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• 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 …

• 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.

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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…

• 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 Marcos Monastery. León.

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  … Plaza San Marcos s/n. 24002. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987233458 | E-mail: leon@parador.es. www.parador.es. A convent hospital for pilgrims. Nowadays it is a luxury Parador de Turismo. Part of the social life of the city is carried on in its rooms. It was used as a hospital for the pilgrims on …

• Shrine of Apóstol Santiago. San Andrés del Rabanedo.

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  … 24010. Trobajo del Camino. San Andrés del Rabanedo. León. (Castile-Leon) Although it is thought to have been built in around 1777, it has an earlier history. Among the highlights is an image of Saint James depicted as “the Moor-slayer” dating from the 19th century.…

• Parish Church of San Juan Bautista. San Andrés del Rabanedo.

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  … 24010. Trobajo del Camino. San Andrés del Rabanedo. León. (Castile-Leon) This building has a small rectangular floor plan and contains no remnants of the church which stood here in the High Middle Ages.…

• Church of San Juan Bautista in Valdelafuente. Valdefresno.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

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

• Parish Church of Santa María in Arcahueja. Valdefresno.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

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

• Church of San Andrés. Valverde de la Virgen.

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  … 24198. Fresno del Camino. Valverde de la Virgen. León. (Castile-Leon) It has been recently restored and has a Renaissance altarpiece and several carved images including one of San Andrés. In the upper part there is an interesting reproduction of San Isidoro on horseback.…

• Church of San Bartolomé in Oncina de la Valdoncina. Valverde de la Virgen.

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  … 24198. Oncina de la Valdoncina. Valverde de la Virgen. León. (Castile-Leon) This old shrine is known as “San Bartolo”. The building has been refurbished in recent years and its belfry, which is in the classical local style, was rebuilt in brick in 1926.…

• Shrine of the Virgin del Camino. Valverde de la Virgen.

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  … Av. Astorga, 87. 24198. La Virgen del Camino. Valverde de la Virgen. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987302031 | E-mail: vcamino.es@dominicos.org. http://virgendelcamino.dominicos.es. Built in 1961 on an old 17th-century church, it was designed by the Dominican architect Fray Francisco Coello of Port…

• Parish Church of Santa Engracia. Valverde de la Virgen.

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  … 24391. Valverde de la Virgen. León. (Castile-Leon) This church was built in 1987 and on the exterior it conserves the tower from the original church with its curious belfry.…

• 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.…

• Parish Church of Arcángel San Miguel. Valverde de la Virgen.

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  … 24391. San Miguel del Camino. Valverde de la Virgen. León. (Castile-Leon) On the interior there was formerly an image of Santiago dating from the 15th century which can now be seen in the Museum of León.…

• Cross of Santiago. Valverde de la Virgen.

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  … 24391. San Miguel del Camino. Valverde de la Virgen. León. (Castile-Leon) This allegorical monolith was created by Manuel Alonso de Quintanilla out of stone boulders and farm implements. The cross is formed by four grilles of Roman origin.…

• 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.…

• 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.…

• Monastery of Santa María de Sandoval. Mansilla Mayor.

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  … 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…

• Church of San Martín de Tours. Chozas de Abajo.

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  … 24392. Chozas de Abajo. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• 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 …

• 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.…

• 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…