Monuments

Monuments in Castile and Leon
From beautifully restored and much-visited UNESCO World Heritage Sites, to lonely and remote castles, the list of monuments in Castile and Leon that cry out to be explored by the visitor is one of the longest and most prestigious in the whole country. And in this section, we touch upon just a few of them...

The Chapel of San Saturio in Soria

This chapel is built over a rock and it is exceptional because of its unique beauty. It easily mixes with the landscape around. It is in the mountain range of Santa Ana in Soria,...

Monastery of San Juan (Burgos)

Once you have booked accommodation in Burgos, visited the Cathedral, walked through its historic city centre and enjoyed some of the best Spanish wines with great tapas repices of...

Cathedral of Avila

Cathedral of Avila The Cathedral of Avila is the oldest Gothic cathedral in Spain. Although originally comissioned as a Romanesque structure, the project was taken over by the...

Cathedral of Leon

Leon Cathedral In the center of the historic capital of the province of Leon lies Leon Cathedral (or to give it its other names: Santa Maria de Leon Cathedral and the 'Pulchra...

Palencia Cathedral

Palencia Cathedral While Palencia Cathedral is not necessarily the largest or grandest of the region's many religious buildings, it nevertheless undoubtedly qualifies as one of...

Segovia Cathedral

Segovia Cathedral Situated right in the heart of the city, the elegant Gothic form of Segovia Cathedral fronts the main square, the Plaza Mayor, in the place where Queen Isabella...

Valladolid Cathedral

Valladolid Cathedral Valladolid Cathedral was designed by master architect Juan de Herrera one of the most famous artists in 16th century Spain....

Salamanca's Old Cathedral

Old Salamanca Cathedral The picturesque city of Salamanca is rather unusually home to two cathedrals the New Salamanca Cathedral commissioned in the 15th century and the...