# Burgos

The Gothic cathedral, the castle reopened in 2026, Las Huelgas and the Cartuja, and wood-oven lamb: what to see in Burgos in a day or a weekend.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/burgos · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Burgos is a small city for what it holds. Within a kilometre of the old town you have one of Europe's great Gothic cathedrals, the castle on San Miguel hill, three churches built by the wool merchants and the Plaza Mayor, and a short walk away, the monastery of Las Huelgas and the Cartuja de Miraflores. The Camino de Santiago crosses the city from end to end along Calle Fernán González, and the River Arlanzón splits it in two along the Espolón promenade. Across the bridge is the Museo de la Evolución Humana, the gateway to the Atapuerca archaeological sites, 15 km away.

## How do you get to Burgos?

By dual carriageway from almost anywhere. From Palencia it is about 90 km along the A-62, a little over an hour. From Valladolid, about 125 km and an hour and a half. From Vitoria or Logroño, between an hour and a half and a little more; from Bilbao, under two hours; from Madrid, about two and a half hours along the A-1. If you are coming for the day, enter by Avenida del Cid or Avenida de Cantabria and leave the car in a car park in the centre or at your hotel: the old town is best done on foot and it is not worth moving the car.

## What to see in a day

Start with the cathedral, first thing: it opens at 9:30 and there are fewer groups in the morning. Allow two hours for the Condestable chapel, the Golden Staircase, the Papamoscas clock figure and the tomb of El Cid. General admission costs €11, and on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:25 it is free. Leave by the Puerta del Sarmental and climb up behind, past San Nicolás de Bari and San Gil, to the castle, reopened in August 2026 after three years of works: free entry, the medieval well, the Cueva del Moro and the best view of the city from the towers and the viewpoint.

After lunch, go down to the Espolón, cross the Arco de Santa María and finish at the Plaza Mayor and the Casa del Cordón. If you have the afternoon to spare, the monastery of Las Huelgas, with its royal pantheon and the medieval fabrics from its tombs, is a twenty-minute walk away; it can only be seen on a guided visit, costs €9 and is closed on Mondays. The Cartuja de Miraflores, with Gil de Siloé's altarpiece, is 4 km away: better by car, or on foot along the Fuentes Blancas promenade if you have an hour.

## How much time do you need?

One day for the cathedral, the castle and the old town. With one night, add Las Huelgas and the Cartuja, and the next morning the Museo de la Evolución Humana or the Atapuerca sites, which can only be visited by reservation. Covarrubias and Silos are 40 minutes and an hour away: Covarrubias and Silos are the classic escape from the city.

## When to go

Spring and autumn are the best times to walk around the old town. Burgos stands at more than 800 metres above sea level and winter is cold, with frosts and fog along the river, but the cathedral, the castle and the museums are open all year; the cathedral closes only on Good Friday, 25 December and 1 January. In summer the days are mild and the nights cool. On Mondays Las Huelgas, the Museo de la Evolución Humana, the Museo de Burgos and many restaurants are closed: if you can, don't choose it.

## Eating in Burgos

Wood-oven roast suckling lamb, Burgos black pudding, Castilian soup and fresh cheese. Casa Ojeda, open since 1912 opposite the Casa del Cordón, roasts the lamb in a clay dish and opens at lunchtime on Sundays. Puerta Real, opposite the Puerta del Sarmental, has a tapas bar and a dining room, and on Sundays serves from 11:00 to 17:30. For tapas, try the streets around the cathedral and the Plaza Mayor.

## Where to stay in Burgos

The abba Burgos, below the castle and right on the Camino, has an indoor pool, its own car park and accepts dogs up to 20 kg. The Silken Gran Teatro, by the river, has parking in the building. The Hotel Centro Los Braseros, on Avenida del Cid, is the simple option, with its own grill restaurant.

## Dónde está
- Cerca: Atapuerca (a 15.2 km), Covarrubias and Santo Domingo de Silos (a 34.8 km), Aguilar de Campoo and the Romanesque of Palencia (a 67.8 km), San Millán de la Cogolla (a 69.0 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Cathedral of Santa María de Burgos** (2 h · Everyone · €11 · ages 8 to 18, €3 · under 8s free · free on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:25): Burgos Cathedral was begun in 1221 and has been a World Heritage Site since 1984. It is the visit that justifies the trip: a good two hours if you stop at every chapel, and a ticket that includes the Cathedral Museum and both cloisters. You enter by the Sarmental door, on the Plaza de Santa María, and tour it with a free multimedia guide on your phone.
What to see inside
Under the crossing, the openwork lantern tower lets light fall on the tomb of El Cid and Doña Jimena. Behind the high altar, the Chapel of the Constables, which Simón de Colonia began in 1482, is a church within the church, with its star vault. In the north arm, Diego de Siloé's Golden Staircase descends from the Coronería door. High in the nave, the Papamoscas opens his mouth every time the clock strikes the hour. Besides the high altarpiece, the choir and the retro-choir, it is worth stopping at the main sacristy, the chapel of Santa Tecla, the chapel of Santa Catalina, which serves as the chapter house, the chapels of the Nativity, the Conception and San José, and the lower and upper cloisters, where the Cathedral Museum is.
Opening hours and closures
From 1 November to 18 March it is open from 9:30 to 18:00, and those already inside can stay until 19:00. From 19 March to 31 October, from 9:30 to 18:30, with stay until 19:30. It is closed on Good Friday, 25 December and 1 January, and it cannot be visited during the main acts of worship. For prayer, the worship area is open Monday to Saturday from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 18:30 to 20:00, and on Sundays from 8:30 to 14:30 and from 18:30 to 20:30.
Tickets
General admission costs €11; €10 for over-65s and groups of up to ten; €6 for pilgrims with a credential; €5 for students aged 19 to 27, large families, the unemployed and people with disabilities; €3 for ages 8 to 18; and free up to 7, at the ticket office. Reductions are verified at the ticket office. On Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:25 general admission is free: you collect it only at the ticket office, until 11:15, and it cannot be booked. On other days, buy online at the official shop to avoid the queue. The multimedia guide is free with the official app and the audio guide costs €1. You can take photographs without flash or tripod; food and animals are not allowed in, except guide dogs.
Other visits
The cathedral organises Stella, a night visit; Matemáticas en la catedral (Mathematics in the Cathedral), a themed tour; and, with Patrimonio de la Luz, a guided visit to the quarries the stone came from. Schools in the province go in free.
When you leave, go up to the upper town by the Merchants' Route or to the viewpoint at the castle to see the spires from above.
- **Burgos Castle and the San Miguel Hill Viewpoint** (1 h 30 · Families; there is a climb and stairs · Free): Burgos Castle reopened on 1 August 2026, after works that began in 2023. It is on top of the San Miguel hill, above the cathedral, and is at once a history visit, a park with views and a viewpoint over the whole city. Admission is free and in an hour and a half you can see it at leisure, including the descent to the galleries.
A little history
The fortress was built in the 9th century, under Count Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, and was the nucleus of medieval Burgos and later a royal alcázar. In the Castilian war of succession, the supporters of Juana la Beltraneja held out here for eight months against the troops of Isabella the Catholic. In the War of Independence the French occupied it, and in their retreat of 1813 they blew up the powder magazine: on 13 June of that year they dynamited the tower of the palace of Alfonso X. What you see today is what remained, consolidated in a first intervention in 2003 and extended by the one from 2023 to 2026.
What you visit
The works have rebuilt the volume of the palace of Alfonso X, from the 13th century, which over the centuries was a palace, a powder magazine and a prison, and have extended the exhibition space, which tells the history of the city through the castle. You walk the walls, the parade ground and the towers, with views over Burgos, and go down to the underground galleries: the medieval well, the spiral staircase and the Cueva del Moro, linked to legends. There are steps and uneven ground, so wear comfortable shoes.
Opening hours
From 16 October to 14 March it is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00, with last admission at 17:30. From 15 March to 15 October, from 11:00 to 21:00, with last admission at 20:30. The Junta's tourist office lists it as free admission, and it closes on 25 December and 1 and 6 January. For questions, the phone number is 947 203 857.
How to get up and the viewpoint
You walk up from the old town by the steps that leave beside the church of San Esteban, about 15 minutes uphill among trees and paths; it is part of the charm, but with a pushchair or older people it is hard going. You can also reach it by car or on the tourist train, which stops for a few minutes at the viewpoint. On the hill, the Castillo viewpoint has a railing with the silhouette of the monuments so you can identify them: the cathedral spires, the lantern tower and the Constable's chapel. At dusk, when the cathedral is lit up, is the photographers' favourite hour.
On the same hill is the Biodiversity Centre, free, open Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:00, Saturday from 9:00 to 17:00 and Sunday from 9:00 to 15:00. On the way down, the Museo del Retablo de San Esteban, part of the Merchants' Route, is at the foot of the steps.
- **Monastery of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas** (1 h · Adults and teenagers · €9 · free for EU and Latin American citizens on Wednesday and Thursday from 16:00 to 18:30): Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England founded Las Huelgas in 1187 as a monastery of Cistercian nuns and a pantheon for the royal family, and during the 13th century the founding monarchs and their direct descendants were buried here. Today it is run by Patrimonio Nacional and the visit is always guided, in a group, lasting roughly an hour; those bought online are in Spanish.
What you see on the visit
The tour passes through the church, with the Gothic tombs of the kings, and the cloisters. The oldest, the Claustrillas, is Romanesque and was built before 1214; beside it is preserved the chapel of the Asunción, of Almohad architecture, and the Mudéjar chapel of Santiago is another of the pieces you are shown. In a few metres it mixes Romanesque, Gothic and Mudéjar. The visit ends at the Museo de Ricas Telas (Museum of Rich Fabrics), with the textiles and medieval clothing taken from the royal tombs, and the banner from the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, of 1212. The guide decides the order and the spaces that are open depending on the day.
Opening hours and tickets
It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 18:30, and on Sundays and public holidays from 10:30 to 15:00. Ticket offices and admission close an hour earlier. It is closed on Mondays and, in 2026, also on 1 and 6 January, 3 April, 1 May, 24, 25 and 31 December and a few more days for official events; on 29 November it opens only from 10:30 to 11:00. On Sundays there is Mass at 10:00.
The basic fare is €9; on the Patrimonio Nacional website a charge of €0.77 per ticket is added. At the ticket office you can pay by card only. It is free for under-5s, large families, the unemployed and people with a disability of at least 33% with one companion, among others, always with proof. Citizens and residents of the European Union and Latin America go in free on Wednesday and Thursday from 16:00 to 18:30, at the ticket office only, and on 18 May and 12 October admission is free. The Junta's tourist office advises buying first on the website, especially on long weekends and in summer.
Getting there
The monastery is on Calle de los Compases, 1.5 km from the centre: about 20 minutes' walk from the cathedral along the bank of the Arlanzón. City buses 5, 7 and C1 go there, and the 22 at weekends. It has a souvenir point and a left-luggage facility.
To round off the day, the Miraflores Charterhouse holds the other great royal pantheon of Burgos, that of the parents of Isabella the Catholic, at the opposite end of the city.
- **Charterhouse of Santa María de Miraflores** (45 min · Adults · €5 · reduced €4 · free on Wednesdays from 16:00 to 18:00): Carthusian monks still live at Miraflores, a monastery of prayer and silence of the order that Saint Bruno founded in 1084 near Grenoble. What you visit is the church and the exhibition rooms; the enclosure is closed. It has been a national monument since 1923 and holds the royal pantheon of the parents of Isabella the Catholic, one of the finest works of late Gothic in Castile. It is in the Fuentes Blancas area, on the outskirts, and the visit takes about 45 minutes.
What to see in the church
Everything revolves around Gil de Siloé. The tomb of John II and Isabella of Portugal, in alabaster and on an eight-pointed star plan, was made by him between 1489 and 1493. Behind it, the high altarpiece, carved between 1496 and 1499 and polychromed by Diego de la Cruz, cost more than a million maravedís. Beside it, the tomb of the Infante Alfonso, the queen's brother, also by Siloé, in alabaster brought from Cogolludo. Look also at the Virgen del Coro, another of his carvings, above the door to the enclosure; the Annunciation by Pedro Berruguete, from 1496 to 1500; the San Bruno by Manuel Pereira, from 1635, and an early Raising of the Cross by Sorolla. There is also a Flemish triptych of the Calvary from the late 15th century.
Opening hours and tickets
It is open on weekdays from 10:15 to 15:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00, and on Sundays from 11:00 to 15:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00. On Sundays and religious holidays there is Mass at 10:15, open to anyone who wishes to attend. General admission costs €5, reduced €4 and educational groups €3.50; on Wednesday from 16:00 to 18:00 it is free. Buy at the ticket office on arrival or in advance on its website. It is closed to visits on 25 December and 6 January (it opens only for Mass), and on the afternoons of 24 and 31 December. It has a shop with products from the charterhouse.
Getting there
The address is Carretera de Fuentes Blancas, km 3.5. By car, from the centre, follow the Bulevar eastwards to the roundabout at the Fuentes Blancas campsite and from there the signs; in front of the entrance there is a large free car park. By city bus it leaves from the Plaza de España: in winter line 20, with departures at 9:00, 12:00, 16:00 and 19:00 and returns at 9:30, 12:30, 16:30 and 19:30; from 29 June to 31 August, line 17, with more departures. Walking along the riverside path, allow an hour from the centre.
Combine it with the Las Huelgas monastery, at the other end of the city, or with a stroll in the Fuentes Blancas park.
- **Paseo del Espolón, Arco de Santa María and Plaza Mayor** (1 h · 1.5 km · Everyone; with pushchairs · Free): It is the most classic walk in Burgos and takes an hour, free and on the flat: the Espolón beside the Arlanzón, the Arco de Santa María, the Plaza Mayor and the Casa del Cordón. You can do it with a pushchair and with a dog on a lead, and almost all of it is outdoors, so it suits any time of year; in summer, the shade of the plane trees makes it pleasant even at midday.
The Paseo del Espolón
From the Santa María bridge to the San Pablo bridge, the Espolón runs between shady plane trees and the river bank. The town council describes it as an 18th-century architectural garden with romantic touches of French origin, with more than 200 years of history. In the centre and on the upper walkway are the Cuatro Reyes (Four Kings), four stone sculptures donated by Charles III that represent figures linked to Burgos. Along the promenade you see the Consulado del Mar, in classicist style, and several Modernista houses, and at the end, on the Plaza del Cid, the Teatro Principal and the Diputación palace. A few metres from the fountain in the middle of the promenade is one of the best views of the cathedral spires.
The Arco de Santa María
Halfway along the promenade, the Arco de Santa María was the gate and tower of the 14th-century wall. Around 1540, Juan de Vallejo and Francisco de Colonia rebuilt it as a triumphal arch in honour of Charles V, who presides over the facade surrounded by the most important figures in the history of the city and of Castile. Through it you pass into the cathedral square. Inside there are exhibition rooms and it is worth going up: the Sala de Poridad, where the town council met until the 18th century, has Mudéjar coffered ceilings and motifs of the Cid, and the main room has a painting by Vela Zanetti and remains of Mudéjar plasterwork. There is also the Pharmacy Museum, with pieces from the apothecary of the old Hospital de San Juan. Admission is free; it is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00, and Sunday from 11:00 to 14:00. It is closed on Mondays and public holidays, except in July and August, and on 29 June and 10 August.
The Plaza Mayor and the Casa del Cordón
From the Arco, the arcaded Plaza Mayor is five minutes away. It is presided over by a bronze statue of Charles III, beside the neoclassical town hall of the late 18th century. At the end of the walk, on the Plaza de la Libertad, the Casa del Cordón was the palace of the Constables of Castile, designed in the late 15th century by Simón de Colonia; its name comes from the Franciscan cord carved on the doorway. Here the Catholic Monarchs received Columbus after his second voyage. Its exhibition rooms are free and open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:30 to 14:00 and from 17:30 to 20:30, and Sundays and public holidays from 11:30 to 14:00; closed on Mondays.
From the Arco you have the cathedral in front of you and, on the way back, the departure point of the tourist train on Calle Nuño Rasura.
- **Burgos Tourist Train with a Stop at the Castle Viewpoint** (40 min · Families and anyone who wants to avoid hills · Desde 5 € per person): Trainvision runs Burgos's tourist train from Calle Nuño Rasura 9, a stone's throw from the cathedral and beside the municipal tourist office. It is a 40-minute tour that returns to the same point and is useful for getting an idea of the city without walking, or for reaching the Castle viewpoint without the climb. It is practical with small children, for anyone who walks with difficulty and for anyone arriving with little time.
The route
The train leaves beside the cathedral, Gothic and a World Heritage Site, the one with the Papamoscas, and passes the Museum of Human Evolution, where the Atapuerca finds are displayed, and the city's historic gates. Through the headphones you hear an explanation of what you are seeing, with the stories of El Cid and the medieval city. It makes a single stop, of 5 to 10 minutes, at the Castle viewpoint, on top of the San Miguel hill, so you can get off and see the city from above: the cathedral spires, the lantern tower and the Constable's chapel. There is no time to go into the castle; if you want to see it, climb up on foot another day.
Times and prices
The first departure is at 10:30. After that a train leaves roughly every 45 minutes, sometimes earlier, depending on traffic and how many people there are; the company does not publish its seasonal timetable or closing days on its website, so it is best to ask at the ticket office or call first. It costs €7 for adults and €5 for children, with headphones included; the website does not specify up to what age the child fare applies. Book on its website or by phone, on 696 667 213, or by email at burgos@trainvision.es. If you change your plans, the website publishes its refund policy.
On board
The commentary is in Spanish, English, German, French, Italian and Portuguese. The train is advertised as 100% accessible, with a wheelchair ramp. Eating and drinking are not allowed on board. With small children it is a good mid-morning plan: 40 minutes seated, a stop to stretch your legs and back to the centre.
Before or after
When you get off, the cathedral is a few steps away, and from the Plaza de Santa María you quickly reach the Espolón promenade and the Arco de Santa María. If you liked the view from the viewpoint, the Merchants' Route takes you on foot round the upper-town churches you see from above.
- **Merchants' Route: San Nicolás de Bari, San Gil and the Museo del Retablo** (1 h 30 · Adults · €7 for all three · €4 each · reduced €6 · free on Tuesday afternoons): Behind the cathedral, in the upper town, three churches paid for by the wool merchants can be visited with a single €7 ticket. The Merchants' Route brings together the church of San Nicolás de Bari, that of San Gil Abad and the Museo del Retablo, in the former church of San Esteban, within less than a kilometre of streets. It is the Burgos of the 15th and 16th centuries, when the city sold wool to Flanders and England and wealthy families were buried in chapels of their own. Allow an hour and a half for all three, unhurried.
San Nicolás de Bari, the stone altarpiece
It is a couple of minutes' walk from the cathedral, round the back. It was paid for by the Polanco family, merchants, and its jewel is the high altarpiece, carved in Hontoria stone, the same as the cathedral, by Simón and Francisco de Colonia, with more than 460 figures. Among the scenes, Saint Nicholas giving three bags of gold to save three young women and the miracle of the three boys restored to life. The church also holds a collection of Flemish tapestries, including those of the story of Jacob, a large Hispano-Flemish panel of the Last Judgement and a 15th-century Christ of the Agony. It is open every day from 11:30 to 19:00, with last entry at 18:30; on Monday there is Mass at 19:30 and on Sunday at 11:00.
San Gil Abad, the merchants' church
San Gil stands against the old wall and was the pantheon of the city's traders, with chapels, gilded altarpieces and tombs. The chapel of the Nativity, circular in plan with a star vault, required the wall to be breached in 1523 with the council's permission. In the chapel of the Buena Mañana Saint Teresa used to pray during her stay in Burgos, and in another the Cristo de las Gotas is venerated. The nave floor, of white and black slabs, is the Via Sacra that leads to the high altar. It is open Monday to Saturday from 11:30 to 19:00 and Sundays and public holidays from 10:45 to 19:00, but it cannot be visited during services; the ticket office closes half an hour earlier.
Museo del Retablo, in San Esteban
The Gothic church of San Esteban, on the castle hillside, brings together more than 30 restored altarpieces that the Archbishopric collected from rural churches in the province threatened by depopulation, along with silverwork and paintings from the 10th to the 19th centuries. It has a choir by Simón de Colonia, from 1502, and a cloister with the chapel of Todos los Santos. In winter, from November to 18 March, it is open from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00; from 19 March to 31 October, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00.
Tickets and tips
Each church costs €4 (reduced €3), two cost €6 and all three €7 (reduced €6). On Tuesday from 17:00 to 19:00 admission is free. Buy on the route's website or at each ticket office, and the free app Visita Ars Mercatorum Burgos works as a guide. Start at San Nicolás, go up to San Esteban and come down to San Gil; from San Esteban the steps lead to the castle.

## Dónde comer
- **Casa Ojeda Restaurant** (Restaurant, Burgos, €€€). Qué pedir: the lamb, the dish the house puts first; ask about portions when you book.
- **Puerta Real Restaurant** (Restaurant, Burgos, €€€). Qué pedir: tapas at the bar if you are in a hurry between visits; the dining room for a long lunch after the cathedral.

## By car: Driving to Burgos
Burgos can be reached by motorway from almost everywhere: the A-1 from Madrid, the A-62 from Valladolid and Palencia and the AP-1 and the A-1 from Vitoria. The old town is covered on foot, so what matters is where to leave the car: best at a hotel with parking, and forget about it until you leave. You only need to move it for the Miraflores Charterhouse, 4 km away, or to head out to Atapuerca.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–150 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **abba Burgos Hotel** (Hotel): The abba Burgos occupies the former Seminario Mayor (major seminary), a large building on Calle Fernán González, the street along which the Camino de Santiago crosses the upper part of Burgos. It is between the cathedral, about 300 metres away, and the Castle park, which begins practically behind it. It is a four-star hotel with an indoor pool, sauna, gym and its own car park.
The cathedral five minutes away, the castle behind
To see Burgos on foot, you walk down Fernán González to the cathedral in five minutes, and from the other side you climb to the castle and its viewpoint through the park. The Rosa de Lima train station is about 4 km away and the airport about 7 km: in both cases, take a taxi.
Five types of room

abba: 25 m², two 1.05 m beds or one of 1.50 or 1.80 m, for two people.
abba Premium: 25 to 27 m², same beds and with a private terrace or garden. It is the one to ask for if you want to go outside.
Junior Suite: 38 m², up to four people.
abba Family 3 and Family 4: 28 to 32 m², with one or two extra beds, for families of three or four.

Cots are available on request, subject to availability: ask reception before you arrive, on 947 00 11 00. The whole hotel is smoke-free.
Pool, breakfast and abba mia
The heated indoor pool, the sauna and the gym are for guests only; the website does not publish their opening hours, so ask when you arrive. Breakfast is a buffet with a corner for special diets, and the hotel restaurant, abba mia, adapts dishes to intolerances if you let them know.
Car, electric charging and dog
The private car park costs €21 a day and has two charging points for electric cars. Dogs up to 20 kg are accepted; the website does not publish the supplement.
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00.
- **Hotel Silken Gran Teatro Burgos** (Hotel): The Silken Gran Teatro is at Avenida del Arlanzón 8, on the south bank of the river, and keeps the facade of the former Gran Teatro de Burgos; inside everything is new and of contemporary lines. It is a four-star with parking in the building itself, a gym and a bar with a rooftop terrace, and its great asset is what you see from the exterior rooms: the river, the Museum of Human Evolution and the cathedral.
The other side of the Santa María bridge
You cross the Arlanzón by the Santa María bridge, pass under the arch and you are on the Plaza del Rey San Fernando, in front of the cathedral: about five minutes' walk. Opposite the hotel, across the river, is the Museum of Human Evolution, the gateway to Atapuerca, and a few minutes away the Palacio de Congresos and the Auditorium. The airport is about fourteen minutes away by taxi.
Five types of room
The rooms are Confort, Silken Club, Première and Terrace Room, and there is a Confort with an extra bed for a third person. All are soundproofed and decorated with nods to the old theatre. If you want views, ask for an exterior room: those facing the avenue look onto the river, the museum and the cathedral. Some allow early check-in or later check-out if you ask, and if you book on its website late check-out depends on availability.
La Tramoya, on weekdays
The restaurant La Tramoya serves market cooking with a contemporary menu and is only open Monday to Friday: lunch from 13:30 to 16:00 and dinner from 20:30 to 23:00. There is no restaurant service at weekends, so on Saturday and Sunday cross to the old town: Puerta Real, opposite the cathedral, is open on Sunday at midday.
The buffet breakfast is served every day at La Tramoya: from 7:00 to 10:30 on weekdays and from 8:00 to 11:30 at weekends and public holidays. The bar-café is open many hours and has a rooftop terrace with views over the city.
Car, gym and accessibility
The car park is in the same building, paid and subject to availability. On the sixth floor there is a small, well-equipped gym, free for guests. The hotel has the TUR4all accessible tourism label; ask about adapted rooms when you book.
Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00.
- **Hotel Centro Los Braseros** (Hotel): Hotel Centro Los Braseros is at Avenida del Cid 2 bis, on the east side of central Burgos, about five minutes from the cathedral and eight from the bus station. It is a simple three-star with functional rooms, its own grill restaurant on the ground floor and parking, a useful combination if you arrive by car and want to dine without going out again.
Between the Casa del Cordón and the station
The hotel is on the edge of the old town, about four hundred metres from the Casa del Cordón: on foot you reach the Plaza Mayor, the Espolón and the cathedral in a few minutes. Opposite the Casa del Cordón is Casa Ojeda, the eating house from 1912, for a Burgos meal outside the hotel.
Rooms
There are four types: double for single use, double, double with extra bed and superior. The doubles and the superior have air conditioning, parquet floors, flat-screen television, bath with shower and hairdryer; wifi is free in all of them. The website does not give the number of rooms or the rates: the price appears when you book, and if you book on its website they offer late check-out subject to availability.
Breakfast and the Los Braseros grill
Breakfast is served every day from 7:00 to 10:00, a full one, with pastries, bread, cold cuts, fruit and coffee; if you need gluten-free options, ask beforehand.
The Los Braseros restaurant, open to non-guests too, serves lunch from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinner from 20:00 to 22:30. Its cooking revolves around chargrilled meats, with dishes to share and gluten-free options if you let them know. It has several set menus, including the Menú Tierra del Cid and the Menú Huérmeces, as well as an à la carte menu and a menu of the day.
Car and dog
The private car park costs €15 a night, cannot be booked and depends on there being space when you arrive. Dogs are welcome with a supplement of €15 a night, paid at the hotel; they go in rooms on the third and fifth floors, and if you leave the dog alone, tell reception, because the cleaning staff do not enter with it inside.
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00.

## As a family: A Castle with a Well, a Train and a Cathedral with a Puppet

Burgos works with children if you alternate: a while inside a monument and a while in the open air. The cathedral is cheap for them (free up to age 7, €3 from 8 to 18) and the castle is free. And if they climb the hill, they earn their snack.

### What works best
The cathedral's Papamoscas, which opens its mouth when the hours strike

The castle, with the medieval well, the spiral staircase and the Cueva del Moro

The tourist train, 40 minutes with no hills, with a stop at the viewpoint

The Espolón promenade, flat and with room to run

### Where to stay
abba Burgos hotel, with an indoor pool for the afternoon

Silken Gran Teatro, with rooms that take an extra bed

### Eating
Puerta Real, with a tapas bar for a quick bite between visits

Casa Ojeda, for a long meal with lamb to share

### Worth knowing
The climb to the castle has a slope and steps: with a pushchair, the train is better

The cathedral asks for a spell of quiet in the chapels; a one-hour visit is enough with small children

The Museum of Human Evolution is across the river and is what they like most: see the Atapuerca listing

### Qué hacer as a family
- Cathedral of Santa María de Burgos
- Burgos Castle and the San Miguel Hill Viewpoint
- Paseo del Espolón, Arco de Santa María and Plaza Mayor
- Burgos Tourist Train with a Stop at the Castle Viewpoint

## Consejos

### Buy your cathedral ticket online
Tickets are bought in the official shop and save you the midday queue. Tuesday morning is free, but only at the ticket office.

### Climb to the castle in daylight
In winter it closes at 18:00 and gets dark early: do the castle before lunch.

### On Mondays, pick another day
Las Huelgas, the Museo de la Evolución Humana, the Museo de Burgos and Casa Ojeda are all closed.

### The merchants' joint ticket
San Nicolás, San Gil and the Museo del Retablo can be seen on one €7 ticket, and are free on Tuesday afternoons.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does it cost to enter Burgos cathedral?
€11 general admission, €3 from 8 to 18 years and free up to 7. On Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:25 it is free for everyone, at the ticket office.

### Can you visit Burgos castle?
Yes, since 1 August 2026. It opens every day; in winter, from 10:00 to 18:00. Entry is free.

### What is there to see in Burgos in a day?
The cathedral in the morning, the castle and its viewpoint, lunch in the centre and in the afternoon the Espolón, the Arco de Santa María and the Plaza Mayor.

### Where can you park in Burgos?
In a public car park in the centre or at your hotel: the abba Burgos and the Silken Gran Teatro have their own parking. The old town is best explored on foot.

### What do you eat in Burgos?
Wood-oven roast suckling lamb, Burgos black pudding, Castilian soup and fresh Burgos cheese.

### Is Atapuerca close to Burgos?
The sites are about 15 km away, half an hour by car. They can only be visited with a reservation and a guide.