León
León is a city in Castile and León in northern Spain, with a population of 121,000 in 2023. It's on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, and has a vast cultural, historical and architectural heritage. Wikivoyage
Population 123,446 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Spain
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Catedral de León Church · 730 m -
Museo Sierra Pambley Museum · 710 m -
Guzmanes’ Palace Castle · 790 m -
Casa Botines Museum · 800 m -
Basílica de San Isidoro Church · 530 m -
Iglesia de San Juan y San Pedro de Renueva Church · 540 m -
Museo Catedralicio Diocesano Museum · 700 m -
Museo de León Museum · 780 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
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Mercado del Conde Luna
Covered hall- Monday: 09:00–15:00
- Tuesday: 09:00–15:00
- Wednesday: 09:00–15:00
- Thursday: 09:00–15:00
- Friday: 08:00–15:00
- Saturday: 08:00–15:00
- Sunday: closed
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 09:00–15:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00–15:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00–15:00
- Thursday
- 09:00–15:00
- Friday
- 08:00–15:00
- Saturday
- 08:00–15:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Asunción-Universidad 1.2 km
- León 1.5 km
- Villaobispo 1.6 km
- Estación de Autobuses Reina Doña Urraca I de León 1.6 km
- Clínica Altollano 2.1 km
- Polideportivo de Navatejera 2.2 km
More train stations: Villa Romana 2.7 km, La Raya 3.8 km, Villaquilambre 4.8 km
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