Things to see and do Castile And Léon

The construction of the temple, of late Romanesque style, dates back to the th century, although the Renaissance portal dates back to the th century. But the most remarkable part of this church is inside, where one can admire a superb Hispano-Flemish altarpiece of 1510-1518 (late Gothic), Gothic stalls dating back to 1500 and tomb of the counts of Buendia.

The tour of this museum, opened in 2011, has the double advantage of visiting a modernist house, since it is housed in a small palace (Palacete) of 1930, Casa de Doña Josefina, and has a remarkable collection of traditional costumes and jewellery. In total, this museum holds a fund of more than 2 000 pieces of textiles and jewellery from the lands of León, from the th to the early th century. Each year, an exhibition showcases some special parts in a very contextualized way: work suits, feasts or dolls. The visit begins with a video explaining the history of the place, its costumes and the rites they accompanied. One will appreciate, in particular, the number (42) and the quality of the patenas (th century silver medals, marked with religious motives), the cristos'preñaos ' (literally Christ Enceints who protected women's pregnancy), jardines (typically Bosniak contenant containing "still alive flowers" and offered as proof of love, for example, at the time of marriage), destinées intended for a marriage. to fight the post-natal mortality, very frequent in these times, or the remarkable collaradas, the Bosniak «identity» collars of coral and agate to which medals are attached and who are not without thinking about jewellery Berbers. Be aware that the museum's wealth has earned it the coming of Madrid experts in traditional jewellery. 

The church holds both the cathedral, by its colossal appearance, and the university, with its sculpted facade carved in the way of a altarpiece. The effect is confirmed by penetrating under the nave, as much as the baroque altarpiece De. Built in the th century by the powerful Dominican order, the convent guesclin Christopher Columbus on the eve of his ocean voyage. The building is now occupied by the Faculty of Law Theology.

In this tourist office you can learn French. Set in a former flour factory which operated from 1926 to 1996, it is also the Interpretation Centre des Terre de la Bañeza (CITBA) since in this place, all the machines and tools necessary for the manufacture of the flour were preserved. On three floors, two main explanatory paths: one to understand all the manufacturing mechanisms and the other to understand the history of La Bañeza and its region through numerous panels, audio-visual documents, models, all being very didactic and informative. The site also hosts temporary exhibitions. 

This is the journey that must be made when you come to Pola de Gordón. Accessible from the village of Ciñera (informative and informative sign on the village square), it will allow you to discover a beautiful beech forest, one of which is more than 500 years old and is catalogued as one of the most singular trees in Spain. Proud of the commune, this forest was also rewarded by the Ministry of the Environment in 2007, which awarded it the price of Spain's most sustained forest. It follows the old road taken by the miners of Villar del Puerto to descend into the mines of Ciñera or Santa Lucia and will also allow you to visit the Bocamina 50, a former chapel in a cave, now transformed into a small mining museum (to be seen from the outside). In the programme of the circuit, beautiful trees (especially in autumn) where young married people used to come to get photographed, streams, and the central mountain in ruins. You will also see "giant pots", forms given by water to rocks. With a duration of about 3 hours, go and return (but much more if you want to stop), the circuit does not have any difficulty, it will have to be filled with well-kept shoes for some passages of sometimes slippery rocky paths. Perhaps you will meet with a mastín, a big dog in the region, who is responsible for protecting sheep against wolves. No fear to have, it is quite mastoc but quite charming. 

In a beautiful art nouveau art palace from the beginning of the th century built at the initiative of Miguel de lis by architect Joaquín de Vargas. Once inside, admire the beautiful glass roof. The museum presents a collection of objects from that time. A small corner of Paris 1900 in the middle of Castile.