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Castile and León

Things to see in Castile and León

44 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A large medieval stone castle with distinctive conical slate-roofed towers and a fortified keep, situated on a rocky promontory overlooking a town with a prominent cathedral spire in the background.

Segovia · Castles

Alcázar of Segovia

The Alcázar of Segovia sits on a rocky spur above the meeting point of the Eresma and Clamores rivers, with the prow sha...
A large Romanesque stone basilica with a prominent tower, apse, and long arcade of arches on the left, set against a blue sky with a stone wall and tower visible in the background.

Avila · Architectural Heritage

Basilica of San Vicente

Prime model of Hispanic Romanesque architecture in Ávila
The image shows the ornate Gothic spires and flying buttresses of a large cathedral against a blue sky with clouds.

Burgos · Cathedrals

Burgos Cathedral

Burgos Cathedral, the Cathedral of Saint Mary, is the finest Gothic building in northern Spain and the monument around w...
Plateresque façade of the Casa de los Abarca, home of the Museo de Salamanca

Salamanca · Archaeological Museums

Museo de Salamanca

The Museo de Salamanca is the provincial museum of Salamanca, set next to the University of Salamanca in the historic ce...
The image shows the interior of a highly ornate Romanesque church portal, featuring a large wooden door, a central tympanum with a sculpted scene of a coronation or enthronement, and multiple concentric archivolts filled with carved figures, flanked

Toro · Architectural Heritage

Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor

The Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor is a collegiate church in Toro, a historic town in the province of Zamora, about t...
A close-up view of a stone church facade featuring a large arched wooden door, flanked by columns with sculpted figures, and topped by a niche containing a statue of a seated saint.

Zamora · Architectural Heritage

Iglesia de San Andrés

The Iglesia de San Andrés is one of the many churches of Zamora, a city in north-western Spain on the Duero river that i...
A close-up view of a large Gothic rose window set within the light-colored stone facade of a cathedral, flanked by flying buttresses.

Leon · Architectural Heritage

León Cathedral

Gothic cathedral in Leon, Spain
A panoramic view of the ruins of a Romanesque cloister featuring a distinctive central horseshoe arch and rows of columns with carved capitals, set within a grassy courtyard under a blue sky.

Soria · Historic Heritage

Monastery of San Juan de Duero

13th-century Romanesque cloister in Soria, Spain
The image shows the exterior of a large, historic iron-and-glass market building with a terracotta-tiled roof, featuring outdoor seating areas and a prominent sign reading "MERCADO DEL VAL" above the entrance.

Valladolid · Architectural Heritage

Mercado del Val

The Mercado del Val is the oldest surviving covered market in Valladolid, a building of iron and glass completed in 1882...
The stone façade of the Palacio de los Condes de Alba y Aliste, now the Parador de Zamora

Zamora · Architectural Heritage

Alcázar de los Condes de Zamora

The Alcázar de los Condes de Zamora, now known as the Palacio de los Condes de Alba y Aliste, is a historic Renaissance...
A street scene in a European city showing a distinctive stone building with a facade covered in pyramidal stone protrusions, next to a pharmacy with a green cross sign.

Segovia · Architectural Heritage

Casa de los Picos

The Casa de los Picos is one of the most photographed houses in Segovia, and the reason is obvious as soon as you see th...
The interior nave of a historic stone cathedral featuring Romanesque columns, ribbed vaults, wooden pews, and a brightly colored altarpiece at the far end.

Salamanca · Architectural Heritage

Old Cathedral of Salamanca (Catedral Vieja)

The Old Cathedral of Salamanca, the Catedral Vieja, is the original cathedral of the city and one of the finest Romanesq...