Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Valladolid, Spain
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5.8 km
94 m
Experience Valladolid in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in ValladolidIndividual Sights in ValladolidSight 1: Iglesia de San José Obrero
The church of San José Obrero is a modern temple located in Valladolid.
Sight 2: Museo de Escultura Iglesia de San Benito el Viejo
The Church of San Benito el Viejo was a church located in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain, constituting the chapel of the palace of the Count of Gondomar or Casa del Sol. In 2012 it was rehabilitated and desacralized to integrate, together with the palace, within the complex of the National Museum of Sculpture, as it adjoins, being separated by a garden, with the school of San Gregorio, the main headquarters.
Sight 3: Museo de Escultura Casa del Sol
The Palace of the Count of Gondomar, better known as the House of the Sun, is a palace in the city of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. Since 2012 it has housed the National Museum of Artistic Reproductions.
Sight 4: Museo de Escultura Colegio de San Gregorio
The Colegio de San Gregorio is an Isabelline style building located in the city of Valladolid, in Castile and León, Spain, it was formerly a college and now is housing the Museo Nacional de Escultura museum. This building is one of the best examples of the architectural style known as Isabelline, which is the characteristic architectural style of the Crown of Castile region during the Catholic Monarchs' reign.
Sight 5: Iglesia de San Pablo
The Iglesia conventual de San Pablo or San Pablo de Valladolid is a church and former convent, of Isabelline style, in the city of Valladolid, in Castile and León, Spain. The church was commissioned by Cardinal Juan de Torquemada between 1445 and 1468. It was subsequently extended and refurbished until 1616. Kings Philip II and Philip IV of Spain were baptized in the church, and it was visited by Napoleon. It is one of the buildings considered most emblematic of the city.
Sight 6: Zorrillas's House Museum
The Casa de Zorrilla in Valladolid, Castile and León, (Spain) is the building in which the romantic poet was born on February 21, 1817.
Sight 7: Iglesia de San Martín
The Church of San Martín and San Benito el Viejo is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the center of the city of Valladolid, in the province of the same name in the Community of Castile and León, Spain. An Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC), it has been a National Historic-Artistic Monument since 1993.
Sight 8: Plaza del Viejo Coso
The Old Coso, today Plaza del Viejo Coso or Plaza del Coso, was the first bullring in Valladolid, built in the nineteenth century. Until that date, bullfighting festivities were held in the Plaza Mayor and areas surrounding the Puerta del Campo or in the Plaza Vieja or Plaza de San Pablo, in which wooden tribunes were placed for spectators, imitating models such as the one in the Plaza del Coso de Peñafiel.
Sight 9: Museo Arqueológico Provincial
The Museum of Valladolid was created as the Provincial Museum of Antiquities in 1879. Since the late 1960s, its headquarters have been located in the Palacio de Fabio Nelli in Valladolid, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. The museum's collection is divided into two sections: Archaeology and Fine Arts.
Sight 10: Monasterio de Santa Catalina de Siena
The Monastery of the Dominican Mothers of Santa Catalina is a Roman Catholic church located in Valladolid, Spain. It has interesting works of artistic value.
Wikipedia: Monasterio de Santa Catalina de Siena (Valladolid) (ES)
Sight 11: Convento de San Quirce y Santa Julita
The Convent of San Quirce y Santa Julita is a monastery located in Valladolid, Spain. Located in the Plaza de la Trinidad and occupied by Cistercian nuns, it is one of the oldest monasteries in the city. It is the headquarters of the Penitential Brotherhood of the Sacred Passion of Christ.
Sight 12: Iglesia de San Nicolás
The church of San Nicolás de Bari is a Catholic parish church located in the center of the city of Valladolid, in the homonymous province of the community of Castile and León, Spain.
Sight 13: Plaza de la Trinidad
The Plaza de la Trinidad is located northwest of the city of Valladolid (Spain), near the Pisuerga River. It belongs to the historic neighborhood of San Nicolás. The square is very wide and its southern flank is completely open to San Quirce street. It is home to three notable and important buildings in the history of Valladolid: the palace of the Counts of Benavente, the convent of San Quirce and the church of San Nicolás.
Sight 14: Parque de las Moreras
Las Moreras beach is a river beach located in the city of Valladolid. It is located parallel to the Paseo de Isabel la Católica, bordering the Francisco Sabadell Rose Garden and part of the left bank of the Pisuerga River. The beach dates back to the 1950s.
Sight 15: Antigua Fábrica de harinas La Perla
The La Perla flour factory was an old flour mill in Valladolid built between 1856 and 1857 that worked thanks to the hydraulic energy provided by the Canal de Castilla. The building was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1991 and the factory closed in 2006.
Sight 16: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Victoria
The church of Nuestra Señora de la Victoria is a modern temple located in Valladolid.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria (Valladolid) (ES)
Sight 17: Convento de Santa Teresa
The Convent of La Concepción del Carmen, popularly known as the Convent of Santa Teresa, is a cloistered convent of Discalced Carmelite nuns located in the Spanish city of Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.
Wikipedia: Convento de la Concepción del Carmen (Valladolid) (ES)
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