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Burgos

From the north coast we drove back south toward Madrid, stopping on the way at Burgos.  The cathedral in León is famous for its stained glass; the cathedral in Burgos is famous for its embellishments.  It also has the tomb of El Cid.  This is the real thing, because unlike King Arthur and Roland, El Cid wasn't a mythical character, he was a real person and the location of his corpse has always been known.  The cathedral also displays El Cid's trunk, mounted high on a wall so you can't open it up and look inside.  
City gate of Burgos.   Cathedral   Cathedral


Cathedral Transept   Dome of the cathedral   Cathedral interior

A couple of the chapels in the cathedral:

Chapel           Chapel

The tomb of El Cid, and his trunk:

Tomb of El Cid       El Cid's trunk.


Burgos, like León, is on the Camino de Santiago.  We can't leave Spain without one photo of a statue of Santiago on his horse, slaying the Moors:
Statue of Santiago
The nearest Parador to Burgos is in the small town of Lerma, about 20 minutes' drive from Burgos.  It's worth mentioning that Burgos is the easiest city to get around in that we found on this trip.  You just drive in, find what you're looking for, and park.  A welcome change from the mediaeval towns like Segovia and Ciudad Rodrigo, where even TomTom got lost.

Parador of Lerma       Lerma

We left Lerma for Madrid, where we spent one night in a hotel near the airport before flying home on June 2, 22 days after our departure.  
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