April 29: Avila

We toured the beautiful walled city of Avila today - this is the birthplace of St. Teresa of Jesus. The sun was shining but the wind was blowing (seemingly off the snow covered mountain tops). 

Father Michael celebrated Mass at the Monastery where St. Teresa lived. 

St. Teresa was an amazing sister, prioress, mystic, and Doctor of the Church. Prior to Mass we toured the Monastery to see her cell (room) and other artifacts from her life and that period. 

We had another fabulous lunch just down the street from the hotel followed by a tour of the beautiful cathedral just across from our hotel.

Tomorrow we see where St. Teresa was buried and then on to Salamanca for our last night on Spain.