Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Burgos, Spain

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 7.9 km
Ascend 149 m
Descend 162 m

Explore Burgos in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BurgosIndividual Sights in Burgos

Sight 1: Iglesia de San Pedro y San Felices

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The Parish Church of San Pedro y San Felices is a Catholic church built in the 14th century southwest of the Spanish city of Burgos, in a neighbourhood inhabited since the 18th century mainly by farmers. Dedicated to St. Peter and St. Happy, it was also known as St. Peter Saelices.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Pedro y San Felices (Burgos) (ES)

1105 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Iglesia de la Santa Cruz

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The parish church of the Santa Cruz is a Catholic temple in the city of Burgos.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Santa Cruz (Burgos) (ES)

714 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Iglesia de San José Obrero

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The parish church of San José Obrero is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Burgos.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San José Obrero (Burgos) (ES)

604 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Convento de las Trinitarias

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The Convent of the Trinitarias of Burgos is a Cenobio of Contemplative Trinitaries located in the Plaza de Santa Teresa of the Burgous capital.

Wikipedia: Convento de las Trinitarias (Burgos) (ES)

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Iglesia de Santa Clara

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Iglesia de Santa Clara

The Iglesia del Carmen de Burgos is a nun's convent in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is situated on the corner of Calle de Covarrubias, del Progreso and Santa Clara. It is a Gothic edifice built mostly in the thirteenth century, at the time of its founding, when it was part of the Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas. It dates to 1234.

Wikipedia: Convento de Santa Clara (Burgos) (EN)

561 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Iglesia de San Cosme y San Damián

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Iglesia de San Cosme y San Damián

Iglesia de San Cosme y San Damián is a Catholic parish church in Burgos, Spain, on the left bank of the Arlanzón River. It was built in the sixteenth century with a combination of the Late Gothic and Renaissance styles. It was a burial place of featured artists of the time.

Wikipedia: San Cosme y San Damián, Burgos (EN)

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Iglesia del Carmen

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Iglesia del Carmen

The Iglesia del Carmen de Burgos is a Catholic parish church built in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is a modern building, built in 1966–1968, replacing a demolished baroque building. It is located at the intersection of Paseo del Empecinado with Calle del Carmen, between the Arlanzón River and the old railway. The church was inaugurated on 7 July 1968.

Wikipedia: Iglesia del Carmen, Burgos (EN)

280 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Iglesia de la Merced

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Iglesia de la Merced

Iglesia de La Merced is an historic Roman Catholic church in Burgos, Spain.

Wikipedia: La Merced, Burgos (EN)

382 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Burgos Museum

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Burgos Museum

The Burgos Museum, formerly known as the Provincial Archaeological Museum, has its dependencies in two contiguous palaces of the 16th century, the house of Miranda and the house of Íñigo Angulo, forming an apple between the streets Calera and Miranda, in the city of Burgos ( Spain). The museum collections have an exclusively bourgeois origin, by origin or destination, and show the historical and cultural evolution of the province.

Wikipedia: Museo de Burgos (ES), Website

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Casa de Miranda-Museo de Burgos

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Casa de Miranda-Museo de Burgos Jose Luis Filpo Cabana / CC BY 3.0

The Casa de Miranda is a Renaissance palace in the Spanish city of Burgos located in an urban space on Calle Calera, built in 1545 to serve as the residence of the canon of the cathedral, abbot of Salas in this same cathedral and apostolic prothonotary, Francisco de Miranda Salón y España, son of Pedro de Miranda Salón and Isabella of Spain y Castillo. The building was probably directed by the architect Juan de Vallejo.

Wikipedia: Casa de Miranda (ES)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Museum of Human Evolution

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The Museum of Human Evolution is situated on the south bank of the river Arlanzón, in the Spanish city of Burgos. It is located roughly 16 kilometers west of the Sierra de Atapuerca, the location of some of the most important human fossil finds in the world. In addition, the Archaeological site of Atapuerca, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000, has yielded some of the exhibits at the museum.

Wikipedia: Museum of Human Evolution (EN)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Forum Burgos Evolución

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Forum Burgos Evolución

Fórum Evolución is the name of the Palacio de Congresos y Auditorio municipal, a building located in the Human Evolution Complex, in the Spanish city of Burgos. Designed by the Spanish architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg, construction began around 2005, and opened its doors in June 2012.

Wikipedia: Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos de Burgos (ES)

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Martín Muñoz

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The Cidian Cycle is a set of eight sculptures made by Joaquín Lucarini and placed on the bridge of San Pablo, in the city of Burgos.

Wikipedia: Ciclo cidiano (ES)

360 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Consulado del Mar

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The Consulate of the Sea of Burgos may refer to:The Consulate of Burgos, a mercantile institution of the wool trade founded in 1494. To the neoclassical building, headquarters of the Consulate located on the Paseo del Espolón. To the Provincial Academy of Drawing of Burgos, located in that building.

Wikipedia: Consulado del Mar (Burgos) (ES)

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Puente Santa María

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Puente Santa María José Luiz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Santa María Bridge is part of the group of bridges over the Arlanzón River in the Spanish city of Burgos. This bridge has been a key point in the city, as it was used as an access to it, thus becoming one of the emblematic crossings. That is why from the beginning it has been the focus of intensive care.

Wikipedia: Puente de Santa María (ES)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Oficina de Turismo de Burgos

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Oficina de Turismo de Burgos

The Interpretation and Reception Center of Tourists from Burgos (CITUR) is a building located in the Spanish city of Burgos.

Wikipedia: Centro de Interpretación y Recepción de Turistas de Burgos (ES)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Iglesia de Santa Águeda

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Santa Gadea is a church dedicated to Saint Agatha in Burgos, Spain. The church is famous in history and literature for being the site where Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar at the behest of the Castilian Cortes, forced Alfonso VI to swear an oath that he was not an accomplice in the death of his brother, Sancho while he was besieging Zamora. Es el de la jura de Santa Gadea is the most notable Spanish medieval romance about this event.

Wikipedia: Santa Gadea (EN)

1030 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 18: Iglesia de San Josemaría Escrivá

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The parish church of San Josemaría Escrivá is a Catholic temple raised in the 21st century in Burgos.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Josemaría Escrivá (Burgos) (ES), Website

739 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 19: Iglesia de San Antonio Abad

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The church of San Antonio Abad is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Burgos.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Antonio Abad (Burgos) (ES), Website

341 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Museo de Telas Medievales de Burgos

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The Museum of Medieval Fabrics, located in the Monastery of Las Huelgas Reales, in the city of Burgos (Spain), is a museum that houses medieval women's, men's and children's civil clothing from the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries.

Wikipedia: Museo de Telas Medievales de Burgos (ES)

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