WHERE TO STAY
Hostal de los Reyes Católicos
This hotel, once a 13th-century hospital, is next to Santiago's cathedral. DOUBLES FROM $245. PRAZA DEL OBRADOIRO, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA; 34-981/582-200
Hotel La Puebla
DOUBLES FROM $105. 20 CALLE LA PUEBLA, BURGOS; 34-947/200-011; www.hotellapuebla.com
Hostal Guzmán El Bueno
DOUBLES FROM $53. 6 CALLE LÓPEZ CASTRILLON, LEON; 34-987/236-412
HospederI´a Cisterciense
An ermita run by a gaggle of kindly Cistercian nuns. DOUBLES FROM $50. 2 CALLE PINAR, SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA; 34-941/340-700
WHERE TO EAT
Restaurante El Llar
DINNER FOR TWO $42. 9 PLAZA SAN MARTIN, LEON; 34-987/254-287
El Mesón del Abuelo
DINNER FOR TWO $84. 7 PLAZA ALAMEDA, SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA; 34-941/342-791
WHAT TO SEE
Marqués de Riscal Vineyard
CALLE TORREA, ELCIEGO; 34-945/606-000; www.marquesderiscal.com
Catedral de Santiago
Tours of the cathedral's crypt and museum, which house numerous Romanesque and Gothic artifacts, cost $6. PRAZA DE INMACULADA, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA; www.archicompostela.org
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