Alba De Tormes

Alba de Tormes, dominated by the 16th-century Torre de la Armería, the only remnant of a former castle of the Dukes of Alba—among the greatest land barons of their time. This small town is one of the most popular pilgrimage destinations in Spain because Santa Teresa of Ávila, important church reformist and mystic, founded a convent and died here over 400 years ago. In the Carmelite Convent, you can visit the cell where she died and view her relics in a coffer beneath the altar. Her small, ornate coffin is in a place of honor above the high altar. And before leaving town, you should peek into the beautiful Mudéjar-Romanesque Church of Saint John on the central plaza