Leon
Spain · Castile and León
Leon is a city and municipality of Spain and the capital of the province of Leon located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. The city lies on the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, south of the Cantabrian Mountains in between the Bernesga and the Torio rivers. The municipality has a registered population of 122,866, and is the centre of a metropolitan area of around 0.2 million.
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Things to do in Leon
- Riddles and Mysteries of the Night Lion · 2 h · from $21.69
- Lion : guided tour by a Lioness art historian (Spanish) · 2 h · from $15.98 · 4.9/5 (9 reviews)
- Cathedral of León: tour with a Lioness art historian · 1 h 30 min · from $11.42 · 4.8/5 (28 reviews)
- León Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt · 2 h · from $5.02 · 4.4/5 (11 reviews)
- TOP León : Private Guided Tour with your mobile · 3 h · from $5.71 · 5.0/5 (1 reviews)
- Leon Walking Tour · 2 h 30 min · from $194.09 · 5.0/5 (8 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Castile and León
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 42.60° N, 5.57° W
Near Leon
- Oviedo · 88 km away
- Gijon · 104 km away
- Valladolid · 126 km away
- Cantabria · 144 km away
- Santillana del Mar · 148 km away
- Sarria · 152 km away
More of Spain
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Where to stay
Colonial Palace
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9.4/10 · 1423 reviews
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9.3/10 · 1312 reviews
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9.3/10 · 650 reviews
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9.1/10 · 5660 reviews
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