Leon (province) - León (Provinz)

The province Leon lies in the autonomous region Castile and Leon. Neighboring provinces are Palencia, Valladolid and Zamora, the Galician Provinces Ourense and Lugo, as well as the regions Asturias and Cantabria.

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Location of the province of Leon in Spain

General

The north of the province of León is dominated by the Cantabrian Mountains. In the west it is the mountain range of the Sierra de los Ancares, it is only almost 2,000 m high. The Picos de Europa reach in the east with the Torre de Cerredo an altitude of 2,648 m. The mountainous west of the province belongs to the Galician massif, the majority of the province is to be assigned to the Castilian Meseta.

places

Map of Leon (province)

  • 1 LeonWebsite of this institutionLeón in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLeón in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLeón (Q15699) in the Wikidata database, Provincial capital, approx. 130,000 inhabitants
  • 2 PonferradaWebsite of this institutionPonferrada in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPonferrada in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPonferrada (Q12164) in the Wikidata database , second largest city in the province
  • 3 San Andrés del RabanedoWebsite of this institutionSan Andrés del Rabanedo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSan Andrés del Rabanedo in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySan Andrés del Rabanedo (Q1615486) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 VillaquilambreWebsite of this institutionVillaquilambre in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVillaquilambre in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsVillaquilambre (Q932612) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 La BañezaWebsite of this institutionLa Bañeza in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLa Bañeza in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryLa Bañeza (Q1442670) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 AstorgaWebsite of this institutionAstorga in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAstorga in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryAstorga (Q465078) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 VillablinoWebsite of this institutionVillablino in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVillablino in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsVillablino (Q1605938) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 BembibreWebsite of this institutionBembibre in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageBembibre in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBembibre in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryBembibre (Q1157834) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 Valverde de la VirgenWebsite of this institutionValverde de la Virgen in the Wikipedia encyclopediaValverde de la Virgen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsValverde de la Virgen (Q918087) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

Las Médulas Natural Park
  • 1  Cueva de Valporquero. Cueva de Valporquero in the encyclopedia WikipediaCueva de Valporquero in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCueva de Valporquero (Q3394264) in the Wikidata database.A large karst cave north of the capital León.
  • 2  Las Médulas. Las Médulas in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLas Médulas in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLas Médulas (Q696803) in the Wikidata database.The once most important gold mine in the Roman Empire has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.Unesco World Heritage Sites in Europe
  • The Via de la Plata and the Way of St. James cross the province.

background

Cueva de Valporquero

language

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • The processions in the Holy Week (Semana Santa)

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

Web links

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