Catedral de Burgos, SpainSource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Catedral_de_Burgos_II.jpg
Author: Camino del Cid
Burgos is a city in the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of
Castile and León, in
Spain. It covers 108 sq km (42 sq mi) and has a population of 180,000 people (2012 estimate). It has many tourist attractions of which the most important is the Cathedral of Burgos, a World Heritage Site since 1984.
Human habitation in the Burgos area has been traced back as far as 800,000 years ago, a distinction it celebrates today with the Museum of Human Evolution. In more recent times, it was the Romans who established an encampment here over a Celtiberian city. After Roman influence waned, the site was conquered by the Visigoths. They were later replaced by invading Arabs. In the mid 9th century the region was conquered by Alfonso III the Great, the king of León, after which the area became known as Castile, meaning "land of castles".
Burgos itself was founded in AD 884. It began as an outpost at the frontier of Christian territory. It became the see of a Catholic bishop in the 11th century, and was a stopover point for pilgrims on the way to
Santiago de Compostela. The Camino de Santiago runs parallel to the River Arlanzón.
Arco de Santa María, BurgosSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arco_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_Frontal.JPG
Author: Eltitomac
Visiting Burgos
Burgos Airport (LEBG) receives flights only from
Barcelona and
Palma de Mallorca. It is therefore more convenient to reach Burgos by train, with services from
Madrid as well as other cities in Spain including Barcelona and
Bilbao.
Places of Interest in Burgos
- Arco de Santa María
- Book Museum (Museo del Libro)
- Burgos Cathedral
- Carthusian Monastery of Miraflores
- Church of San Cosme y San Damián
- Church of San Esteban
- Church of San Gil
- Church of San Pedro
- Convento de la Merced
- Monastery of Las Huelgas
- Museum of Burgos
- Museum of Human Evolution
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