September 18, 2006
León Walking Tour
Although feeling a bit under the weather this morning I decided to push on with my self guided León walking tour. While the modern part of León seems a bit bland and boring, the centre historic part is charming. León is large enough city to warrant the amount of business in the tourist oriented old town. The cathedral of course dominates all the sights in the city.
When Lonely Planet said that the cathedral is the pinnacle of Castillian's church, they weren't exagerating. Oh it's big alright, but the most amazing feature is the truly fantastic stained glass windows. I think you need at least 2 viewings of the cathedral to justify its beauty, try to visit the cathedral when the sun is in different location.
The rest of the sights are pretty standard European churhces and building. They're good alright, but after being blown away by the stained glass windows of the cathedral, none seems to match the cathedral beauty. One building worth mentioning is Casa Botines, one of Gaudi's work.
Posted by vhadiant at September 18, 2006 07:14 PM
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