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Audio Guide San Vicente Basilica

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San Vicente Basilica

Audio guide San Vicente Basilica in English

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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Pl. de San Vicente, 4, 05001 Ávila, Spain
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Emily ThompsonGB
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