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Discover the best top things to do in Leon, Spain including El Escribano Arte Medieval, Sal Relax Wellness, Turismo de Leon, Santa Maria de Leon Cathedral, La Basilica De San Isidoro De Leon, Antiguo Convento de San Marcos, Plaza San Martin, Casa Museo Sierra Pambley, Centro de Interpretacion Del Leon Romano, Historic Center of Leon.
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1. El Escribano Arte Medieval
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5.0 based on 31 reviews
2. Sal Relax Wellness
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5.0 based on 28 reviews
3. Turismo de Leon
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5.0 based on 30 reviews
León Guided Tours on foot. We will walk along pedestrian streets which will lead us to Casa de Botines, built by the famous modernist Catalonian architect Antonio Gaudí; the Palace of the Guzmanes, the best sample of civil renaissance architecture in Leon and which now houses the Provincial Government’s headquarters; and the Palace of Conde Luna. The Basilica of San Isidoro is Romanesque style architecture and was built by the Leonese monarchs as a palatine church. This church has witnessed important historic events and has hundreds of chapels that display everyday scenes from the Middle Ages. Inside the Cathedral we will admire and talk about its famous medieval stained-glass windows, an authentic lesson to understand how men thought during the Middle Ages. Nowadays, they have been carefully restored in order to recover the colour and splendour they used to have.
4. Santa Maria de Leon Cathedral
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4.5 based on 5,243 reviews
Gothic-era cathedral of golden sandstone with soaring stained glass windows and richly decorated West portals.
Reviewed By Geraldin523 - Darlington, United Kingdom
A magnificent feat of engineering and well worth a visit inside. Enjoyed Pilgrim Mass in this wonderful cathedral
5. La Basilica De San Isidoro De Leon
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4.5 based on 2,133 reviews
The museum has the wellknown as the Sixtine Chapell of the Romanesque Art because of the 11th century romanesque frescoes, and the mythical chalice related by a recent research with the Holy Grail .
Reviewed By SunshinefromUSA - Wisconsin, United States
We took at chance on an English tour of this museum and were completely impressed! Besides the Holy Grail claims, their guide was fantastic and did a great job leading us through the history of carvings, paintings and their collections relics. They have been able to save many items from surrounding religious houses that no longer exist, so overlook the hype and enjoy your tour.
6. Antiguo Convento de San Marcos
7. Plaza San Martin
8. Casa Museo Sierra Pambley
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4.5 based on 195 reviews
The Sierra Pambley Foundation is a non-profit institution dedicated to educational activities in the province of León (Spain). It was created in 1887 by Francisco Fernández-Blanco y Sierra-Pambley, Gumersindo de Azcárate, Francisco Giner de los Ríos and Manuel Bartolomé Cossío.The Foundation’s activities have always been guided by the spirit of the Free Institution of Teaching (Institución Libre de Enseñanza). Nowadays, it realizes a lively programme of cultural and educational activities:The programme of Spanish as a Foreign Language provides free Spanish language courses for immigrants and organizes diverse conferences, seminars and meetings for Spanish teachersThe Sierra Pambley museum shows the way of life of a nineteenth century enlightened family, as well as the pedagogical activity of the FoundationThe Azcárate Library has a wide library materials specialized in social sciences (history, philosophy, geography and pedagogy). This library is also a place full of history where you can read the newspapers or enjoy the web (we have free wifi)The Archive preserves the historical records of both the Foundation’s activities and also those of the Francisco Fernández-Blanco’s family.The Sierra Pambley school, located in the town Hospital de Órbigo, provides quality education for young people and adults.
9. Centro de Interpretacion Del Leon Romano
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4.5 based on 251 reviews
Reviewed By FactotumDellaCitta - London, United Kingdom
Built on the ancient Roman city wall, this museum offered excellent exhibits, demonstrating what Leon and its surrounding area were like during Roman times. It helped me understand the significance of the area for the Romans.
10. Historic Center of Leon
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4.5 based on 840 reviews
Reviewed By FactotumDellaCitta - London, United Kingdom
The historic center with its streets and alleyways has large pedestrian-only parts, which make it a pleasure to roam. We enjoyed simply walking around and exploring the area.
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