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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, multi-story classical-style building facade adorned with banners for the "58 SEMINCI" film festival, with text identifying it as the "SEMANA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE VALLADOLID" held in October 2013.

Valladolid · Museums & Culture

Teatro Calderón

The Teatro Calderón is the main theatre of Valladolid, and one of the oldest and best-loved performance spaces in Castil...

A large stone monastery complex featuring a prominent square bell tower with arched openings, a long nave with external flying buttresses, and a Gothic-style arched entrance, with a person walking on a gravel path in the foreground.

Burgos · Historic Churches

Monastery of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas

The Monastery of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, on the western edge of Burgos, is one of the most important monaste...

A high-angle view of a historic stone building with a terracotta tiled roof, adjacent to a modern beige structure, with the word "MUSEO" visible on a low stone wall in the foreground and a cityscape in the background.

Zamora · Historic Heritage

Museo de Zamora

The Museo de Zamora is the provincial museum of Zamora, a small city on the Duero river in the north-west of Castile and...

The shell-studded façade of the Casa de las Conchas, Salamanca

Salamanca · Historic Heritage

Casa de las Conchas

Late-Gothic palace with a shell-covered facade in central Salamanca

A low-angle view of a massive, two-tiered Roman stone aqueduct with numerous arches, set against a clear blue sky with people walking in the plaza below.

Segovia · Historic Heritage

Segovia Aqueduct

The Segovia Aqueduct is the best-known Roman monument in Spain and one of the most complete anywhere in Europe. Built in...

An open manuscript with handwritten text and a globe on a wooden display table inside a museum.

Valladolid · Cultural Centers

Casa de Colón

The Casa de Colón is a museum in Valladolid devoted to Christopher Columbus, and the city has a real claim to the subjec...

A low-angle shot of a large, historic stone church with a prominent square bell tower featuring arched openings and a tiled roof, set against a blue sky with clouds.

Zamora · Architectural Heritage

Iglesia de San Ildefonso

The Iglesia de San Ildefonso, formally the church of San Pedro y San Ildefonso, is one of the larger parish churches in...

A close-up of an ornate, arched stone doorway with a large, studded wooden door, featuring elaborate Plateresque-style carvings including a coat of arms, cherubs, and busts.

Salamanca · Historic Heritage

Convento de San Esteban

The Convento de San Esteban is the great Dominican monastery of Salamanca, set a few minutes' walk from the Plaza Mayor...

A street in the Jewish Quarter of Segovia

Segovia · Architectural Heritage

Jewish Quarter (Judería)

The old Jewish Quarter of Segovia, the Judería, occupies a steep part of the old town between the cathedral, the Canonjí...

A night photograph of the ornate Gothic stone facade of a large church, featuring two square towers, a central rose window, and a highly detailed sculpted portal, with a stone cross and pillars in the foreground plaza.

Valladolid · Architectural Heritage

Iglesia de San Pablo

The Iglesia de San Pablo in Valladolid is renowned above all for its façade, one of the most richly carved in Spain, on...

A low-angle architectural shot showing a distinctive facade with large, rust-colored, angular steel beams arranged in a zigzag pattern between white structural columns and glass windows.

Burgos · Archaeological Museums

Museo de la Evolución Humana (MEH)

The Museo de la Evolución Humana in Burgos tells the story of human origins through one of the most important prehistori...

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Zamora · Architectural Heritage

Iglesia de San Juan de los Caballeros

The Iglesia de San Juan de los Caballeros is a Romanesque church in Zamora, standing in a quiet area near the castle and...