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• Santa María Arch. Burgos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo del Espolón s/n. 09003. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) www.aytoburgos.es. It was the most noble entrance out of those providing access to the city of Burgos.In the 16th century it was remodelled by Juan de Vallejo and Francisco de Colonia. It looks like a castle with two big towers.The triumphal arch …

• Hospital del Rey University Building. Burgos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Hospital del Rey s/n. 09001. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. Founded by King Alfonso VIII in the 12th century to attend to the pilgrims on the Road to Santiago de Compostela.It was looked after by the abbess of the Monastery of Huelgas. Initially Cistercian in style…

• Cartuja de Miraflores Monastery. Burgos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de la Cartuja, km. 3,5. 09193. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 947272854 | www.cartuja.org . Before the building was ceded to the Carthusian order, it was the recreational residence of Henry III of Spain, who decided to build this palace on one of his hunting reserves. The building was su…

• Villafría Fountain. Burgos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09192. Villafría. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) This construction is crowned with an original pyramidal feature, and stands beside the church.…

• Stone cross. Tardajos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Tardajos. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) This 18th-century stone cross is located on the road outside the town before the Arzobispo Bridge across the Arlanzón River.…

• Atapuerca archaeological site. Atapuerca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona Sierra de Atapuerca. 09199. Atapuerca. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) Tel.: +34 902024246 | +34 947257067 | +34 947421000 | Fax.: +34 947257067 | E-mail: informacion@fundacionatapuerca.es. http://www.atapuerca.org/. The most important archaeological site in all of Europe. Atapuerca is one of Europe's m…

• Dolmen burial mounds. Atapuerca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09199. Atapuerca. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) These are located along the road to San Juan or Carresanjuán, a stretch which leads directly from San Juan de Ortega.…

• Menhir. Atapuerca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09199. Atapuerca. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) This is known as the “End of the King” and is located near another called “The Slaughter". Tradition holds that this stone was erected on the site where King García III of Navarre died at the hands of the troops led by his brother Ferdinand I of Castile in th…

• Hospital of Sancti Spiritus. Hornillos del Camino.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09230. Hornillos del Camino. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) The image of the chalice with the crossed keys in relief over the lintel of the door serves as a reminder of its function as a place of service and assistance to pilgrims.…

• Hospital of San Juan de Dios. Hontanas.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09227. Hontanas. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) The building has been refurbished and transformed into a pilgrims’ hostel. It conserves in its interior a pointed arch which formed part of the facade of the old hospital.…

• Hospital of San Antonio Abad. Villafranca Montes de Oca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09257. Villafranca Montes de Oca. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) Behind the facade dating from the 15th and 16th century is the courtyard, which contains remnants from the 15th century. It is today a pilgrims’ hostel.…

• Castrojeriz Fort. Castrojeriz.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09110. Castrojeriz. Burgos. (Castile-Leon)…

• Jewish Quarter. Belorado.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 09250. Belorado. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) Remains of these monuments can still be seen; historians have located them in what is today the neighbourhood known as the Barrio del Corro.…

• Gothic “Rollo” (administrative symbol). Itero de la Vega.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor, s/n. 34486. Itero de la Vega. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) It is associated with a history of the districts of Itero, Santoyo and Boadilla, which in the 15th century were under the dominion of Melgar and Castrojeriz. The lords of these last two fiefdoms had the support of the Catholic monar…