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Burgos City Centre
1 Iglesia de San Esteban S A N MIGUEL TRINIDAD SANZ PASTOR Aeropuerto
6 km (4 miles)
2 Iglesia de San Nicolás Puerta de C OR A Z A S S. Gil Capitanía SANTANDER
PLAZA DE
3 Iglesia de Santa Águeda S. Esteban A. MARTÍNEZ General
A LV. FÁ Ñ EZ
4 Cathedral HOSPITAL CIEGOS
5 Iglesia de San Lorenzo SAN ESTEBAN SALDAÑA FE R N Á N G O N ZÁ LEZ C A L L E
SA N L ORE N ZO
6 Arco de Santa María C. HUERTO DEL REY AVELLANOS
7 Casa del Cordón Iglesia de V. PALENCIA CALLE LAÍN CALVO Iglesia de C. SANTANDER D E S A N J U AN
Casa del
Cordón
8 Museo de Burgos San Esteban C. CARD. SEGURA San Lorenzo PLAZA DE
9 Museo de la Arco de DOÑA JIMENA LLANAS DE PL. DE STO. LA LIBERTAD
Fernán
AFUERA
Evolución Humana González C. DE LA PALOMA MAYOR DOMINGO DE GUZMÁN CALLE VITORIA
Gobierno
PLAZA
Civil
PLAZA
Diputación
Iglesia de Ayunta- Palacio de la DEL CID
San Nicolás Cathedral miento
PL. REY PASEO DEL ESPOLÓN Puente de
PLAZA DE SAN FERNANDO
STA. MARÍA PASEO DE MARCELINO SANTA MARÍA San Pablo
Arco de
Iglesia de Santa María Arlanzón PLAZA Cartuja de
Miraflores
0 metres 150 Santa Águeda CALLE DE VALLADOLID CONDE DE
CASTRO
PASEO DE LA AUDIENCIA PLAZA LUIS La DE VEGA C . M I R A ND A CA L L E DE S A N PAB L O Evolución Humana
Puente de
0 yards 150 Santa María Casa de C . C AL E R A Museo de la
Angulo
CALLE DE LA MERCED
Museo
PLAZA
de Burgos
Merced
Estación de
MARTÍN SANTOS
Estaciòn de RENFE
700m (770 yards) C. SAN COSME C. DE MADRID Autobuses CALLE D EL TINTE
C A L L E C O N C E P C I Ó N
Real Monasterio de Huelgas
PALENCIA, VALLADOLID S. Cosme &
For keys to symbols see back flap S. Damián MADRID
Across the river, the palace of Atapuerca, the site of Europe’s
the Casa de Miranda houses the earliest settle ment (on the
archaeological section of the outskirts of Burgos), and a bus
Museo de Burgos, with finds to the site.
from the Roman city of Clunia. Two religious houses, on the
Nearby, the Casa de Angulo outskirts of Burgos, are worth
contains the Fine Arts section, visiting. Just west of the city
whose prize exhibits are Juan is the Real Monasterio de
de Padilla’s tomb by Gil de Siloé, Huelgas, a late 12th-century
and a Moorish casket in Cistercian convent founded
enamelled ivory. Also nearby by Alfonso VIII. One of the
is the Museo de la Evolución most interesting parts is the
Humana, which exhibits fossils Museo de Ricas Telas, a textile
from the site of the Sierra de museum of ancient fabrics from
Atapuerca, dating from some the convent’s royal tombs. In
780,000 years ago. A combined the Capilla de Santiago is a Polychrome altarpiece by Gil de Siloé,
entrance ticket includes the curious wooden figure of St in Cartuja de Miraflores
museum, the Yacimientos de James holding a sword, with E Museo de Burgos
which, according to tradition, Calle Miranda, 13. Tel 947 26 58 75.
royal princes were dubbed Open Tue–Sun. & (free Sat & Sun).
Knights of Santiago. 7 partial. ∑ museodeburgos.com
To the east of Burgos is the
Cartuja de Miraflores, a Car- E Museo de la Evolución
thusian monastery founded Humana
during the 15th century. The Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca. Tel 902 02
church includes two of Spain’s 42 46. Open Tue–Sun. & (ticket
offers combined entry to Yacimientos
most notable tombs, attributed de Atapuerca and transport).
to Gil de Siloé. One holds the
bodies of Juan II and Isabel of R Real Monasterio de Huelgas
Portugal; the other con tains Calle de los Compases. Tel 947 20
that of their son, Prince Alfonso. 16 30. Open Tue–Sun. Closed
The altarpiece by Gil de Siloé, some public hols. & 8 (free
allegedly gilded with the first Wed & Thu pm).
consignment of gold brought R Cartuja de Miraflores
Sculpted tomb of Juan de Padilla by Gil de back to Spain from the New Carretera Burgos–Cardeña, km 3.
Siloé, in Museo de Burgos World, is spectacular. Tel 947 26 34 25. Open daily.
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