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The Architectural Treasures of León

The Architectural Treasures of León

Leon · Spain

14 stops4.8 km6 h 2 min
  • 4 languages
  • Offline

Step through centuries of design, from Roman walls to Gaudí's bold lines. You will witness the evolution of the city through its towering spires and noble palaces. This walk reveals how León blends medieval strength with artistic elegance.

The walk

Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.

  1. León Cathedral

    León Cathedral

    A Gothic masterpiece that replaced its walls with one of the world's largest collections of medieval stained glass.

  2. Museo Sierra Pambley

    Museo Sierra Pambley

    A nineteenth-century home turned laboratory for a revolution in Spanish education.

  3. Plaza Mayor de León

    Plaza Mayor de León

    A seventeenth-century market square born from fire and home to a building that pretends to be a city hall.

  4. 8 more stops on this walk, in the app
  5. Plaza del Grano

    Plaza del Grano

    Plaza del Grano is an attraction in Leon, Spain.

  6. Jardín de San Francisco

    Jardín de San Francisco

    León's oldest green space, once an agricultural experiment and now home to a wandering Roman god.

  7. Palacio del Conde Luna

    Palacio del Conde Luna

    A fourteenth-century manor house that evolved from a noble residence into a seat of the Inquisition.

  8. Stop 7

  9. Stop 8

  10. Stop 9

  11. 8 more stops in the app

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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How a walk works

8 more stops in the app

This page shows the first 6 of 14 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.

  1. Pick a walk

    Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.

  2. Pocket your phone

    Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.

  3. Listen as you arrive

    On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.

See the whole walk in the app

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  • The route, followed

    A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.

  • In four languages

    English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.

  • Or build your own

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  • The unglamorous things

    Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.

  • No signal needed

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  • Picks up where you left off

    Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.