Sunday 6th April 2025.
We travelled approx 160 miles from Santander to Leon to a free motorhome aire provided by. the city with facilities.
Leon is a city on the Bernesga River in north west Spain,it is the capital of the Province of Leon, it’s home to many churches and cathedrals noted for their architecture and art. Among them is the Gothic 13th century Cathedral de Leon, with its towers and flying buttresses. The Romanesque 10th century Basilica de San Isidoro is known for its frescoes and royal tombs.
These buildings along with other old architecture are concentrated in one area of Leon and the streets are thronged with street cafes. Being a Sunday thankfully there were very few shops open. It was hot work sight seeing so we had to indulge in a little light refreshment .
We walked into the old quarter via the old town gate in the castle walls, I believe you can walk on part of the walls, there is a strange piece of sculpture inside the gate.
A few extra photos taken on our walk around.
After a quite tiring few days we were quite happy to put our feet up for the evening.
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