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

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 San Miguel. Mansilla Mayor.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 …

• Villarente Hospital. Villasabariego.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.…

• Provincial Ethnographic Museum of León. Mansilla de las Mulas.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle San Agustín, 1. 24210. Mansilla de las Mulas. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987311922 | E-mail: museo.etnografico@dipuleon.es. www.etnoleon.com. It includes in its construction the archaeological remains of the previous building, the old convent of San Agustín in Mansilla de las Mulas. It has…

• Convent of San Agustín. Mansilla de las Mulas.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Church of San Simón. Mansilla Mayor.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.…

• Monastery of Santa María de Sandoval. Mansilla Mayor.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24217. Villaverde de Sandoval. Mansilla Mayor. León. (Castile-Leon) The Cistercian monastery of Santa María was built on the land known as Sotnoval (Saltus Novalis), which in 1142 was given by Alfonso VII to Count Pedro Ponce de Minerva, although its dominions were extended with Royal donations. Des…

• Parish Church of Santa María in Arcahueja. Valdefresno.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

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

• Church of San Juan Bautista in Valdelafuente. Valdefresno.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

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

• Parish Church of San Cornelio and Cipriano. Santas Martas.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24339. Reliegos. Santas Martas. León. (Castile-Leon) Inside there is a lovely Gothic carved figure from Escarbayosa. There are also valuable Baroque figures of San Antonio Abad, San Lázaro dressed as a pilgrim, the patron saints of San Cornelio and San Cipriano and a Christ which presides the sanctu…

• Ruins of the church-fortress of San Antonio Abad. Santas Martas.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24339. Reliegos. Santas Martas. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• León Cathedral. León.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Cathedral museum. León.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Regla s/n. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987241216 | E-mail: catedral@catedraldeleon.org. www.catedraldeleon.org. A journey through the history of art. This is one of the most comprehensive museums of its kind, with numerous treasures on display. The museum collection has items from…

• Sierra Pambley Museum. León.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Sierra Pambley, 2. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987228354 | E-mail: museo@sierrapambley.org. www.sierrapambley.org/museo/. The museum shows the life, the customs, and the organisation of the household of a famous family of the 19th century, as well as offering a site for the Foundatio…

• Los Guzmanes Palace. León.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Casa Botines House. León.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Museum of the San Isidro Collegiate Church. León.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de San Isidoro 4. 24003. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987876162 | E-mail: isidoromuseo@sanisidorodeleon.net. www.sanisidorodeleon.net. The ancient Kingdom of León. Numerous treasures relating to the history of this region of Spain. The San Isidoro Romanesque complex is home to this museum, w…

• San Isidoro Royal Collegiate Church in León. León.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 Santa Ana. León.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.…