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Holidays Castile and Leon.

Provinces in Castile and Leon : Avila, Burgos, Leon, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora

Castille y León is bordered to the north by Asturias and Cantabria, on the east by the Basque Country and La Rioja, to the southeast by Madrid and Castile-La Mancha, to the south by Extremadura, and to the west by Portugal and Galicia.

Capital of Castile and Leon : Valladolid


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Car Rental Castile

 Holiday Autos  -   
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 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Valladolid Railway Station and cities and airports throughout Spain.

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Camping & Caravanning Castila-Léon

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI Camping Guide

 Camping & Caravaning en Espana

Holiday Homes / Apartments

 Euro Relais  -  Holiday Cottages
Charming chalet, villa, castle or mill? Country cottage, mansion or farmhouse? Discover their special holiday homes and book online!

 Spanish-Web.com  -  Self Catering Holiday Rentals
Find your Villa, Apartment or Country House to Rent

Hostels

 
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 Spainhostels [ hostal / hostales:simple / basic accommodation
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Hotels Castile and Leon

 Booking  -  Hotels in Castile and Leon  -  Hotel Guide Castile and Leon
Popular destinations in Castile and Leon : Salamanca, Burgos, Valladolid, Segovia, Ávila, León, Aranda de Duero, Rubena, Cogollos, Santo Tomé del Puerto, Briviesca, Mozárbez.

 Booking  -  Hotels in Salamanca  -  Hotel Guide Salamanca

 Booking  -  Hotels in Valladolid  -  Hotel Guide Valladolid


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The region occupies much of the Meseta, the vast and austere plateau in the centre of the Iberian peninsula. Here are many of Spain's finest cities, buildings and works of art. Lovers of Romanesque will feel particularly satisfied for there are many excellent examples of the style. Great Gothic churches are another magnificent feature, the cathedrals at León, Burgos, Segovia, Salamanca among them. French, German and English influences are to be found, though the end result is always unmistakably Spanish.
As well as the prominent cities, they include a number of lesser-known places, all strikingly attractive, many with outstanding buildings or works of art, all barely visited by tourists.

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 Valladolid Airport

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 British Airways / Opodo  -  Flight tickets Valladolid

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights / Cheap flights 

 RENFE [eng]  -  Spanish train planner

   -  Eurolines  -  coach line to Spain

 DGT  -  car

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 Turismo Junta de Castilla y León [ english language ]

 Junta de Castile and Leon

 Valladolid City  -  Capital of Castile y Leon  -  Ayuntamiento de Valladolid
Valladolid was captured from the Moors in the 10th century; by the 15th century it was the residence of the kings of Castile and remained the capital of the Kingdom of Spain until 1531, when Philip II moved the capital to Madrid.
Famous for its beautiful gardens and the solemnity and grace of its Holy Week celebrations.
Its Sculpture Museum, with an incomparable collection of the works of the greatest Spanish artists from the 16th and 17th centuries, including Berruguete, is one the most important in the country.

 Avila Province  -  Diputación Provincial de Ávila 
 Burgos  -  Diputación Provincial de Burgos
 Leon  -  Diputation de Leon
 Palencia  -  Diputación de Palencia
The region has treasures, from the Neolithic to Renaissance, but they take some hunting down: rock tombs and barrows; Roman remains including the largest mosaics in Europe at Olmeda; the ancient church of Olleros de Pisuerga cut into the solid rock; the convent of San Andres de Arroyo with its exquisite Cistercian cloister.
 Salamanca  -  Diputacion de Salamanca  -  Tourism in the province of Salamanca
Discover its nature, art& Culture, routes, districts, active tourism and more.
 Segovia  -  Diputación Provincial de Segovia
 Soria  - Diputación Provincial de Soria
 Valladolid Province  -  Diputacion de Valladolid 
 Zamora  -  Diputación Provincial de Zamora

 Avila City  -  Ayuntamiento de Ávila  -  Avila Turismo
Birthplace of St. Theresa of Jesus; old medieval walls; a fortification built in Romanesque times; Basilica of Saint Vincent.
 Burgos  -  Ayuntomiente de Burgos  - Guia Burgos
 Leon  -  former capital city  -  Ayuntomiento de Leon
The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion.
 Palencia  -  Ayuntamiento de Palencia  -  Palencia Turismo
El Románico Norte [ Una de las zonas con más y mejores ejemplos del románico en España ], El Románico del Sur, en torno al Valle del Cerrato [ Obligado punto de arranque es la Cripta de la Catedral de Palencia, primer vestigio del románico de la región ], El Camino de Santiago a su paso por Palencia [ Cruza toda la provincia de este a oeste: Belleza del paisaje, arte e historia ], Ruta de Carlos V [ Carlos V pasó cuatro veces por tierras palentinas y en tres de ellas descansó en Palencia ]
 Salamanca City  -  Ayuntamiento de Salamanca  -  Tourism Salamanca
Salamanca is the university city by excellence, known in the whole world for this and for its artistic richness: cathedrals, palaces, churches... of artistic styles such as romanesque, gothic, plateresque y barroque.
 Segovia  -  Ayuntamiento de Segovia 
Has important treasures from different ages, such as several precious Romanesque churches, a large Gothic cathedral and the splendid Alcazar, a Moorish fortress that has incorporated elements from diverse epochs.
 Soria  -  at the river Duero  -  Ayuntamiento de Soria  -  of Celt Iberian origin
Many Romanesque structures, such as the Church of Santo Domingo and Cloister of San Juan de Duero, from the 12-13th Centuries.
 Zamora  -  Ayuntamiento de Zamora  -  Ciudad del Romanico
City with a medieval flavour, artistically marked by the Romanesque Style, of which it has preserved nearly a dozen churches and a magnificent cathedral, topped by a strange Byzantine dome.

 Castillos de Soria
Todas las fortificaciones de la provincia de Soria. Historia, rutas y lugares.
 El Camino de Santiago
A route of European cultural interest with an unquestionable cultural, spiritual, religious, tourist and nature background.
 News from Castille and Leon  -  Diario de Burgos
 Press  -  Diario de Leon 
 Press  -  El Adelantado de Segovia
 Press  -  El Adelante de Salamanca
 Press  -  La Opinion de Zamora
 Press  -  Tribuna de Salamanca
 University of Avila  -  Universidad Católica de Avila
 University of Burgos  -  Universidad de Burgos
 University of Leon  -  Universidad de León 
 University of Salamanca  -  Universidad de Salamanca
 University of Valladolid 

Cuisine 

 Spaintour  -  Typical Spanish Dishes
The Book of Spanish Cooking by Hilaire Walden
From apple cake to zarzuela, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the richness of the Spanish cuisine - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: This series's installments on North African, Mediterranean, Greek and French provincial cooking, antipasti, pasta, light pasta sauces, and pizzas and Italian breads.
ISBN: 1557880638
Traditional Spanish Cooking by Janet Mendel 
Traditional Spanish Food is based on village cooking, with broad regional styles. Following years of res earch and inspired by her love of Spanish food, Janet Mendel has brought together a wonderful collection of recipes, fro m pastries to paella.
Publisher: Garnet Publishing, Ltd.; ASIN: 1859640524

History of Castile and Leon

The region is formed by the union of two ancient kingdoms: Kingdom of Castile and Kingdom of León, several times separated and reunited in the Middle Ages.

 Kingdom of Castile  -  Wikipedia  -  A former kingdom of Spain
Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in northwestern Spain, and New Castile in the center of the country...
 Kingdom of Leon  -  Wikipedia
In 913 an independent Kingdom of León was founded when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their main seat from Oviedo to the city of León. They turned their back on the unnavigable Atlantic, infested with Vikings and sea monsters, and settled in the meseta, the high tableland of central Spain...
 Legend of Santiago
Legend has it that, following the death of the Apostle Santiago, whose burial was forbidden in the land of Herod Agrippa, his followers placed his body on a boat which an Angel led to Finisterre Hispano. This legend has been repeatedly backed by the Christian church.
Only at the time of the Reconquista did people begin to talk about Galicia as the burial place of the Apostle Santiago. At the beginning of the 9th century, during the reign of Alfonso II El Casto of Asturias, Bishop Teodomiro discovered the remains of the Apostle, having followed a trail of stars in the sky. The Monarch ordered a church to be built in the place where the remains were found. This church later became the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela that we know today.
The news spread like wildfire beyond Spain and there was great rejoicing by believers and monarchs of the time. This discovery was the chance for spiritual reorganisation throughout Europe.

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Biblioteca Publica de Segovia
 Fundación Municipal de Cultura [ Valladolid ]
 Pedro Berruguete  -  first Renaissance Painter of the Kingdom of Castile

Web Portals / Search engines / Castile Leon Directories

 Acercate a Palencia
Primera ciudad universitaria por excelencia, ciudad de oro, de palacios y colegios mayores. El viajero encontrará en Palencia y todas sus comarcas, el lugar ideal para aprovechar el fin de semana o pasar unas vacaciones y disfrutar de unos inolvidables días de descanso en cualquier época del año. Podrá elegir un destino o entre varios diferentes. Desde la Tierra de Campos hasta las Montañas que superan los 2.500 metros; desde los valles hasta los Pantanos y Embalses, el Camino de Santiago y el Canal de Castilla la mayor concentración de Románico de Europa, la provincia ofrece una extraordinaria variedad de paisajes y un sinfín de alternativas relacionadas con el arte, la cultura y el contacto pleno con la Naturaleza.
 Avila.Net  -  Todo sobre Avila [ everything about Avila ]
 InfoSegovia.com  -  Todo Segovia está aquí [ everything about Segovia is here ]
 Palencia.com 
 Palencia Digital
 Soria y Más  -  El portal de actualidad de Soria de Editorial Sotabur noticias, cultura y libros.
 VallaWeb  -  Guia Online de Valladolid [ Online Guide Valladolid ]
 AboutSalamanca.com

 Terra  -  portal site / search engine [ spanish language ]
 Google.es

 Yellow Guide Spain
 Telefonica.es  -  White Guide

 Search Iberia - search engine for information about Spain


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