Hotel El Rastro

Top choice in Ávila


This atmospheric hotel occupies a former 16th-century palace with original stone, exposed brickwork and a natural, earth-toned colour scheme exuding a calm, understated elegance. Each room has a different form, but most have high ceilings and plenty of space. Note that the owners also run a marginally cheaper hostal (budget hotel) of the same name around the corner.


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Nearby Ávila attractions

1. Iglesia de San Juan Bautista

0.06 MILES

This quiet parish church dates from the 16th century and contains the font in which Santa Teresa was baptised on 4 April 1515. The church can be visited…

2. Convento de Santa Teresa

0.07 MILES

Built in 1636 around the room where Santa Teresa was born in 1515, this is the epicentre of the cult surrounding the saint. There are three attractions in…

3. Catedral del Salvador

0.2 MILES

Ávila's 12th-century cathedral is both a house of worship and an ingenious fortress: its stout granite apse forms the central bulwark in the historic city…

4. Puerta del Alcázar

0.21 MILES

Access to a 300m stretch of Ávila's walls is from just inside the Puerta del Alcázar.

5. Murallas

0.22 MILES

Ávila's splendid 12th-century walls stretch for 2.5km atop the remains of earlier Roman and Muslim battlements and rank among the world's best-preserved…

7. Palacio Los Serrano

0.27 MILES

A cultural centre, this daringly renovated space is also used for contemporary art exhibitions.

8. Jardín de San Vicente

0.28 MILES

The peaceful Jardín de San Vicente, across the road from the Basilica de San Vicente and in the shadow of the city walls, was once a Roman cemetery.