| Province of León | |
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| State | Spain |
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| Region | Castile and León |
| Capital | Leon |
| Surface | 15,570 km² |
| Inhabitants | 466.030 (2018 census) |
| Institutional website | |
Province of León is an administrative division of the region Castile and León.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Province of León: full screen map.Urban centers
- Leon - Famous for its cathedral, one of the finest examples of Spanish Gothic, Leon it was the capital of the kingdom of Asturia and prospered as a stop on the way to Santiago.
- Astorga - On the site of the Astúrica Augusta from Roman times, Astorga it is a pretty town with interesting monuments which testify to its past prosperity due to the extraction of gold in the nearby mines of the Maragatería.
- Castrillo de los Polvazares - Village of just 100 souls, famous for its ancient stone buildings.
- Ponferrada - Industrial city of about 70,000 inhabitants, Ponferrada it is famous for a 13th century castle built by the Knights Templar to guard the confluence of the Boeza and Sil rivers.
- Sahagún - With a once powerful Benedictine abbey.
Other destinations
- 1 Lake de la Baña - In an isolated position, the lake is in the center of a protected natural area and can only be reached on foot, starting from the center of La Baña.
- 2 Las Médulas - Open pit gold mines exploited in Roman times. With spectacular landscapes, the locality appears since 1997 in the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.
- 3 Valle de San Emiliano - Valley of glacial origin among alpine landscapes
How to get
How to get around
What see
Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada
- 1 Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada.
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
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