Medieval Castile and León: 10 Must-See Places

Church of Saint Mary the Great, Toro (Province of Zamora). 12th - 13th c

                

      

         Royal Convent of Santa Clara, Tordesillas  (Province of Valladolid) 14th c

     

  

                                   Basilica of San Isidoro, León. 11th -12th c.
                                  http://www.sanisidorodeleon.net/ind_english.html


                                

               Monastery of San Andrés de Arroyo, Santibáñez de Ecla
                                                   (Province of Palencia)
                                                          12th -13th c

    
   Hermitage of San Baudelio de Berlanga, the Sixtine Chapel of Mozarabic art, 11th c 
                                    (Casillas de Berlanga, Province of Soria)
 http://berlanga.blogia.com/2007/032902-la-palmera-sagrada.php





                     

Abbey of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas, Burgos. 12th c.

The monastery houses the Museo de Ricas Telas, a showcase of medieval textiles.
http://www.monasteriodelashuelgas.org/historia.html
http://www.monasteriodelashuelgas.org/arte.html
http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/Spain/Camino_de_Santiago/Burgos/SM_Real_Huelgas/Huelgas_Nunnery.htm





 

Gormaz Castle (10th c), a 390-meter- long citadel placed on a hill.
                It was owned by the Cid (ca.1087).
                      (Province of Soria) 
http://www.spain.info/en_GB/conoce/monumentos/soria/castillo_de_gormaz.html

    


             Alcázar of Segovia
                  12th - 16th c

    

                                            Basilica of San Vicente, Ávila. 12th c




Rupestrian Church of Olleros de Pisuerga (Province of Palencia) 7th- 11th centuries
http://www.arquivoltas.com/8-palencia/02-Olleros00.htm
Map of other hermitages nearby:
http://villacibio.blogspot.com.es/2009/02/ermitas-rupestres-del-alto-ebro-y_1033.html