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• Monastery of San Miguel de la Escalada. Gradefes.

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  … Carretera Nacional 601 León-Mansilla de las Mulas. 24166. San Miguel de Escalada. Gradefes. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@aytogradefes.org. http://www.aytogradefes.org. Mozarabic splendour in León. The Monastery of San Miguel de La Escalada is a beautiful example of the Mozarabic style in the pr…

• Valporquero Caves. Vegacervera.

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  … 24837. Valporquero de Torio. Vegacervera. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: valporquero@dipuleon.es. www.cuevadevalporquero.es. Speleology in Leon. These are some of the largest and most spectacular caves in northern Spain. Visitors can walk along an artificial path of almost 4 kilometres from which many…

• Lancia Archaeological Site. Villasabariego.

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  … 24219. Villasabariego. León. (Castile-Leon) This important archaeological site is located just outside the village of Villamoros, near Villasabariego. It has been attributed to a settlement called Lancia, peopled by the Astures.…

• Villarente Hospital. Villasabariego.

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  … 24219. Puente Villarente. Villasabariego. León. (Castile-Leon) It was founded by the Archdeacon of Triacastela, canon of León Cathedral. Highlights include its sober facade and the overhanging eave. The hospital is dedicated to Nuestra Señora La Blanca.…

• Villasabariego Bridge. Villasabariego.

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  … 24219. Puente Villarente. Villasabariego. León. (Castile-Leon) Located on an old Roman road, this bridge is mediaeval in origin. Although at one time it had 20 arches, various pillars were swept away in the 14th century.…

• Church of San Esteban in Villamoros de Mansilla. Mansilla Mayor.

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  … 24217. Villamoros de Mansilla. Mansilla Mayor. León. (Castile-Leon) On the interior there are various carved images and painted panels dating from the 16th century, as well as a sacrarium in the style of Juni.…

• Parish Church of Santa María in Arcahueja. Valdefresno.

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  … 24228. Arcahueja. Valdefresno. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Church of San Juan Bautista in Valdelafuente. Valdefresno.

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  … 24227. Valdelafuente. Valdefresno. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Convent of San Agustín. Mansilla de las Mulas.

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  … 24210. Mansilla de las Mulas. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987250451 | It was founded in 1500 by Admiral Fadrique Enríquez. Although it was destroyed during the French invasion, it still conserves its Renaissance facade with the semicircular arch and the chapel of the Villafañe family, in the Plat…

• Church of San Martín. Mansilla de las Mulas.

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  … 24210. Mansilla de las Mulas. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.ayto-mansilla.org. This church has a single nave and a presbytery framed by a pointed triumphal arch. Highlights include the remains of a Mudéjar-style coffered ceiling and a simple transitional Gothic facade on the main phase, flanked by…

• Parish church of Santa María. Mansilla de las Mulas.

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  … Calle Concepción, 7. 24210. Mansilla de las Mulas. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.ayto-mansilla.org. This was the first and only church which existed in Mansilla until 1220, although the current church dates from the 18th century and stands on the site of the previous building. It has three naves a…

• Remains of city walls, gateways and defensive towers. Mansilla de las Mulas.

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  … 24210. Mansilla de las Mulas. León. (Castile-Leon) This is one of the best mediaeval works of fortification in the province of León. It dates from the time at which Ferdinand II repopulated the town. The walls are made from limestone and rock and are crowned with battlements. Large fragments of the …

• Shrine of the Virgin de Gracia. Mansilla de las Mulas.

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  … 24210. Mansilla de las Mulas. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.aytomansilladelasmulas.es. It houses the image of the patron saint of Mansilla, who is much venerated throughout the area. This is a particularly lovely figure of the Virgin with Child which was restored by the sculptor Víctor de los Ríos…

• Parish Church of San Miguel. Mansilla Mayor.

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  … 24217. Mansilla Mayor. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.aytomansillamayor.es. It is in the late Gothic style. Highlights on the interior include the magnificent Mudéjar coffered ceiling over the central nave, the presbytery and the sacristy, the last two decorated respectively in the Renaissance and …

• León Cathedral. León.

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  … Plaza Regla s/n. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987241216 | E-mail: administracion@catedraldeleon.org. www.catedraldeleon.org. The great Gothic cathedral. Over the centuries the cathedral of Leon has undergone successive restorations in which a number of famous architects have participated. O…

• San Isidoro Royal Collegiate Church in León. León.

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  … Plaza de San Isidoro 4. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987876162 | E-mail: sanisidoro@sanisidorodeleon.org. www.sanisidorodeleon.org. The Spanish Romanesque. The collegiate church is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Spain. It was built on the foundations of an earlier church …

• Church of San Simón. Mansilla Mayor.

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  … 24217. Nogales. Mansilla Mayor. León. (Castile-Leon) Small but interesting church with an exceptional altarpiece in natural un-gilded wood dedicated to the patron saint, and a barrel vault. The belfry tower was rebuilt in the 1930s.…

• Church of Santa Ana. León.

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  … León. (Castile-Leon) Located in the old Jewish quarter, it has three naves and may originally have been an ancient synagogue. It was founded by the Knights of the Order of San Juan.…

• Church of El Mercado. León.

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  … Calle de los Herreros, 10. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.aytoleon.es/es/ayuntamiento/areasmunicipales/patrimonio/visitar/Paginas/nuestrase%C3%B1oradelmercado.aspx. The church stands in the square of Santa María del Camino, also known as the Plaza del Grano.…

• Los Guzmanes Palace. León.

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  … Plaza San Marcelo 6. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@dipuleon.com. http://www.turisleon.com/pruebas_im_comarca/palacios/Leon/Palacio_de_los_Guzmanes.html. A palace right in the city. Construction work on this 16th-century building was never finished. It is the work of the architect Enriq…

• Shrine of Santo Cristo de la Vera Cruz. Burgo Ranero, El.

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  … 24343. Burgo Ranero, El. León. (Castile-Leon) Remains outside El Burgo Ranero.…

• Shrine of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores. Burgo Ranero, El.

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  … 24343. Burgo Ranero, El. León. (Castile-Leon) It has a single nave. The most outstanding feature of the exterior is the sanctuary, while on the interior in the presbytery there is a Baroque altarpiece presided by the image which gives its name to the church (15th to 16th centuries). This is a typica…

• Church of San Bartolomé. Burgo Ranero, El.

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  … 24343. Calzadilla de los Hermanillos. Burgo Ranero, El. León. (Castile-Leon) Highlights on the interior include a 16th-century Calvary and an interesting main altarpiece with a polychrome image of San Bartolomé crushing the devil, and the crests of the Marquis of Villasante and the lord of the town,…

• Parish Church of San Pedro. Burgo Ranero, El.

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  … 24343. Burgo Ranero, El. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.aytoelburgoranero.es/. This is today a simple church, whose Romanesque carved figure of the Virgin can be seen in the Cathedral Museum in León. Highlights include the silver processional cross and a 19th-century Isabelline monstrance.…

• Casa Botines House. León.

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  … Plaza San Marcelo, 5. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turisleon.com/pruebas_im_comarca/palacios/Leon/Casa_de_Botines.html. Social headquarters of the Caja España. Antonio Gaudí started the project of this building in 1891 commissioned by the fabric merchants of León.These business men had a r…