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• Colegiata de Santa María. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@villafrancadelbierzo.org. http://www.villafrancadelbierzo.org/turismo-patrimonio-la-colegiata.php. Se eleva sobre el antiguo solar ocupado por el monasterio de Santa María de Cluniaco o Cruñego. Pertenece al gótico tardío con elemen…

• San Nicolás El Real. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) Convento de jesuitas fundando por Don Gabriel de Robles. En su interior destaca su retablo churrigueresco y su claustro.…

• Cacabelos Archaeological Museum. Cacabelos.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle de las angustias 24. 24540. Cacabelos. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: museoarqueologico@cacabelos.org. www.cacabelos.org/marca. A trip back in time. The museum is an interesting journey into the history of Cacabelos. The museum collection is divided into two sections: archaeology and ethnology. …

• Church of Santa María de la Plaza. Cacabelos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24540. Cacabelos. León. (Castile-Leon) Only the Romanesque apse still remains from the parish church of Santa María consecrated by the Bishop of Santiago, Diego Gelmírez, in 1108, as it was almost completely rebuilt in the 16th century. It conserves the 17th-century Baroque image of the Virgin of La…

• La Edrada Archaeological Site. Cacabelos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24540. Cacabelos. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: museoarqueologico@cacabelos.org. http://www.cacabelos.org/marca/index.php.   This is a dwelling or settlement on the plain located between the Cúa River and the Argentiñe irrigation channel, in the natural communication channel with the rest of the regi…

• Shrine of Las Angustias. Cacabelos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24540. Cacabelos. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@cacabelos.org. http://www.cacabelos.org. It contains an image of the patron saint, dressed in the style of a 15th-century Castilian widow. Another of the iconographic rarities is the relief depicting San Antonio de Padua playing cards.…

• Chapel of San Roque. Cacabelos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … C/ Caballero de España, 13. 24540. Cacabelos. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@parroquiadecacabelos.com. http://www.parroquiadecacabelos.com. Don Mateo Chicarro, a member of the local minor nobility, reconstructed the shrine of Vera Cruz in 1590. Shortly after, the chapel’s patron saint was changed…

• Parish Church of San Martín. Cacabelos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24547. Pieros. Cacabelos. León. (Castile-Leon) This church was founded in mediaeval times and was consecrated by Bishop Osmundo of Astorga in 1086. It has a floor plan in the shape of a Latin cross and a simple facade with a low semicircular arch.…

• Parish Church of San Ildefonso. Camponaraya.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24410. Camponaraya. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Manor Houses. Camponaraya.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24410. Camponaraya. León. (Castile-Leon) These bear the crests of the Quiñónez and Uceda families, and contain the remains of the old priory of the Monastery of Santa María de Carracedo.…

• Iglesia parroquial de San Ildefonso. Camponaraya.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24410. Camponaraya. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Shrine of El Campo del Divino Cristo. Ponferrada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24411. Fuentes Nuevas. Ponferrada. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Parish Church of Santa María. Ponferrada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24490. Fuentes Nuevas. Ponferrada. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Shrine of San Juan. Ponferrada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24490. Columbrianos. Ponferrada. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Shrine of San Blas. Ponferrada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24490. Columbrianos. Ponferrada. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Parish Church of San Esteban. Ponferrada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24490. Columbrianos. Ponferrada. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Convent of La Asunción or La Anunciada. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) Founded in 1606 by Doña María de Toledo-Osorio, the Baroque church and altarpiece are the work of the School of Becerra, from the 17th century. The building was raised on the ruins of an old Pilgrims’ Hospital, and the Pantheon of the Marquises is …

• Convent of La Concepción. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) It was founded by Don Pedro de Toledo and Doña María Osorio. In 1868 it was transformed into a prison until its religious function was restored in 1892.…

• Los Marqueses Castle. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) This building is located in a town of great importance on the pilgrims’ route to Santiago. It has the form of a large square with a rounded turrets at the corners, with the rooms of the palace arranged around a central interior courtyard. It is tod…

• Church of Santiago. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Camino de Santiago, s/n. 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.villafrancadelbierzo.org/turismo-patrimonio-monumental.php. This example of the transitional Romanesque style has a floor plan with a single nave, covered with a barrel vault. Its most interesting element is the …

• Monastery of San Francisco. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) Its foundation has been attributed to Queen Doña Urraca. It was at one time a Franciscan convent, of which the only element which can still be seen is the facade of the western gable of the church.…

• Calle del Agua street. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) This was the route which saw the greatest commercial and crafts activity and the most traffic, once the Way of Saint James became established. It is also the location of the Torquemada and Álvarez de Toledo palaces, and the chapel of Omañas. Fray M…

• Convent of San José. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) It was founded by Don Luis de Castro, the canon of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and highlights of the interior include the Baroque altarpiece which was the work of José Ovalle, Andrés de Benavente and Isidro Valcarce.…

• Church of San Francisco in Villafranca del Bierzo. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24547. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.villafrancadelbierzo.org/turismo-patrimonio-san-fransisco.php.…

• Museum of Natural Sciences. Villafranca del Bierzo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Travesía de San Nicolás, 4. 24500. Villafranca del Bierzo. León. (Castile-Leon)   This museum is dedicated to zoology. There are numerous stuffed animals, particularly birds from the Philippines, a collection of shells and another collection of minerals.…