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Burgos is a city in Castile and León in northern Spain, with a population of 175,000 in 2023. It's best known for its cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site and stopover on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail. The mediaeval hero El Cid was born near Burgos and is buried in the cathedral.
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Splendid Gothic cathedral, a stop along the Camino de Santiago and a . Built from 13th to 16th century, highlights include the west facade with the Portal of St Mary and twin towers, the Door of the Coronería on the north transept, the Chapel del Condestable, and the 15th-century dome beneath which stands the altar and tomb of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar or "El Cid". Keep your cathedral ticket as it gets you into four other churches.
Built in 1408, this is the parish church for Burgos, and its main feature is the vast ornate limestone altar. It's named for St Nicolás, whose bones were carried off to Bari from his tomb in Myra, Turkey. He thereby became better known in the west, as Santa Claus.
Former church built circa 1300 and now a museum exhibiting old altars.
Contemporary art gallery with changing exhibitions.
Mansion built in 1883 for a banker, and used as a summer residence by Franco, this is now a museum of Spanish literature.
Story of human evolution, centred on findings in the hills of Atapuerca 16 km east where four hominid species dwelt, going back 800,000 years. Excavations continue at Atapuerca but there's not much to see there. The museum was built in 2010 on a gap site, formerly a Dominican convent.
Covering city heritage from the prehistoric Atapuerca era to modern times. It's within the Renaissance House of Íñigo Angulo.
Founded in 1187 and still an active Cistercian convent, with some three dozen nuns. "Huelga" in this context means "on fallow land": it governed 50 nearby villages, and was a royal burial place and wedding venue. Visit by one-hour guided tour.
Ornate Carthusian monastery, built as a palace in 1401 then converted, and re-built after a fire in 1452. It's still active.
No frills tapas bar, the mussels are a favourite.
Trad tapas bar, good selection and portions.
Upmarket dining in a wood-panelled restaurant of 1912.
Lively tapas bar.
Vegan restaurant attached to an organic grocery store.
Very central, some rooms have cathedral view.
Inexpensive central hotel, weak a/c and wifi.
Clean central hotel, some street noise.
Clean and central chain hotel, creaky old building and the car park is a tight squeeze.
Simple chain hotel 1.5 northeast of old centre.
Acceptable mid-price hotel, but this charming old building is starting to look decrepit.
Clean but basic, tiny rooms.
Beautiful Gothic building on the river bank, overlooking the cathedral. Dog-friendly.
By plane
Burgos-Villafria Airport (RGS) lost its commercial flights in 2021 and now has only private aviation.
By train
By bus
Burgos bus station is a shambolic place on C Miranda near the Museo de Burgos. Alsa buses run from Madrid Av America every hour or so, taking three hours via the airport.
By road
There are car rental facilities in the city.
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