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• Roman Museum of Astorga. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza San Bartolomé. 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.ayuntamientodeastorga.com/quevisitar/museos.htm. All the exhibits in the museum come from the city and from the archaeological excavations in Astorga. Its facilities include particularly the Roman prison known as an ergastula measu…

• Los Caminos Museum. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza Eduardo de Castro. 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: palaciodegaudi@museodeloscaminos.com. http://www.ayuntamientodeastorga.com/quevisitar/caminos.htm. The name of Los Caminos (“the roads”) comes from Astorga’s location, which was once a crossroads. It has a collection of polychrome…

• Santa María Cathedral in Astorga. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Catedral s/n. 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987603065 | http://www.ayuntamientodeastorga.com/quevisitar/index.htm. Astorga, a key point on the Way of Saint James to Santiago de Compostela. The Cathedral was built on top of a Romanesque church and was not finished until t…

• Diocesan Cathedral Museum of Astorga. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de la Catedral s/n. 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) www.ayuntamientodeastorga.com/quevisitar/museos.htm. The museum has an exhibition of 553 works, some of priceless artistic value. Its collection of tooled leather contains various unique examples of this kind of work, and the paintings i…

• Roman Walls. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) These Roman walls were restored in the 13th century.…

• Episcopal Palace. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Eduardo de Castro s/n. 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayuntamientodeastorga.com. http://www.turismoleon.org/turismo/palacio-episcopal-de-astorga-gaudi.php. This Modernist building in the neo-Gothic style consists of a castle, church and stately mansion, and is the site of…

• Chocolate Museum. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle José María Goy, 5. 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: museochocolate@ayuntamientodeastorga.com. http://www.museochocolateastorga.com/. This museum contains a display of tools and objects that represent the history of chocolate production: instruments for roasting, refining and rollin…

• Town Hall. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) Begun on the orders of the master Francisco de la Lastra, this is an excellent example of civil architecture which is comparable to the old Town Halls in León, Valderas and Ponferrada.…

• Roman. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) This was used as the prison in Astorga until 1892. At the eastern limit of the forum there was a large vaulted portico known as an “ergastula”, possibly built at the time of the Caesars Julius or Claudius. It is in an unusually good state of repair.…

• Convent of Sancti Spiritus. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Church of San Bartolomé. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.ayuntamientodeastorga.com.   This is the oldest church in the town. Continuous rebuilding has given rise to a variety of styles and artistic works from different periods: there are traces of the Mozarabic, Gothic and Baroque styles.…

• Shrine of Fátima. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) Its lovely Romanesque capitals are of particular interest, as is the plaster ornamentation by the School of Astorga on the interior.…

• Church of los Santos Justo and Pastor. San Justo de la Vega.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24710. San Justo de la Vega. León. (Castile-Leon) It conserves the 16th-century carved figure of San Justo by Gregorio Español and a Gothic palace with Lombard decoration.…

• Parish Church of San Esteban. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24718. Murias de Rechivaldo. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon)   It has a belfry on the lower part and its entrance is protected by an arcade.…

• Church of La Trinidad. Villares de Órbigo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24288. Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias. Villares de Órbigo. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987388093 | http://www.aytovillaresdeorbigo.es. It contains carved figures of San Roque dressed as a pilgrim and Saint James depicted as “the Moor-slayer”.…

• Parish Church of Santiago. Brazuelo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24718. El Ganso. Brazuelo. León. (Castile-Leon) It has a small chapel known as the chapel of Cristo de los Peregrinos.…

• Church of San Juan Bautista. Hospital de Órbigo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de Álvarez Vega, 32. 24286. Hospital de Órbigo. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987388236 | http://www.aytohospitaldeorbigo.es/.   This church is a reminder of the presence of the Hospitaller Knights. It has a floor plan in the shape of a cross and has been rebuilt; its entrance facade features…

• Old Órbigo Bridge. Hospital de Órbigo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24286. Puente de Orbigo. Hospital de Órbigo. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@hospitaldeorbigo.com. www.hospitaldeorbigo.com. The bridge of medieval jousts. The legend of Don Suero and his duel attracts lovers of the Middle Ages to this bridge. It is a 13th-century bridge which served and still ser…

• Roman Walls in León. León.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … León. (Castile-Leon) www.aytoleon.com. Remains of the Roman presence. Remains of the old Roman wall which once surrounded León can still be seen. The wall was built around a square area, and several buildings were built nearby. It was subsequently restored by Kings Alfonso V and Alfonso IX in order …

• Parish Church of Santa María. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Santa Colomba de Somoza. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon)   Inside it contains the relic of San Blas, patron saint of the village.…

• Church of Las Candelas. Santa Marina del Rey.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24393. Villavante. Santa Marina del Rey. León. (Castile-Leon)…

• Weir. Santa Marina del Rey.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24393. Villavante. Santa Marina del Rey. León. (Castile-Leon) This was built in the 17th century on this site where two old mills still stand today.…

• Chapel of San José. Santa Colomba de Somoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24722. Rabanal del Camino. Santa Colomba de Somoza. León. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismocastillayleon.com. On the interior there is an image of Saint James the Apostle.…

• Parish Church of La Asunción. Santa Colomba de Somoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24722. Rabanal del Camino. Santa Colomba de Somoza. León. (Castile-Leon) The only elements remaining today from the 12th century are the Romanesque apse with three splayed windows. It was built using slate and sandstone blocks, and is an example of the rural Romanesque style.…

• Shrine of Bendito Cristo de la Vera Cruz. Santa Colomba de Somoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24722. Rabanal del Camino. Santa Colomba de Somoza. León. (Castile-Leon) This building dates from the 18th century and today overlooks the cemetery.…