Tourist attractions Valladolid

The national museum of sculpture, housed in the Colegio de San Gregorio , contains a huge inventory of Spanish statuary as well as numerous paintings from various periods. It displays one of the most beautiful collections of polychrome wood statues ..

This Isabelline monument was built in the 15C by Alonso de Burgos, Confessor to Queen Isabella. The portal , attributed to Gil de Siloé et Simon de Cologne, is a masterpiece of Spanish art (exuberant decoration and fine heraldic carving). The chapel..

Calle Santiago is one of Valladolid’s most elegant streets and has an eclectic range of distinguished façades, from neo-Baroque to contemporary architecture. At no 27 and 19 are two Art Nouveau buildings. nos 5, 3 and 1 are pretty brick structures un..

Commissioned in 1580 from Juan de Herrera, the cathedral could have been one of the most beautiful buildings in classical art, had the death of the artist in 1597 not left the project in less expert hands. It did not prevent the interior , although ..

Constituting the northern aspect of the Campo Grande, the city’s green lung, Plaza Zorilla (named after poet and dramatist José Zorrilla whose statue stands here) is embellished by a monumental fountain reflecting the majestic façade of the Cavalry ..

Situated in the very heart of Valladolid's historic district, Plaza Mayor is the hub of the town's activity. Also located here is the town hall, an eclectic building dating from 1908. The vast open square boasts lovely 16C arcades.

The huge Church of San Benito, built in the 15C, has a severe simplicity: its enormous and massive porch lends it the appearance of a fortress. The magnificent patio, from a much later period, draws on the style of Herrera for its classical restraint..

The Church of Las Angustias was built by a pupil of Herrera, Juan de Nates, in the classical style dear to the heart of Philip II. It houses in the right-hand section of the transept the Virgin with Seven Knives , a work of art by the sculptor Juan ..

The Church of Santa Maria la Antigua is mostly in Gothic style. Built within the walls of an old Romanesque church, it has nevertheless kept some of its remaining features: a slender tower in Lombard Romanesque style and a portico with triple columns..

The façade of the University of Valladolid, finished in 1715, is the work of the Castilians Narciso and Antonio Tomé, two famous 18C architects. It is in pure churrigueresque style, a sumptuous version of baroque only seen in Spain.

Cervantès lived in Valladolid from1605 to 1607, towards the end of his life, at a time when the first part of Don Quixote had been published. The house where he lived has remained as it was in the 17C. The rooms with white, lime-washed walls are si..

Saint Paul's Church is especially remarkable for its façade from the beginning of the Renaissance. It illustrates the transition from the Isabelline style to the plateresque style. The lower part of the main church, designed by Simon of Cologne, be..

Dating from the end of the 15C, the Holy Cross College is one of the first truly Renaissance Spanish works: its construction was finished by Lorenzo Vásquez. Although the fine details of the décor are still in plateresque style, the bosses on the sto..

The Oriental Museum is set in a neo-classical college designed by Ventura Rodriguez in the 18C. It has two sections. One is dedicated to Chinese art, with bronzes, porcelain, laquerware, coins and silk embroideries. The other is devoted to the Philip..

This museum, created by Spanish artist Cristóbal Gabarrón, houses various collections illustrating different themes: pre-Hispanic cultures and Black Africa, religious art, painting from the 16C to the 19C, Picasso's ceramic production and, of course,..