Basilica de San Vicente, Avila, Spain

South West side of Basilica de San Vicente (St Vincent's Basilica), 12th century, attributed to Giral Fruchel, with the city in the background, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Located just outside the city walls on the site of the martyrdom of St Vincent, this Romanesque Basilica of cruciform plan has three naves and three apses. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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© Manuel Cohen

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Castile and Leon (Segovia, Avila), Spain