11 Sights in León, Spain (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in León, Spain! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in León. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in León1. Iglesia de San Marcelo
The parish church of San Marcelo de Tangier, patron saint of León, is located between the square to which it gives its name and the Plaza de Santo Domingo, in the heart of the capital. It contrasts with its Palladian sobriety,
2. Antigua Estación de FF.CC. de León
The North Station was for many years the main railway station in the Spanish city of León, in the region of Castilla y León. The facilities are located on Calle Astorga, next to the Bernesga River. In its vicinity there are first-rate public services such as the courts, the fire station or the bus station. The station is currently out of service, undergoing various works to adapt it to the burial of the railway and the arrival of the high-speed train.
3. Museo de León
The Museum of León, located in the Plaza de Santo Domingo in the city of León (Spain), is the oldest museum in the province and is dedicated to narrating the history of the province through Archaeology, Art and Ethnography. Inaugurated in 1869, although founded from the activity of the Provincial Commission of Monuments of León in the context of the nineteenth-century Confiscation, since 2007 it has been located in what is known as the Pallarés Building, in the center of the City. It also has two annexes: the Roman Villa of Navatejera, in the town of Navatejera, and the old Convent of San Marcos (León), which is the historical headquarters of the Museum.
4. Convento de San Marcos
The Convento de San Marcos was a convent in the city of León, Castile and León, Spain, that is today an operating luxury parador hotel. It also contains a consecrated church and museum, and is one of the most important monuments of the Renaissance in Spain. It is one of the greatest architectural jewels of León, together with the Cathedral, the Basilica of San Isidoro and la Casa Botines. It has a highly ornamental plateresque facade.
5. Museo Sierra Pambley
The Sierra-Pambley Museum is located in a building annexed to the premises of the Sierra-Pambley Foundation in León. It shows, on the one hand, the life, tastes and conception of the house of an enlightened family of the nineteenth century, and on the other, the pedagogical activity of the Sierra-Pambley Foundation.
6. Casa Botines
The Casa Botines is a modernista building in León, Spain designed by Antoni Gaudí. It currently houses a museum dedicated to Gaudi, Spanish art of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the history of the building itself.
7. Parque de Quevedo
Quevedo Park is a 48,042 m² Spanish urban park located in the El Crucero neighbourhood of the city of León. Its main entrance is located on Quevedo Avenue, with four other entrances located, two on Magdalena Avenue and another two on Riosol Street. At each of the entrances, winter and summer schedules are signposted, as well as telephone numbers of interest, as well as recommendations and prohibitions for all users of this park.
8. Plaza Mayor
The Plaza Mayor de León is located in the old town of the city of León, province of León, Spain. It is included in the typical Barrio Húmedo. It is located near the cathedral of León. It is possible to access it through many streets: Plegaria, Mariano Berrueta, Escalerilla, Santa Cruz, Matasiete, Ramiro III, Bermudo III and finally, by the staircase of narrow and steep steps that lead to the Plaza Puerta Sol, since there is a deep difference in level between the two areas.
9. Teatro Emperador
The Teatro Emperador, designed in 1949 by the Madrid architect Manuel de Cárdenas Pastor in collaboration with Gonzalo de Cárdenas Pastor and Francisco J. Sanz and inaugurated in 1951, is an important and emblematic Spanish theater of the capital of León, located in the expansion of the city and protected by the municipal regulations of 1980. The building was used as a cinema and performance hall from its inauguration until 2006, when it was closed to the public. Three years later, in 2009, the theater was acquired by the General State Administration, with the intention of locating in it the National Center for Performing Arts and Historical Music. The project, however, was unsuccessful and the theater remained closed.
10. Catedral de León
The Cathedral of Santa María de Regla de León is a Roman Catholic church in the diocese of León, Spain. It was the first building to be declared a monument in Spain, by Royal Order of August 28, 1844.
11. Basílica de San Isidoro y Panteón Real
The Royal Collegiate Basilica of San Isidoro or, simply, San Isidoro de León, is a Christian temple located in the city of León, in Spain. It is one of the most outstanding Romanesque style architectural ensembles in Spain, for its history, architecture, sculpture, and for the Romanesque sumptuary objects that have been preserved. It has the particularity of having a Royal Pantheon located at the foot of the church, with Romanesque mural painting and original capitals, all of which makes it a unique piece of the Romanesque world of the time. The complex was built and enlarged during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
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