The Monastery of Saint Mary of Carracedo or the Monasterio de Santa María de Carracedo is an inactive abbey and palace complex, now in semi-restored state near the town of Carracedelo, El Bierzo, province of León, Castile and León, Spain. Founded in the 10th…

The monastery of San Pedro de Montes, is located in Montes de Valdueza in the municipality of Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, province of León, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It was founded around the year 635 by San Fructuoso and,…

Peñalba de Santiago is a town and district of the municipality of Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, province of León, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The town has been an Asset of Cultural Interest since 2008 with the category of Ethnological…

Ponferrada is a municipality and a city in the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located in the El Bierzo region, of which it is a capital. Main attractions Ponferrada lies in the Way of St. James, a UNESCO World…

Roman bridge known as Paso Honroso in memory of the battle that the Leonese knight Suero de Quiñones fought for love in 1434. The bridge is located in the town of Hospital de Órbigo, the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. It is one of the longest…

Villafranca del Bierzo is a city and municipality located in the comarca of El Bierzo, in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. It is one of the Leonese municipalities in which Galician is spoken. Villafranca del Bierzo lies 187 kilometers from Santiago…

The Virgen de la Peña Sanctuary (Santuario Virgen de la Peña) is located in Congosto municipality (El Bierzo) of the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It dates back to the 13th century, when a small hermitage was built.…

Aguilar de Campoo is a city and municipality of Spain located in the province of Palencia, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is one of the towns on the Camino del Norte to Santiago de Compostela: Ruta del Besaya. There it crosses the path of the…

The Church of San Juan Bautista or San Juan Bautista de Baños de Cerrato is a stone Early Medieval church (traditionally taken to be Visigothic) dedicated to St John the Baptist in the village of Baños de Cerrato, ancient Balneos, 20 minutes by car from Palencia…

Frómista is a city and a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. It is a major overnight stopping place for pilgrims traveling along the Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James. Tourism and main attractions Church of San…

The monastery of Santa María la Real (Monasterio de Santa María la Real) is an old abbey of the Premonstratensian order located in the town of Aguilar de Campoo, province of Palencia, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The monument was built…

Palencia is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León, capital of the province of Palencia, Spain. It is an important industrial center of Castile and León. Tourism and main attractions Civil heritage: Calle Mayor: this is the…

Béjar is a town and a municipality in the province of Salamanca, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The old center of the city was declared a historical-artistic complex on July 20, 1974. Main attractions Church of Santa María la Mayorn was…

Candelario is a municipality and town in the province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is integrated into the Sierra de Béjar region. It has been declared as a property of cultural interest, in the category of historical…

Ciudad Rodrigo is a municipality and a city on the river Águeda in the province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the most important population center in the southwest of Salamanca and is considered the capital or…

The Águeda is a river in the Iberian Peninsula, a tributary of the Douro on its left bank, which runs through the westernmost part of the province of Salamanca (Castile and León, Spain). It forms a natural border between Spain and Portugal from the mouth…

Castillo de los Duques de Alba is a castle-palace in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca province, Castile and León, Spain. It is the ancestral seat of the House of Alba. Today, the castle is in ruins and can’t be visited by the public. The castle dates back to the…

La Alberca is a city and a municipality in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital of Sierra de Francia Comarca. It was the first Spanish town to be declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1940. Since…