The cathedrals; eleven examples of the lightest, most colossal art
The cathedrals are the skyscrapers of the Middle Ages, mountains of stone hiding the secrets of their dwellers. Visiting them is a pleasure to the senses and to the spirit. Built more than 800 years ago, it remains a mystery why so many centuries ago people embarked on these monumental enterprises. But a cathedral is much more than mere geometry. Throughout history they have been a didactic instrument showing the history of the preceding civilizations.
They are solid but light, spacious and diaphanous, and continue to be places of Christian worship, although over the past years they have been adapted to house museums, exhibitions, and concerts, and some have become the offices of different associations and groups. There are eleven cathedrals in Castilla y León. Built in different styles, they are all equally beautiful. They are all imposing and majestic, true monumental and historic references. All the capitals of Castilla y León (except Soria, whose cathedral is in Burgo de Osma), plus Astorga and Ciudad Rodrigo, have one.
