{"id":91101,"date":"2025-03-17T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/french-way\/leon\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:27:30","slug":"leon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/french-way\/leon\/","title":{"rendered":"Le\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":" <section id=\"hero\">\n\t<h1>Le\u00f3n<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"hero-grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__town-col\" data-background=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/leon.jpg\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-to-stage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/camino-frances\/etapa-20-mansilla-de-las-mulas-leon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8249; Back to the stage<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"town-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Le\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Residents: 127.551 aprox.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Province: Le\u00f3n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__planner-col\"><div\r\n  class=\"p-col-span-1 p-rounded-lg p-px-5 p-h-full\"\r\n  style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/pilgrim-planner\/bg-plugin-planificador.webp')\"\r\n  rel=\"preload\"\r\n  fetchpriority=\"high\"\r\n  >\r\n    <div class=\"p-text-center p-pt-5 p-text-white p-text-2xl p-font-semibold\">\r\n      Plan your journey    <\/div>\r\n    <div\r\n            id='primary-app'\r\n            data-name='banner'\r\n            data-api='https:\/\/pathfinder.pilgrim.es\/api\/pathfinder\/v2'\r\n            data-mode='normal'\r\n            data-lang='en'\r\n            data-route='1'\r\n            data-destiny='https:\/\/planificador.pilgrim.es'\r\n            data-modality='1'\r\n            data-inline=''\r\n        ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"infoTown\">\n\t<div class=\"sections-town\">\n\n\t\t<div id=\"informationSection\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">Information<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">Get to know Le\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p>Le\u00f3n is the next city that pilgrims will find on their way to Santiago. It is one of the most important cities on the French Way thanks to its hospitality, latent for centuries, thanks to the presence of up to seventeen hospitals for pilgrims and the establishment of the Military Order of Santiago in this town.<\/p> <p>The pilgrim should make a stop along the way to visit the very important historical heritage presented by the city of Le\u00f3n.<\/p> <p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"locationSection\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">Location<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">How to get there<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p>The city of Le\u00f3n is very well connected with the entire peninsula, from any point you will have a main road to get there. If on the other hand you travel by public transport the most comfortable and recommended is the train, it has daily lines with A Coru\u00f1a, Gij\u00f3n, Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao.<\/p> &lt;p\n\n<p>If you prefer the bus, the company Alsa connects Le\u00f3n with the main Spanish cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Bilbao, Seville and A Coru\u00f1a.<\/p> <p>If you prefer the bus, the company Alsa connects Le\u00f3n with the main Spanish cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Bilbao, Seville and A Coru\u00f1a.\n\n<p>The city is also equipped with an airport that has flights to Barcelona, Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1DnyEKKyzngsdkoiyTqPu_eGY1DTMnfg&amp;ehbc=2E312F\"\n    width=\"640\"\n    height=\"480\"\n    alt=\"Mapa Le\u00f3n\"\n  ><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"toVisitSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">History \/ Culture<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">What to see<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion active\"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Castillo de Le\u00f3n<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Catedral de Le\u00f3n<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Torre de los Ponce<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Casa Botines<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Plaza del Grano<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Plaza Mayor<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Auditorio Municipal<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Ayuntamiento de San Marcelo<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Victoria<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Casonas y Palacios del Casco Hist\u00f3rico<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Convento de las Concepcionistas<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion 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class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Iglesia de San Salvador de Palat de Rey<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Iglesia de Santa Ana<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Iglesia de Santa Mar\u00eda del Mercado<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Iglesia de Santa Marina<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Palacio de los Condes de Luna<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Real Colegiata de San Isidoro<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Muralla Romana y Cerca Medieval<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Castillo de Le\u00f3n<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El Castillo de Le\u00f3n, also known as the Old Jail, is an extraordinary construction with two adjoining buildings. The monument has the appearance of a prison or fortress due to the bars on the windows, isolated courtyards, the high walls and the large stone staircase. <\/p>\n\n<p>The Torre del Conde is located to the right of the castle and was used as a prison for nobles but from 1862 it began to be used for common prisoners. From that moment on the noble prisoners were moved to a three-storey building that ended with the clock of Canseco.\n\n<p>At present, the Church of the Barefoot and the Castle of Leon are the two buildings where the headquarters of the Provincial Historical Archive of Leon are located.<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/castillo-de-leon.jpg\" alt=\"Castillo de Le\u00f3n\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Catedral de Le\u00f3n<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Cathedral of Le\u00f3n dates from the 10th century and is located over the ancient baths and public buildings that the Legio VII had erected at the end of the 2nd century. After defeating the Arabs in the battle of San Esteban de Gormaz, this building was donated by the king in order to build on it the first cathedral temple. It was by order of Princess Urraca, sister of Fernando I, when the construction of a new building was begun entirely with brick and masonry. <\/p>\n\n<p>This cathedral was completely preserved until the end of the third century, when Alfonso IX began to reign, who ordered the construction of the current building. This new building consisted of three naves between the entrance and the transept and extended to five naves between the transept and the high altar. These naves were all covered with ribbed vaults. The interior was finished off with a large chevet. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/catedral-de-leon.jpg\" alt=\"Catedral de Le\u00f3n\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Torre de los Ponce<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ponce Tower is the oldest fortification in the city and the only one that remains. Its construction was intended to be an ecclesiastical prison and later, a place where bread taxes were to be paid. <\/p>\n\n<p>Its nomenclature is due to Count Don Ponce de Minerva, steward of Alfonso VII and Governor of the Towers of the City.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/torre-de-los-ponce.jpg\" alt=\"Torre de los Ponce\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Casa Botines<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Botines House built by Antonio Gaud\u00ed at the request of the company founded by Joan Homs i Botin\u00e0s, resembles a castle with Gothic reminiscences. This building had the function of housing in its first floor and in the semi-basement the part of the weaving workshop and the upper floors were rented for private use. <\/p>\n\n<p>It is currently the headquarters of a financial institution and on the upper floors it is common to find temporary exhibitions.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/casa-botines.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Botines\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Plaza del Grano<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Plaza del Grano is one of the best known squares in the city, as it was here that the grain market was held every month and bullfights were held sporadically.<\/p> <p>The Plaza del Grano is one of the best known squares in the city, as it was here that the grain market was held every month and bullfights were held sporadically.\n\n<p>It is also recognized by the fact that its floor is composed of a classic cobblestone and colonnaded houses, which gives it an even more stately appearance. In its center it has a Stone Cross, which according to legend, is built on the place where the Virgin appeared. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/plaza-del-grano.jpg\" alt=\"Plaza del Grano\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Plaza Mayor<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Plaza Mayor is the main square of the city, both as a leisure and administrative center. Its construction took place in two periods: the first from 1654 to 1672 and was designed by Antonio Ambrosio and the second from 1677 when Francisco del Pi\u00f1al decided to remodel it after suffering a fire. <\/p>\n\n<p>Currently the arcades and half-storey houses are maintained and continues to house the market, while under the protection of the columns proliferate entertainment venues. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/plaza-mayor.jpg\" alt=\"Plaza Mayor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Auditorio Municipal<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Municipal Auditorium of Le\u00f3n has been awarded the Spanish Architecture Prize thanks to the exclusive architectural plan and the high quality of the materials used in its construction.\n\n<p>This building with seating capacity for 1500 people spread over three halls, was inaugurated in 2002 and since then hosts all the cultural activity of the city, from theater, dance, music to lyric.<\/p> <p>The Auditorio Municipal de Le\u00f3n has a capacity for 1500 people spread over three halls.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/auditorio-municipal.jpg\" alt=\"Auditorio Municipal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ayuntamiento de San Marcelo<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The San Marcelo City Hall building also known as Casa de la Poridad dates back to the 16th century and is the work of Juan del Ribero.<\/p> <p>The building was designed by Juan del Ribero.\n\n<p>Only the northwest wing of its original construction is preserved, since in the 1920s a series of additions and renovations were carried out when the neighboring Teatro Principal collapsed.\n\n<p>It should be noted that inside are two austere sixteenth-century columns from the disappeared Convent of Santo Domingo, the murals of Vela Zanetti and the stained glass window built by Luis Garc\u00eda Zurdo. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/ayuntamiento.jpg\" alt=\"Ayuntamiento de San Marcelo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Victoria<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Victoria according to legend, was built on the site of the house of Saint Martyr Roman centurion of the Legio VII Gemina known as San Marcelo and patron saint of the city. <\/p>\n\n<p>The temple in which the Santo Cristo de la Victoria is venerated with an image of the twelfth century, is characterized by a marked neo-Romanesque style.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/capilla-del-cristo-de-la-victoria.jpg\" alt=\"Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Victoria\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Casonas y Palacios del Casco Hist\u00f3rico<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/capilla-del-cristo-de-la-victoria.jpg\" alt=\"Casonas y Palacios del Casco Hist\u00f3rico\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Convento de las Concepcionistas<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Convent of the Conceptionists was founded in the 16th century. It has a stone facade dating from the fourteenth century with elegant and sober moldings. <\/p>\n\n<p>Juan del Ribero was in charge of the construction of the church that we find inside the convent. This temple has in its interior a unique altarpiece of gilded and polychrome pine wood from the 18th century consisting of a bank, two floors and attic. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/convento-de-los-concepcionistas.jpg\" alt=\"Convento de las Concepcionistas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Convento de San Francisco<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Convent of St. Francis was built over a primitive 13th century convent, which was founded by St. Francis of Assisi on his way to Compostela.<\/p> <p>The Convent of St. Francis was built on the site of a primitive 13th century convent, which was founded by St. Francis of Assisi on his way to Compostela.\n\n<p>The convent church dating from 1791, is the work of Francisco de Rivas and has altarpieces and carvings of great value. Since 1882 on the altar stands out a large altarpiece of the eighteenth century representing the Assumption of Mary, the work of Narciso Tom\u00e9 and Simon Gavilan.<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/convento-san-marcos.jpg\" alt=\"Convento de San Francisco\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Convento de San Marcos<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Convent of San Marcos was built thanks to a donation made by the Infanta Do\u00f1a Sancha in the 12th century to create a hospital on the outskirts of the city to accommodate pilgrims on their way to Santiago.<\/p> <p>The Convent of San Marcos was built thanks to a donation made by the Infanta Do\u00f1a Sancha in the 12th century to create a hospital on the outskirts of the city to accommodate pilgrims on their way to Santiago.\n\n<p>Of this building it is worth noting the Plateresque style facade and austere traces. The construction is divided into three bodies, the third being a decorative set of openwork plant type. The most interesting part of the complex are the two niches located one in each tower of the church:<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/convento-san-marcos.jpg\" alt=\"Convento de San Marcos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Edificio del MUSAC<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Musac Building is the work of Emilio Tu\u00f1\u00f3n \u00c1lvarez and Luis Moreno Mansilla, it was founded on April 1, 2005 and two years later received the Mies Van Der Rohe Award for Contemporary Architecture of the European Union. <\/p>\n\n<p>The highlights of its structure are the 3,000 stradic glass that make it up and create a large mosaic of colors. The museum aims to disseminate the heritage of the city of Le\u00f3n while recalling the contemporary character of the cathedral.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/palacio-condes-de-luna.jpg\" alt=\"Edificio del MUSAC\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>El Barrio Jud\u00edo<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Jewish Quarter of Le\u00f3n was consolidated in an area bounded by the Plaza Mayor, Santa Ana Street and Grano Street when the Hebrew community arrived in the city between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries.<\/p> <p>The Jewish Quarter of Le\u00f3n was consolidated in an area bounded by the Plaza Mayor, Santa Ana Street and Grano Street when the Hebrew community arrived in the city between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries.\n\n<p>At present, work is being done to be able to recover the Hebrew heritage that this place possessed thanks to the Hebrew settlement. It is worth mentioning the historical value that is preserved in Misericordia and Santa Cruz streets.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/palacio-guzmanes.jpg\" alt=\"El Barrio Jud\u00edo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de San Marcelo<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Church of San Marcelo was built on the remains of the ancient patron saint of the place, San Marcelo, which were transferred to the city by King Ferdinand the Catholic in 1493. <\/p>\n\n<p>These remains were not found until 1588, at which time Juan del Ribero Rada and Baltasar Guti\u00e9rrez built the current temple, extending the works until 1627. Inside the temple, highlights the altarpiece of the eighteenth century that houses in its center the carving dedicated to San Marcos.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-san-marcelo.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de San Marcelo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de San Mart\u00edn<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Church of St. Martin, which dates back to the 11th century, retains a cam of its original Romanesque style due to the countless transformations to which it was subjected over the centuries.<\/p> <p>The Church of St. Martin, which dates back to the 11th century, retains a cam of its original Romanesque style due to the countless transformations to which it was subjected over the centuries.\n\n<p>At present an apse attached to the adjoining building of the Old Consistory is preserved and inside we find a carving of the Piet\u00e0 from the mid-18th century, the work of Luis Salvador Carmona.<\/p> <p>The church is a monument of the Piet\u00e0, a work of Luis Salvador Carmona.<\/p> <p>The church has been restored to its original Romanesque style.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-san-martin.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de San Mart\u00edn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Palacio de los Guzmanes<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Palacio de los Guzmanes is a building built between 1559 and 1572 on the remains of the old city wall. It underwent numerous reforms over the years, highlighting the year 1882 when it became the property of the Diputaci\u00f3n.\n\n<p>As for its structure we can highlight its trapezoidal plan, which ends with a tower at each of its corners. The building is divided into two bodies, of which the upper one stands out for its set of balconies and the lower one for the windows covered with bars. All this set is distributed around a colonnaded inner courtyard.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/palacio-guzmanes.jpg\" alt=\"Palacio de los Guzmanes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de San Salvador de Palat de Rey<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Church of San Salvador de Palat de Rey was built on the remains of a temple of Greek cross plan of which only the transept covered with a groin vault is preserved. <\/p>\n\n<p>Its reconstruction dates from the tenth century by order of Ramiro II, who decided to build a small monastery in which his daughter Elvira could live. This monastery was abandoned during the Middle Ages until it began to be used as a parish church. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-san-salvador-palat.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de San Salvador de Palat de Rey\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de Santa Ana<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Old Jewish Quarter of the city we find the Church of Santa Ana, which retains a structure divided into three naves, the central one being the widest and the two sides are divided with pointed arches. <\/p>\n\n<p>The mural paintings with Mudejar influences, as well as the neoclassical altarpiece that houses the carvings of San Lazaro and San Antonio Abad, stand out from its interior.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-santa-ana.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de Santa Ana\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de Santa Mar\u00eda del Mercado<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The church of Santa Mar\u00eda del Mercado dates back to the 12th century, although it underwent major renovations and extensions in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. This temple presents a very original form since the height of the naves is decreasing from the head to the feet, so we find sarcophagus-like masonry.<\/p> <p>The church has a very original form since the height of the naves is decreasing from the head to the feet, so we find sarcophagus-like masonry.\n\n<p>Of the three original apses of the church, only the two lateral ones covered by oven vaults are preserved. The central apse was demolished in the early eighteenth century to raise in its place a small chapel that allowed to enter the temple from the rear, in order to venerate the image of the Virgen del Camino, a work of the fifteenth century.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-santa-maria-del-mercado.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de Santa Mar\u00eda del Mercado\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de Santa Marina<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The church of Santa Marina was designed in the mid-sixteenth century by order of Bishop Don Juan de San Millan. At present, numerous sculptures are preserved inside, such as the one dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary, the figure representing Bishop Don Juan or the image of St. Francis Xavier.<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-santa-marina.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de Santa Marina\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Palacio de los Condes de Luna<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The palace of the Counts of Luna was built in the 14th century by Don Pedro Su\u00e1rez de Qui\u00f1ones and his wife Do\u00f1a Juana Gonz\u00e1lez de Baz\u00e1n. From that period only its Gothic-Mudejar style fa\u00e7ade decorated with the family&#8217;s heraldic coats of arms is preserved. Later it was Do\u00f1a Clara Pimentel who decided to expand this palace by adding a Renaissance-style tower covered with slate. <\/p>\n\n<p>Today it is owned by the city council who uses it as the headquarters of the University of Washington in Spain, as well as the Interpretation Center of the History of the Kingdom of Le\u00f3n.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/leon\/puntos-de-interes\/palacio-condes-de-luna.jpg\" alt=\"Palacio de los Condes de Luna\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Real Colegiata de San Isidoro<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro was founded in the tenth century by order of King Sancho the Crassus, in order to bury inside the remains of the child martyr of Cordoba. 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Another star dish is the different recipes made with trout from the rivers of Le\u00f3n.\n\nThe best area to enjoy the rich gastronomy of Le\u00f3n is the well-known Barrio H\u00famedo, where you will find numerous establishments where you can enjoy tapas.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"holidaysSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">Recommended<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">Festivals and Pilgrimages<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid holidays-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__icon\"><i class=\"icon-holiday\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__title dark-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-font-bold\">Local festivity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>30 de Junio: Fiesta de San Pedro<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__icon\"><i class=\"icon-holiday\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__title dark-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-font-bold\">Local festivity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00daltimo domingo de abril: Fiesta de Las Cabezadas<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__icon\"><i class=\"icon-holiday\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__title dark-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-font-bold\">Local festivity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>24 de junio: Fiesta de San Juan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__icon\"><i class=\"icon-holiday\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__title dark-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-font-bold\">Local festivity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5 de octubre: Fiestas de San Froil\u00e1n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div id=\"stage_list_section\"><div class=\"stage-list\">\n    <div class='stage-list__map-card'>\n        <div class='stage-list__map-card__map'>\n            <div class='stage-list__map-card__map__text'>\n                <h2> Pages <\/h2>\n                <p> On foot<\/p>\n                <p> 0 stages<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class='stage-list__map-card__map__img'>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\" mapa \" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le\u00f3n &#8249; Back to the stage Le\u00f3n Residents: 127.551 aprox. 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