Day 22.0 - León cathedral

What a pleasure to wake up on a rest day, no km to walk and no destination to achieve. Just an opportunity to enjoy the city and relax.
León was a city I was really looking forward to, and especially the cathedral which is so highly revered.
The full name is the Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral and dates back to the 13th century, a brilliant example of gothic architecture. It has one of the largest collections of medieval stained glass windows in the world. Apparently there is around 1,800 m2 of stained glass. And it is truly impressive.
I enjoyed this cathedral more than Burgos, the layout more traditional, but still with the central choir and main chapel, with smaller chapels around the edges.
The original site was the location of Roman baths, then a royal palace, and after a defeat of the Moors a cathedral was built, then later rebuilt, and finally the 3rd and current one started in the 1200s.
Moment of the day was staring up at the stained glass, just Wow!Read more