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Religious Sites in Castile-León and Castile-La Mancha
| Name | Category | Location |
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Antiguo Convento de San Marcos
Fronted by a large, airy pedestrian plaza, the sumptuous Antiguo... |
Religious Sites | León |
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Basílica de San Vicente
North of Ávila's cathedral, on Plaza de San Vincente... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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Cartuja de Miraflores
Founded in 1441, the Cartuja de Miraflores is an old Gothic monastery... |
Religious Sites | Burgos |
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catedral
The pride of León is its soaring Gothic catedral, on the... |
Religious Sites | León |
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Catedral de Sigüenza
Begun around 1150 and not completed until the early 16th century... |
Religious Sites | Sigüenza |
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cathedral
Zamora's cathedral is in a hauntingly beautiful square at the... |
Religious Sites | Zamora |
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cathedral
Though the foundations of Valladolid's cathedral were laid in... |
Religious Sites | Valladolid |
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Cathedral
Toledo's cathedral is one of the most impressive structures in... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |
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Cathedral
Begun in 1525 and completed 65 years later, Segovia's cathedral... |
Religious Sites | Segovia |
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Cathedral
The battlement apse of Ávila's cathedral forms the most... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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cathedral
Start your tour of the city with the cathedral, which contains... |
Religious Sites | Burgos |
cathedrals
For a complete exterior tour of the old and new cathedrals, take... |
Religious Sites | Salamanca |
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Chapel of Mosén Rubí
Renaissance stained glass by Nicolás de Holanda illuminates... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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Convento de las Carmelitas Descalzas
A short walk north of San Miguel is the Menendez Pelayo University... |
Religious Sites | Cuenca |
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Convento de Las Dueñas
Founded in 1419, this convent hides a 16th-century cloister that... |
Religious Sites | Salamanca |
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Convento de Las Úrsulas
Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca I lies here, in this splendid Gothic-style... |
Religious Sites | Salamanca |
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Convento de San Esteban
The convent's monks, among the most enlightened teachers at the... |
Religious Sites | Salamanca |
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Convento de San José
A cluster of houses joined together, the Convento de San José... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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Convento de Santa Teresa
Inside the south wall on the corner of Calle Dama and Plaza de... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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El Salvador
The 11th-century El Salvador is the oldest Romanesque church... |
Religious Sites | Sepúlveda |
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Ermita de San Saturio
The poet Machado wrote fondly of strolling along the Duero River... |
Religious Sites | Soria |
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Ermita de San Segundo
At the west end of the town walls, next to the river in a farmyard... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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Iglesia de la Vera Cruz
Made of the local warm-orange stone, this isolated Romanesque... |
Religious Sites | Segovia |
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Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz
In a park above the ramparts, a gardener will show you around... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |
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Monasterio de la Encarnació
The Monasterio de la Encarnació is the convent where St... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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Monasterio de Santa María La Real de Las Huelgas
On the western edge of town—a mile walk from the town center—is... |
Religious Sites | Burgos |
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Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás
The most interesting architectural monument on Ávila's... |
Religious Sites | Ávila |
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San Estéban
Though this Romanesque-style building has baroque facing on the... |
Religious Sites | Segovia |
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San Isidoro el Real
The sandstone basilica of San Isidoro el Real, on Calle Cid... |
Religious Sites | León |
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San Juan de Duero
Across the Duero River from Soria is the Monastery of San Juan... |
Religious Sites | Soria |
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San Juan de los Reyes
This convent church in western Toledo was erected by Ferdinand... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |
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San Martín
This elevated Romanesque church is on the main street between... |
Religious Sites | Segovia |
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San Millán
A perfect example of the Segovian Romanesque style, this 12th-century... |
Religious Sites | Segovia |
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San Pablo
San Pablo, a late-15th-century church, has an overwhelmingly... |
Religious Sites | Valladolid |
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San Román
Hidden in a virtually unspoiled part of Toledo, this early-13th-century... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |
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Santa María de Gracia Cathedral
This cathedral looms large and casts an enormous shadow in the... |
Religious Sites | Cuenca |
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Santa María la Blanca
Founded in 1203, Toledo's second synagogue is nearly two centuries... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |
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Santo Domingo
The late-12th-century church of Santo Domingo has a richly carved... |
Religious Sites | Soria |
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Santo Domingo el Antiguo
A few minutes' walk north of San Román is this 16th-century... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |
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Santo Tomé
Not to be confused with the marzipan shop of the same name, the... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |
Sinagoga del Tránsito
Financed by Samuel Levi, this 14th-century rectangular synagogue... |
Religious Sites | Toledo |