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Nov 14, 2024

　　Cervantes was briefly imprisoned in Valladolid; his house is happily preserved behind a quiet little garden. The museum is a mix of period furnishings that date back to Cervantes' day as well as many of the writer's personal effects and examples of his writings.

　　You can purchase a combined adult ticket that also admits you to the Museo Nacional de Escultura for €5.

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　　Valladolid's 16th-century cathedral is not Castilla's finest, but it does have an extravagant altarpiece by Juan de Juní and a processional monstrance by Juan de Arfe in the attached Museo Diocesano y Catedralicio. Guided tours (adult/concession €5/4) of the cathedral and bell tower last 45 minutes and the views are...

Casa de Cervantes

　　Cervantes was briefly imprisoned in Valladolid; his house is happily preserved behind a quiet little garden. The museum is a mix of period furnishings that date back to Cervantes' day as well as many of the writer's personal effects and examples of his writings. 　　You can purchase a combined adult...

Museo Patio Herreriano

　　Dedicated to post-WWI Spanish art, this surprising museum contains works by Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, Jorge Oteiza, Antoni Tàpies and Esteban Vicente, all arrayed around the cloisters of a former monastery. ...

Iglesia de San Pablo

　　The main facade of this church is an extravagant masterpiece of Isabelline Gothic, with every square centimetre finely worked, carved and twisted to produce a unique fabric in stone. Recently restored and given a cleaning, it's once again one of the most extraordinary church facades in northern Spain. ...

Casa-Museo de Colón

　　The Casa-Museo de Colón is a superb museum spread over four floors. It has interactive exhibits, as well as wonderful old maps that take you on a journey through Christopher Columbus' (Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) trips to the Americas. The top floor describes Valladolid in the days of the great...

Plaza de San Pablo

　　This open square is dominated by the exquisite Iglesia de San Pablo, which has one of northern Spain's most extraordinary church facades. Excepting some side chapels, the church's interior is elegant and simple by comparison. Also here is the Palacio de Pimentel, the birthplace of Felipe II. ...

Colegio de Santa Cruz

　　Check out the lovely colonnaded patio and chapel (replete with a super-realistic Cristo de la Luz sculpture). Off the ground floor of the patio is Valladolid University's excellent permanent exhibition of terracotta artefacts from across Africa. ...

Museo Nacional de Escultura

　　Spain's premier showcase of polychrome wood sculpture is housed in the former Colegio de San Gregorio (1496), a flamboyant Isabelline Gothic–style building where exhibition rooms line an exquisite, two-storey galleried courtyard. Works by Alonso de Berruguete, Juan de Juní and Gregorio Fernández are the star attractions. Don't miss Fernández' painfully...

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