Burgo Ranero
El Burgo Ranero - Leon / 37.1 km
Monastery Hostel of the Benedictines (Sta Maria de Carvajal)
Address: Plaza Santa María del Camino
Location: León
Tel: 987 25 28 66 / 680 64 92 89
Hostel: Hostel City Benedictine Community of Leon Address: Gothic Campos, s / n (vicino alla local police) Localidad:
León Tel: 987 08 18 32/33. Fax 987 26 11 74
albergue: Municipal Albergues Juveniles
En León Existen tres albergues juveniles with 94, 125 y 60 plazas, respectively
Tel: 987 200 206, y 987 293 414 987 233 010.
Dirección: llama on the phone 987 20 00 06
Disponibilidad: Todo el año
LEON Leon is a town of about 140 000 inhabitants. It 's the capital of the homonymous province and is part of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.la city was founded in the first century BC by the Roman legion Legio VI from which it derives its name the name of città.Nell' eleventh century it became famous as a stopping place for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela.Dopo the thirteenth century was a hive of constant activity of the craft guilds and trade that had a huge influence on the government of città.Dal sixteenth century onwards the city experienced a period of both economic and cultural decline that lasted until the English Civil War which saw the city sided with Franco's.
Leon famous for its cathedral and many other monuments, among which the "Real Colegio de San Isidro" in the mausoleum are buried in the collegiate Kings of Leon, there is a collection of paintings in the Romanesque style. "Casa de Botines "the genius architect Gaudi, the which it expressed its full potential in these famous works in Barcelona.
Leon is famous for its Fiestas, such as during the Easter processions are very similar to those taking place in Seville with thousands of hooded penitents "Nazarenos" in a procession for days. Catedral
called "Pulcra lion" for the beauty and purity of his style, is a masterpiece of High Gothic of Spain.
began in 1255 and ended two centuries later, the facade is flanked by two massive towers of different heights, Gothic that right and the other century, presents a gallery of lancet windows topped by a large rose window and spire. and the bottom three splendid portals, the middle, Puerto de la Virgen Blanca (the statue of the Virgin on the pillar is a copy, the original is kept inside) is decorated with statues of angels and saints, and is crowned by a "Final Judgement" ( Timpano in) with one hand, terrifying monsters that swallow the damned, some of which dipped in pots, on the other hand, the representation of the blessed to the right and left Puerta de San Francisco de San Juan Gate. grandiose interior with three naves.
Plaza Mayor is the heart of the old city, surrounded by narrow streets of the barrio of San Martin and mesones full of taverns (inns), some dating back to the Consistory Antiguo medioevo.Vi stands the baroque Town Hall
Basilica of San Isidoro splendid Romanesque church (XI sec.) consecrated in 1063, commissioned by the King of Leon Ferdinand I to accommodate the body of St. Isidore of Seville.
Two portals of Cordero Portada Portada del Perdon and which gives access to the church.
three naves and the Gothic Capilla Mayor know is a Renaissance altarpiece and silver case with the body of San Isidoro.
A door leads outside to the underground crypt where the Panteon de los Reìyes
Hostal de San Marcos Grand Bernesga building on the banks of the river is considered one of the most significant works of the English Renaissance style
The current complex was Plateresco built between the XVI and the eighteenth century and now houses a hotel in the chain of Paradores
Grande Baroque doorway opens onto a magnificent facade enriched at the bottom of a long base with medallion on which the characters are portrayed in the ancient world and in English history, the right of engages the front door of the church whose interior is a sixteenth-century Gothic nave.
El Burgo Ranero - Leon / 37.1 km
LEON
Albergue del Monasterio de las Benedictinas (Sta María de Carvajal)
Dirección: Plaza Santa María del Camino
Localidad:
León Tel: 987 25 28 66/680 64 92 89
albergue: Comunidad de Ciudad de León Benedictinas Albergue Dirección: Campos Gothic, s / n (vicino alla local police) Location: Leon
Tel: 987 32 / 33 August 1918. November 26, 1974 987 Fax
Hostel: Youth Hostels Municipal
In Leon, there are three youth hostels with 94, 125 and 60 seats, rispetto a
Tel: 987 200 206, and 987 293 414 987 233 010.
Address: Phone Call 987 20 00 06
Availability: All year
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