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


14 THE BRIDGE
Arches that will take you to the other side