We can say that this is a privileged place, because we enjoy on the same time Mediterranean benefits and Atlantic ones.
The city is between two rivers, the Bernesga and the Torío where our Roman forefathers built their Legio VII camp. We still can admire large walls remembering us those days.
But Roman and medieval walls are only a little part of our patrimony. Certainly, León is one of the most important cities in the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, a city in Spain where traditionally is situated the Saint James sepulchre. Pilgrims going there, usually stay a few days with us. It can be because of our hospitality, but overcoat, is because of the importance of the monuments.
Firstly of all… our treasure… the Gothic cathedral. Was built in the thirteenth century and is not very different than others but the real treasures are its stained glass windows. They are surely the most important ones all over the world.
Then, The Basilica of San Isidoro, a Romanesque building housing the royal pantheon where lie king’s mortal remains of the ancient Kingdom of León.
An other great example of the beauty of the town is San Marcos. It’s l
uxury state-owned hotel housed in an ancient hospital-monastery built in the sixteenth century.Also there are in the city a very important sample of civil architecture like the Guzmanes Palace, at present the
seat of the provincial council, or the Botines House designed by the famous architect Antonio Gaudí at last years of the nineteenth century. Also the Poridad House where not much time ago was housed the city hall, and the Mayor Square where also was the city hall and the police station.Furthermore, if you want, you can see a lot of little churches, bridges and important streets.
For instance, you can have a walk along Ordoño II street, the commercial one in León where there are a lot of trendy shops and banks and where at present is seated the city hall. And obviously, if the visitor has time must go to the MUSAC, the Contemporary Museum of Castile an
d Leon. The building is a very good example of modern architecture, also the Europe Building and the seat of the government of the autonomous region in León, near the MUSAC.
5 comments:
Qué edificios marvelosos! La iglesia más famosa en Boston está en Copley Square, pero no es tan grande como las iglesias de León.
- YeSeul
Hi!
I'm Adelaide, from the blog mitalumnos.blogspot.com. Nice to meet you, and thanks for that introduction of Leon with all the beautiful pictures!
Tengo una pregunta... En los Estados Unidos, el pais es muy grande, asi que es un poco dificil irse de vacaciones en paises extranjeros (a excepcion de Canada). En Leon, me parece que Uds. no estan muy lejos de Portugal, o Francia. Se van de vacaciones de vez en cuando, o no mucho?
Que pasen buen dia, y que tengan buena suerte con sus estudios de ingles!
:) adelaide.
Hi!Adelaide,
we are Guillermo and Dani (ourleon.blogspot.com). We are from two small village of Leon but we live in Leon city during the year.
Como tu sabes Portugal y Francia son nuestros paises vecinos.
En España la gente pasa sus vacaciones dentro del pais, principalmente en la zona del mediterraneo y en las islas (Canarias y Baleares). Esto se debe a que en España tenemos un buen clima para disfrutar de las playas y también muchos lugares montañosos donde practicar deportes de todo tipo.
Esta tendencia va cambiando poco a poco y cada vez mas gente pasa sus vacaciones en otros paises europeos.
Hi, authors of "our Leon!" My name is Sherry, from the blog http://otro-vistazo.blogspot.com/. I like this post. It's very much like a tourist guide. I like how Leon's architecture has both old and modern styles. It's the same in Boston. We have old churches among glass buildings. It's a wonderful view!
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