Burgos is a city in northern Spain with about 200,000 inhabitants. It was founded in 884 as an outpost of the expanding Christian frontier. Burgos later became the capital of the County of Castile and the Kingdom of Castile and León. Some of Burgos' most prominent landmarks include its Gothic cathedral, castle, the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas, and the Cartuja de Miraflores monastery. The city is also known for its typical foods like morcilla sausage and lamb as well as cheeses from the Burgos region.

3. GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE At an elevation of 856m , the city of Burgos and its province have acontinental Mediterranean climate, a variant of the mediterranean climate found in the north meseta of Spain and caused by two principal factors:The distance from the sea and higher altitude

5. TYPICAL FOOD OF BURGOS Proceeding from the pork, it consists basically of onion, blood, lard and rice. The oral tradition says that it must be: " tasteless, greasy and picajosa ". MORCILLA ROAST LAMB BURGOS´ CHEESE

6. MAIN MONUMENTS OF BURGOS BURGOS´CATHEDRAL The Burgos Cathedral is a Gothic-style cathedral. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is famous for its vast size and unique architecture. Its construction began in 1221, following French Gothic parameters.

7. Castle of Burgos: it is located in the hill of its name risen up to 75 m on the level of the city. Raised by the count Diego Porcelos in the times of the Reconquest, in the year 884.

8. Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas: It is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1189 by the king Alfonso VIII of Castile. It forms a part of the National wealth.

9. Cartuja de Miraflores: It is a monastic set built to city of Burgos. It was founded in 1441 by the king Juan II

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11. “ el cid campeador”

13. Arch of Santa Maria

14. Town hall

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