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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.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Burgos is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the historical center of the Spanish city of Burgos. Its official name is the Holy Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica Church of St Mary of Burgos.
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Former church built circa 1300 and now a museum exhibiting old altars.
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.
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.