Burgos information
Monuments
Carthusian de Miraflores
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 10:15 to 15:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00.
Sundays and bank holidays: 11:20 to 12:30. 13:00 to 15:00. 16:00
to 18:00.
Prior to be passed into the hands of the Carthusian monks, the
building was the retreat of King Enrique III. It was a hunting
reserve for the Monarchy when the former decided to built a palace
that was later restored when his son, King Juan II, succeeded
to the throne.The design was by Juan de Colonia. It was not until
the reign of Isabel la Católica that building began.To carry out
this task the best architects, sculptors, and painters were hired.Amongst
them, Simón de Colonia, Gil de Siloé and Pedro Berruguete. The
Carthusian monastery became one of the Gothic jewels of the end
of the 15th century.
Casa del Cordón (House of the Cord)
Opening hours:
Open during the opening times of Caja Burgos, only the outside
and the Renaissance courtyard can be visited.
Commissioned by
the High Constable during the 15th century.Its creator was Simón
de Colonia. It served as meeting point between the Catholic Monarchs
and Christopher Columbus on his return from his second journey
to America.The Courts in 1515 were also held here, in which the
union between Navarre and Castile was approved.It was an emblematic
building for the Monarchs of this period.All the Hapsburgs stayed
in this house at some point in time.Its name refers to the cord
of a Franciscan monk that frames the main entrance.
Monastery Santa María Real de las Huelgas
Opening hours:
Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 to 13:15 and from 15:45
to 17:45. Sundays and public holidays from 10:30 to 14:15. Closed
on Mondays.
The convent was founded by Alfonso VIII and his wife Leonor, as
Royal Pantheon and spiritual retreat for ladies in high society
and royalty.
There is a church, monastery, and the cloistered buildings of
the Cistercian nuns with a crenellated fence that served as protection
for them. The church has five apses, a transept and three naves.
The cloister choir is located in the centre nave alongside the
Royal Pantheon and spouses, the gospel nave was for the Pantheon
for the Princes and Princesses, and the epistle for the nuns.
The door of the vestry is worth a mention for its decorative Arab
design. In the chapter house, austere (similar to the Cistercian
order), is exhibited the Pendón de las Navas.
Admission:
General: € 5.00. Reduced: € 4.00. Minimum: € 2.50.
Services:
Cafeteria, Own publications, Guided tour, Specialist
shop, Hostelry.
Church of San Nicolas
Opening hours:
Monday open all day.July, August, and September: Week days
from 09:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00. Rest of the year
from Tuesday to Friday: 18:30 to 19:00. Saturday: 09:30 to 14:00
and from 17:00 to 19:00.
A Gothic church whose greatest treasure is the High Reredos by
the Colonia workshop (16th century). It is a reredos-sculpture
made by a merchant that wanted to leave his mark as evidence of
his status and economic power.The reredos images depict the life
and miracles of San Nicolás and also make reference to Biblical
passages.
Arch of Santa Maria
It was the most noble entrance out of those providing access to
the city of Burgos.In the 16th century it was remodelled by Juan
de Vallejo and Francisco de Colonia. It looks like a castle with
two big towers.The triumphal arch presides, built in honour of
Emperor Carlos V, the image of Santa María la Mayor.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.