Mansilla de los Mulas Leon

Lots of walkers took the bus into Leon today - we walked! Started out around 7:30 and stopped at a terrific bar/restaurant around 8:30 for breakfast. Omelettes, coffee and tea - food was great and the staff was too.  Lots of walkers stopped, and Lynn (Aussie) and Emily (Tampa) joined us.  We arrived into Leon around 1:30 and arrived at hotel at 2:15:

The walk into Leon

Walking bridge over freeway

Past the cathedral

And onto our hotel - the parador San Marco - 5 star - our splurge

Front of hotel

Hotel - Parador San Marco 

The building was built in the 12th century to house pilgrims on the Road to Santiago, in the 16th century converted into a monastery, in the 17th century turns into a prison, and now a grand hotel.

 

We're going in

Pretty sweet lobby

View from our balcony

We did the usual, then walked back to see the cathedral, the stained glass is fantastic

The Gaudi building

Mare hanging out with the building's architect, admiring the building

Old town Leon 

Dinner - pizza and a wine for mare a beer  for me

Home for the night

Breakfast is included with our room!