Distinctly known by its medieval walls, ÃÂ ÃÂvila is sometimes called the Town of Stones and Saints, and it claims that it is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches per capita in Spain. It has complete and prominent medieval town walls, built in the Romanesque style; The town is also known as ÃÂ ÃÂvila de los Caballeros, ÃÂ ÃÂvila del Rey and ÃÂ ÃÂvila de los Leales ÃÂ ÃÂvila of the Knights, ÃÂ ÃÂvila of the King, ÃÂ ÃÂvila of the Loyalists, each of these epithets being present in the town standard.
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