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2 Reviews and 90 Opinions This was our choice to stay in Salamanca during our weekend and I have to say that was really a...
4 Reviews and 111 Opinions Room was clean and nicely decorated. The hotel staff was very helpful and friendly. Perfect...
12 Reviews Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was educated in the Castilian royal court, served the king Sancho II and fought against the Moorish stronghold of Zaragoza but also against the Aragonese Christians. After the...
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19 Reviews You can't. Burgos's cathedral is one of the big ones! It's extremely ornate and a beautiful feat of architecture. Part of it is open to the public for free. We opted to tour that section. Call us...
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8 Reviews If you walk Sant Estaban street (this is the street you take to go to the castle) to the right you get to Arco de San Esteban (S. Estaban’s arch) , another old entrance to the city. And also will see...
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7 Reviews At about 500 m eastwards from the cathedral stands on the quiet plaza de la Libertad a small palace dating from the 15th c. It was built for the constables of Castile don Pedro Fernandez de Velasco...
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14 Reviews Perhaps it's a given that every town and city in Spain seems to have one. Naturally, it was the central gathering place of the community. Perhaps, it still is. However, they're all worth checking out....
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4 Reviews Founded in 1180 this was originally a convent for noble cistercian sisters. From the outside it is very austere but is a splendid visit. Although the church was undergoing work when I was there I was...
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8 Reviews You have to pass by this gateway to enter the centre and reach the cathedral if as most tourists you parked your car at the underground parking of Plaza de Vega. From the bridge on the river Arlanzon...
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4 Reviews The visit to the monastery of Miraflores is fully justified by the amazing highlights of sculptural art to be seen in the church. There is the gilded and polychromatic altarpiece carved out of walnut...
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1 Review A small tapas bar located near the cathedral. Popular with locals and not too many tourists visiting. It was quite full, which is normally a good indication of good local food. I was recommended to...
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6 Reviews See my Santo Domingo de Silos page for more details about this lovely village, its monastery, and its Gregorian music lol The most celebrated monument in Santo Domingo de Silos is the Romanesque...
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7 Reviews Along one side of the Plaza Mayor you can find some illuminated photo panels along its top. They're photos of random everyday objects. They provide light as well as something to look at and I, at...
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1 Review and 119 Opinions A new hotel in the heart of the city, it's close to the Arlanzón river and only at 100m to the...
5 Reviews I wonder if this smaller, much less ornate church gets no respect in the shadow of the grand cathedral? Perhaps this is where you're relegated to having your weddings, baptisms, etc. if you can't...
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This hotel belongs to the same owner than the Conde Rodrigo I, but is located outside the town, at about 500 meters. It has a swimming pool and a pleasant...
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Q: I'll be in Zamora and I want to visit Toro for 2-3 hours. How can I get to Toro from Zamora? I think - by bus, can anybody say...

A: Hi. http://www.laregionalvsa.com/regional.asp This is the website of the company that operates in the area of Zamora and Valladolid. Toro is on the line between...
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In 1230 AD the Kingdom of León and the Kingdom of Castilla were united by King Fernando III El Santo (Ferdinand Third, The Saint). Nowadays, Castilla y León is a self-governing Community integrated by...
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Castilla y Leon (Castile & Leon) is one of the 19 "autonomies" (17 autonomous communities+2 autonomous cities) who form the kingdom of Spain. It is formed by 9 provinces: Avila, Burgos, Palencia,......
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There are a lot of villages in Spain, there are a lot of villages in Castilla y L?on. Everyone has a Ayuntamento and everyone also has a church. On the churchtower there is a stork nest. Oh, I forgot,...
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Where every village has its history and art.......

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Castilla y Leon is the greatest autonomy in Western Europe, and its history is amazing. Almost every cathedral is under UNESCO protection, such as those of Leon and Burgos, the most impressive and...
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