Monday 24th February 2025 – Burgos, Spain

There is a bus stop outside the campsite where four buses a day will take you into the centre of Burgos for £1. We caught the 09:30 in and headed to the tourist information office and obtained a brochure detailing suggested walking routes around the city. We find this a useful way to explore places and gives the opportunity to visit attractions on the route if they look interesting. Unfortunately, this brochure only listed the sites rather than showing a suggested route.
We started at the cathedral, a must-see site in Burgos. It really was magnificent and we spent a couple of hours going around admiring the architecture and wonderful stone carving. Another highlight were the choir stalls with their wood carving and marquetry. The audio guide was available by an app download and this meant that the peace of the cathedral was maintain.
Our combined ticket also covered two other churches, one of which was closed today but we were able to visit the church of St. Gil, another fascinating church but somewhat low-key when compared to the cathedral. It was British lunchtime (13:30) and we had identified a restaurant close to the church. Las Espuelas del Cid offered a 3-course meal for €20 and it was excellent.
Almost everything, shops, churches and other attractions close in Spain between 14:00 and 16:00 and our bus back to the campsite left at 16:00, so we decided to have a wander to use up the time. We headed up to the castle (closed for refurbishment) and enjoyed a great view over the city. We then followed a circuitous route through the centre admiring the architecture and doing some window shopping – much cheaper than the real thing.
Photos: The beautiful ‘Golden Staircase’ of Burgos cathedral; And an example of some of the excellent stone sculpture; View of the city from Burgos Castle; All through the city are wonderful bronze sculptures of everyday people and trades.