pantocrator figure set within a mandorla.

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