Here under Spain - Madrid Northwestern Tour - Day 4, you will find travel information for that day, with all the practical information including the opening hours and addresses of the different attractions.
Leon's 13th-century Cathedral, with its soaring towers and flying buttresses, is the pinnacle of Castilian houses of worship, not to mention the city's spiritual heart. It's Spain's premier masterpiece of Gothic fancy.
Next sight is the Real Basilica de San Isidoro which is as seminal a work of Romanesque as the Cathedral is a gem of Gothic architecture. The attached Panteon Real houses the remaining sarcophagi, which rest with quiet dignity beneath a canopy of some of the finest Romanesque frescoes in all of Spain.
Discover, as well, the Convent of San Marcos which has more the appearance of a palace than the pilgrim's hospital it was at its founding. To finish, visit the Museo de Leon, houses in the Convent's cloister which exhibits archaeology.
Night in Leon
Cathedral
Address : Pl. de la Regla - Leon
Tel : 987 87 57 70
Opening hours : Open 9.30am-1.30pm and 4pm-7pm; Jun-Sep 9.30am-2pm and 4pm-7.30pm.
Closed Sun and hols (except Maundy Thu, Good Fri, 23 Apr, 1 May, 25 Jun, 12 Oct and 6 Dec: morning only).
Rates : €3.50 (€2 partial visit; €1 cloister only)
Real Basilica de San Isidoro
Address : Pl. de San Isidoro - Leon
Tel : 947 26 53 75
Opening hours : Guided tour (40min) 10am-1.30pm and 4-6.30pm; Sun and hols 10am-1.30pm. Jul-Aug 9am-8pm; Sun and hols 9am-2pm.
Closed 1 Jan and 25 Dec.
Rates : 3 €
Panteon Real
Address : Pl. de San Isidoro - Leon
Tel : 987 87 61 61
Opening hours : Guided tours (40min). Open Jul-Aug: 9am-8pm, Sun and public holidays 10am-2pm; Sep-Jun: 10am-1.30pm and 4-6.30pm, Sun and public holidays 10am-1.30pm.
Closed 1 Jan and 25 Dec.
Rates : €2.40, (no charge Thu afternoons).
Museo de Leon
Address : Pl. de San Marcos - Leon
Tel : 987 23 64 05
Opening hours : Open 10am-2pm and 4-7pm; 1 Jul-30 Sep 10am-2pm and 5-8pm. Sun and hols 10am-2pm.
Closed Mon, 6 Jan, 24 and 31 Dec.
Rates : 1.20 €, no charge Sat, Sun, 23 Apr, 18 May, 12 Oct and 6 Dec.
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Leon's 13th-century Cathedral, with its soaring towers and flying buttresses, is the pinnacle of Castilian houses of worship, not to mention the city's spiritual heart. It's Spain's premier masterpiece of Gothic fancy.
Next sight is the Real Basilica de San Isidoro which is as seminal a work of Romanesque as the Cathedral is a gem of Gothic architecture. The attached Panteon Real houses the remaining sarcophagi, which rest with quiet dignity beneath a canopy of some of the finest Romanesque frescoes in all of Spain.
Discover, as well, the Convent of San Marcos which has more the appearance of a palace than the pilgrim's hospital it was at its founding. To finish, visit the Museo de Leon, houses in the Convent's cloister which exhibits archaeology.