Bergos is so beautiful that we decided to stay for 2 days! The gothic cathedral of Santa Maria was built in the 13th century, and it is enormous and so beautiful. The Church of St Nicholas and theRead more
Bergos is so beautiful that we decided to stay for 2 days! The gothic cathedral of Santa Maria was built in the 13th century, and it is enormous and so beautiful. The Church of St Nicholas and theRead more
Its been chilly and damp in Spain and we have needed to layer up to stay warm. Temps have been in the 40s and 50s. We left this morning in the fog and made our way to the city of Burgos, which is soRead more
We have experienced the highs and lows in terms of sleeping accommodations so far. We shared a room with 6 people in a municipal, when an alberque made a mistake regarding our arrival date, we haveRead more
We had a nice flat walk this morning , walking along the broad flat valley of the river that runs out of Burgos.
It looks like we are finally getting to the base of the Meseta plateau, and willRead more
We stopped at this Museum, which has been preserving Retablos ( Altarpieces ) and other pieces of art, from closed and abandoned churches in the Burgos. Small villages have been de-populated as youngRead more
A late afternoon stroll...
We walked up to a lookout below the Castillo de Burgos, the only place to get a full view of the Cathedral. The stairs were long and steep for our tired legs.
We sawRead more
Zur Kathedrale erspare ich mir viele Worte. Die Geschichte kann jeder selbst nachlesen.
Eines sei gesagt: ich bin völlig in den Bann dieses imposanten Bauwerkes gezogen.
Nicht nur der Prunk, sondernRead more
Burgos ist eine wunderbare Stadt. Bei einem Rundgang lässt sie einiges erahnen, gibt aber noch lange nicht alle ihre Geheimnisse preis.
Vom Kastell aus gibt es wunderbare Ausblicke auf Stadt undRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Fuente de Santa María, Fuente de Santa Maria
Traveler Well kept secret!
Traveler Wow! Lots of history ie. El Cid and wife buried
Traveler In the cathedral there ..