4 Best things to see & do in Leon

Nicknamed ‘The House of Light’, Leon’s soaring Gothic cathedral dating back to the 18th century, has walls made of some of Europe’s best-preserved medieval stained glass.

One of Gaudi’s earliest buildings, the stone-built, turreted Casa Botines (1893) is now a museum dedicated to the architect himself.

Inaugurated in 2005 by Emilio Tunon and Luis Moreno, this museum’s distinctive colourful facade resembles a brand new watercolour set. Inside, exhibits are dedicated to contemporary art and architectural expression.

A 10th-century church famed for both its tomb of Saint Isidoro, and the extraordinary 11th-century, mural-covered Royal Pantheon. This funeral chapel of the kings of Leon is nothing less than the ‘Sistine Chapel of Romanesque Art’.