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Burgos Cathedral

Burgos

Burgos Cathedral

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Burgos Cathedral

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Location: Burgos, Arlanzon, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain

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1. Arch of Santa María – Plaza Mayor of Burgos loop from Ventilla - Villayuda

11.2km

02:52

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Burgos Cathedral – Plaza Mayor of Burgos loop from La Castellana

5.42km

01:27

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Plaza Mayor of Burgos – Arch of Santa María loop from El Crucero

5.01km

01:18

30m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

October 6, 2023

The Castilian-Leonese city of Burgos, located on the Camino de Santiago, preserves important vestiges of its medieval splendor.

What was the capital of the unified kingdom of Castile and León for five centuries, boasts one of the crowning works of Spanish Gothic, its Cathedral, declared a World Heritage Site. In addition to getting closer to the historic center of Burgos, we can get to know its province through interesting routes along the banks of the Duero and Arlanza rivers.

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Mike

August 12, 2024

Burgos is one of the jewels along the Camino de Santiago with it's magnificent cathedral, wonderful riverside park, narrow medieval streets and plazas full of bustling shops and cafés, but most of all for it's cosmopolitan people and atmosphere. I was lucky to stay there when the medieval festival was on, and the whole City was buzzing with life, and families out celebrating till the early hours. Just wish I could have stayed longer!

Thomas

November 6, 2024

The first traces of settlement on the San Miguel hills that dominate the city date back to the Neolithic period. The first permanent settlement was an oppidum from the Iron Age (700-500 BC), which was located on the site of the current ruins of the Burgos Castle. In Roman times, the area was on the connecting road between Asturica Augusta (Astorga) and Burdigala (Bordeaux), but there are no traces of a larger settlement. In the 7th/8th century, the area around Burgos was reconquered from the hands of the Moors by the Kings of Asturias. A castle was built in 884 by the Castilian Count Diego Rodríguez Porcelos on the orders of King Alfonso III of Asturias as an important fortification in the fight against the Moors. In 931, Fernán González, the first Count of Castile independent of the Kingdom of León, made Burgos the capital of his domain. In the 11th century, Burgos became the coronation city of the Kings of Castile, which underlines its special importance. The most famous Spanish hero of the Middle Ages, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid, also came from the immediate vicinity of the city. He is buried together with his wife Jimena in the Burgos Cathedral, which was built later. After the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI (1085), Burgos' importance declined somewhat, but the city remained an important economic, cultural and political center in northern Spain. The Convento de San Pablo was a Dominican monastery founded in 1224 that existed until 1835. The Jewish convert and Bishop of Burgos Paulus de Santa Maria was buried there in 1435.

During the Spanish Civil War, Burgos was the base of General Franco's nationalist government.

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Location: Burgos, Arlanzon, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain

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1. Arch of Santa María – Plaza Mayor of Burgos loop from Ventilla - Villayuda

2. Burgos Cathedral – Plaza Mayor of Burgos loop from La Castellana

3. Plaza Mayor of Burgos – Arch of Santa María loop from El Crucero

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