Alba de Tormes: tomb of Saint Teresa

In the convent of the Annunciation at Alba de Tormes, the eighth foundation of Teresa of Jesus, the saint died in October 1582, and her body and principal relics rest there. The church of the Discalced Carmelite nuns keeps her tomb above the high altar, and a Teresian museum completes the site. Alba is the natural end point of any Teresian pilgrimage and the destination of the route linking it with Ávila, known as from the cradle to the tomb. Visiting information is published by the official tourism body of the Castilla y León regional government, which should be checked before travelling.