Ávila - Santo Tomás - Cloisters

There are three cloisters. The simplest is the Claustro del Noviciado (Cloister of the Novices), which leads into the Claustro del Silencio (Cloister of Silence), from which a flight of steps leads into the choir. On the first floor is a doorway leading to the high altar, with Berruguete's retablo. Opening off the two-story Claustro de los Reyes (Royal Cloister) are a number of rooms housing a museum of Eastern art.