One day in León, Castille and León, Spain
A day through León, Castille and León’s best-known sights that lie close together: León Cathedral, Palacio de los Guzmanes, Casa de los Botines, Basilica of San Isidoro, convent of San Marcos and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León. 6 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- León CathedralCathedral · On the map

- Palacio de los GuzmanesPalace · 0.3 km on from León Cathedral · On the map

- Casa de los BotinesMonument · Next to Palacio de los Guzmanes · On the map
- Basilica of San IsidoroTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Casa de los Botines · On the map

- convent of San MarcosMonument · 0.9 km on from Basilica of San Isidoro · On the map

- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y LeónMuseum · 0.5 km on from convent of San Marcos · On the map
6 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines.
More for León, Castille and León
- Things to do in León, Castille and León, Spain · 16 places to see, led by León Cathedral and Casa de los Botines
Day trips from León, Castille and León
- Torrelavega149 km awayCave of Altamira6 stops in a day, starting at Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana
- Oviedo87 km awayMetropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour, Oviedo6 stops in a day, starting at San Julián de los Prados
- Avilés110 km awayOscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre6 stops in a day, starting at Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Cantorbery
- Valladolid126 km awayCathedral of Valladolid6 stops in a day, starting at Church of San Pablo, Valladolid
Photo credits
- León Cathedral: David Jiménez Llanes, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palacio de los Guzmanes: Nacho Traseira, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa de los Botines: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Basilica of San Isidoro: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- convent of San Marcos: Josemanuel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León: Emgorio, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
Other places nearby
- Oviedo87 km away · Right now, Things to do, Plans, Transit, Cameras, Flights, Weather and Hiking routes
- Avilés110 km away · Things to do, Plans, Transit, Cameras, Weather and Hiking routes
- Valladolid126 km away · Right now, Things to do, Plans, Transit, Cameras, Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset and Hiking routes
- Bragança, Portugal132 km away · Things to do and Plans
- Torrelavega149 km away · Things to do, Plans, Cameras, Weather and Hiking routes
- Burgos156 km away · Things to do, Plans, Cameras, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset and Hiking routes
- Lugo168 km away · Things to do, Plans, Cameras, Sunrise and sunset and Hiking routes
- Santander173 km away · Right now, Things to do, Plans, Transit, Cameras, Flights, Weather, Port and ships, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset and Hiking routes