The Way of Salvador
- Position
- Leon province
- Type of route
- Weekend
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This route traces the historical links between the cities of León and Oviedo. A total of 120 kilometres including several stops that provide travellers with a fascinating insight into the rich environmental heritage and history of Castilla y León and Asturias.
Sites of interest on this route include the Convent of San Marcos in León, the Chapel of La Celada in La Robla, the Shrine of El Buen Suceso in Huergas, the Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Valle in Beberino and the Church of Santa María de Arbas in Arbás del Puerto.
What to see?
Crypt of Puerta ObispoMore informationIt is a room of 300 square meters in which you can see archaeological remains of the door of Principalis Sinistra (Bishop Door), eastern access to the camp of La Legio VII and the latrines of the thermal...
Roman crypt of CascaleriaMore informationIt is a vaulted gallery of 30 meters of possible civil construction, which supposes a small sample of the treasures that are in the basement of Leon, of great historic value.Inside you can see a mock-up...
Cathedral of LeonMore informationThe most luminous and colourful cathedral in the region. It is a perfect example of French Gothic architecture, with pure ascending lines and an exquisite series of stained glass windows letting cascades...
Church of San MartinMore informationBuilt in the 11th century and reformed in the 12th and 16th. Most of the present church dates from the 18th century. The romanesque apse, concealed by the consistory, is the only remnant of the original...
Church of San Salvador de Palat del ReyMore informationThe oldest church in the city. It was built in the 10th century by the king Ramiro II, and conceived as a monastery.The original structure had a Greek cross ground plan, of which a transept of sorts has...
Church of Santa Maria del Camino or MercadoMore informationRomanesque church of the 12th century with Gothic alterations, and it has a peculiar structure: the height of the naves decreases from the far end to the main entrance. It has a 15th-century Pieta and...
Real Colegiata of San IsidoroMore informationThree nave temple with tunnel vaults. Latin cross shaped, more than three hundred capitals that tell the story of the holy scriptures. There are 12th century Romanesque paintings covering the vaults, it...
Convent of San MarcosMore informationThe 12th century hostel rebuilt in the 16th century, was used as a prison (Francisco de Quevedo was imprisoned here), cavalry barracks, and hospital. Nowadays it is a Parador Nacional (a state-owned hotel).
Casa Botines Gaudí MuseumMore informationAt the end of the nineteenth century a young architect who had never left Barcelona crossed the peninsula to build a tissue store in León. His name was Antonio Gaudí, and the building would be Casa Botines....