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Monumental Leon (San Marcos + San Isidoro)


THE ROUTE

Our guide from León will make you discover the most monumental León, a guided tour that combines two of our most important monuments, such as the convent of San Marcos de León and the Basilica of San Isidoro.

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ITINERARY

Under the watchful eye of our pilgrim, we will begin the visit to the outside where a spectacular facade will tell us about the most important characters that were related to this convent. Walk through the same rooms that Fernando el Católico, Quevedo or Arias Montano did, among others.

A few meters away, is the entrance to the Museum of León, which houses this building, where we will see several inscriptions, tombstones and tombs of Roman or medieval origin mainly; the old chapter house, one of the largest spaces in the convent; the spectacular cloister, a space conceived with a double function, and the Treasury Room, where several highly valuable pictorial pieces belonging to the San Marcos convent are preserved.

We will continue the visit in the Plaza de San Isidoro, next to the source of the Lion. First we will explain the famous Façade of the Lamb, built in the 12th century and from which we will access the interior of the church. We will walk through the temple to discover some of the curiosities and treasures that it keeps, such as the great altarpiece from the 16th century, the Santo Martino chapel or the relics of San Isidoro de Sevilla. Once again outside, we will see the interesting cover of the Forgiveness that only opens in the Jacobean years and the great late-Gothic chevet built in the 16th century.

We will continue our journey discovering the baroque façade of the Palace of the Viscounts of Quintanilla or the monument to Las Cabezadas and the reason for such an interesting festival of medieval origin. We will cross Calle del Sacramento to access the carriage yard of the Monastery of San Isidoro, where we will be able to see, among other elements, the monumental façade of the disappeared Palacio de los Quirós, executed in the seventeenth century and which was rebuilt stone by stone on the spot. that it occupies today. We will continue our walk through the Plaza de Santo Martino, where the monumental statue of King Alfonso IX of León is located, under whose auspices the courts of 1188 were held, or the baroque church of Los Descalzos. 

Then, after seeing the remains of the canal that supplied water and fish to the inhabitants of the monastery, we will walk along Ramón y Cajal street next to the cubes of the Roman wall, on which the monastery sits and the famous Torre del Gallo, point where we will conclude the visit after learning about the curious vicissitudes and legends that surround the enigmatic figure, a large metal rooster that crowns the tower.


ADVICES

From LEONESA TOURS we want to convey the great passion and respect that we have for our CITY, and for this reason we are committed to having excellent TOURISM QUALITY and RESPONSIBLE TOURISM in all our guided tours, by the hand of OFFICIAL TOURISM GUIDES, perfectly accredited, authorized and identified according to the current legislation of our country.


ACCESIBILITY

It is suitable for all audiences, since it is carried out in perfectly conditioned areas.


RESERVATIONS

The reservation is on our website and the payment is through the REDSYS online payment platform, so you will receive a confirmation email when making the purchase.

Cancellation free of charge can be made by email up to 24 hours before the activity. If you cancel with less time, arrive late or do not show up, no refund will be offered (you can consult our purchase conditions if you have any questions or you can call us).rnrnThe visit requires a minimum of 6 adults for its completion. If not, we propose a change of dates, schedule or cancellation.


ABOUT THE MEETING POINT

The start of the visit is in the Plaza de San Marcos, at the height of the statue of El Peregrino. Our guides will go with a RED umbrella / jacket with our company name, Leonesa Tours (Guided Tours).

If you want a different meeting point so that we can pick you up, you can indicate it to us when making the reservation.


AVAILABILITY AND SCHEDULES

In the green tab, to book a route now, you must select the date and the time set for that day will appear. For other languages, dates and times, you will need to book a private tour.


PRICE

The visit is in SPANISH, if you want to do it in ENGLISH OR ITALIAN, check rates through our form.

The visit does not include the entrance to the Museum of San Isidoro, which will be free for customers, since guided tours of the interior are not allowed. We recommend the use of headphones to listen to the radio guide with a QR code that is provided with the purchase of the ticket.

On the day of the visit, you will receive an invoice as proof of the payment made, in which all our tax data will come. All our visits include VAT.


RADIOGUIDES

The visit is carried out with a system of individual radio guides throughout the tour, completely disinfected before use with specific products following the recommendations of the Ministry of Health.


COVID-19

The use of the mask is mandatory to be able to do the guided tour in the places that require it.

The interpersonal safety distance will be maintained throughout the tour.

We will facilitate payment by other means (through our website with credit card and mobile devices with Bizum).


LANGUAGES

Spanish

DISTANCE

3 Km.

DURATION

02:00:00

MINIMUM RESERVE

1 people
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PIC

In this combined guided tour, our Leonese guides will show you two of the most emblematic monuments of our city: the Parador Nacional de San Marcos and the Real Colegiata de San Isidoro de León.

MEETING POINT