Top Things to do in Leon
Things to do in Leon, Castile and Leon: The Best Architectural Buildings
Discover the best top things to do in Leon, Spain including Antiguo Convento de San Marcos, Parroquia Nuestra Senora Del Mercado, Farmacia Merino, Museo Casa Botines Gaudi, Arco de la Carcel, Obra hospitalaria Nuestra Senora de la Regla.
Restaurants in Leon
1. Antiguo Convento de San Marcos
2. Parroquia Nuestra Senora Del Mercado
3. Farmacia Merino
4. Museo Casa Botines Gaudi
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4.0 based on 1,099 reviews
The Museum is sponsored by the Fundación Obra Social de Castilla y León. It explores the building's history and Antonio Gaudí himself, and houses 19th and 20th century paintings and works of art by Ramón Casas i Carbó, Raimundo de Madrazo, Joaquín Sorolla, José Gutiérrez Solana, José Navarro Llorens, Ignacio Pinazo, Nicanor Piñole and Joaquín Mir Trixet, among others. Gaudí's own particular brand of magic shines through in the details: the Catalan vaults, the cast-iron pillars, the stained glass windows on the first floor, the light in the interior patios, the wood and steel staircases and the attic space which affords access to the original turret from 1893, among other features. Casa Botines, whose corner turrets lend it an air of a fairy tale castle, is one of the most compelling pieces of nineteenth-century architecture in Spain. The Gaudí who created Casa Botines was a true architect; an artist with the skill to seamlessly blend technique and aesthetics.
Reviewed By travelsafarohio
We thought this would just be a basic tour of the inside of a building. The Casa Botines has a lot of information on Gaudi as well as a fairly large collection of paintings of the period in addition to furnishings and other information on the construction and history of the building. Worth a visit.
5. Arco de la Carcel
6. Obra hospitalaria Nuestra Senora de la Regla
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3.5 based on 19 reviews
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