# Sunday in Burgos: cathedral, castle and wood-fired lamb The cathedral first thing, the merchants' churches, the castle reopened in 2026 and its viewpoint, roast lamb at Casa Ojeda and a stroll along the Espolón before heading home. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/burgos/itineraries/cathedral-castle-and-roast-lamb · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (via the A-62 from Palencia or Valladolid, via the AP-1 or the A-1 from Vitoria and Bilbao) - 09:30 · Cathedral of Santa María de Burgos (Chapel of the Constable, Golden Staircase and the Cid · 2 h · €11) - 3 min on foot - 11:45 · Merchants' Route: San Nicolás de Bari, San Gil and the Museo del Retablo (San Nicolás and San Gil · joint ticket €7) - 15 min on foot - 12:45 · Burgos Castle and the San Miguel Hill Viewpoint (Medieval well, Cueva del Moro and viewpoint · free) - 15 min on foot - 14:15 · Casa Ojeda Restaurant (Lamb in an earthenware dish · €€€ · booking and wait for confirmation) · Casa Ojeda Restaurant, €€€ - 10 min on foot - 16:30 · Paseo del Espolón, Arco de Santa María and Plaza Mayor (Casa del Cordón, Plaza Mayor, the Arco and the Espolón · free) - 18:00 · Vuelta (in Palencia or Vitoria around 19:15) A full Sunday in Burgos without touching the car from the moment you arrive until you leave. The cathedral first thing, when there are fewer groups; the upper town of the wool merchants; the castle, reopened in August 2026 after three years of works, with the best view of the spires; a long lunch of lamb in a house dating from 1912, and a walk along the Espolón to work it off. From Palencia it is a little over an hour; from Valladolid, Vitoria or Logroño, a good hour and a half. ## The day, hour by hour 8:00 · Set off. From Palencia or Valladolid on the A-62; from Vitoria or Bilbao on the AP-1 or the A-1. Park in a car park in the centre and do not touch the car again. 9:30 · The cathedral. It opens at 9:30. Allow two hours: the Constable's Chapel, the Golden Staircase, the Papamoscas and the tomb of El Cid. €11; ages 8 to 18, €3; up to 7, free. Buy your ticket online the day before. 11:45 · The upper town. Leave by the Puerta de la Coronería and go into San Nicolás de Bari, with its stone altarpiece, and San Gil. A €7 ticket opens both and the Altarpiece Museum. 12:45 · The castle. Climb the streets behind San Nicolás to the hill of San Miguel, a quarter of an hour uphill. The castle is free and open every day; go down to the medieval well and the Cueva del Moro, and lean out at the viewpoint, which has the outline of the monuments on the railing. 14:15 · Lunch at Casa Ojeda. Go back down to the centre and cross to Calle Condestable, opposite the Casa del Cordón: twenty minutes on foot. Suckling lamb roasted in a wood-fired oven, in an earthenware dish, and Burgos black pudding to start. On Sundays it opens at midday only: book and wait for confirmation. 16:30 · Casa del Cordón, Plaza Mayor and Espolón. From the Plaza de la Libertad, go up to the arcaded Plaza Mayor and continue to the Arco de Santa María and the Espolón promenade, beside the river. 18:00 · Head home. In Palencia around 19:15; in Valladolid, Vitoria or Logroño, around 19:30. ## With children The castle is what they like most, with the well and the cave, and it is free. If they are small or you have a pushchair, swap the climb for the tourist train, 40 minutes with a stop at the viewpoint. In the cathedral, look for the Papamoscas when the hours strike. ## With dogs In the streets and along the Espolón, on a lead, no problem. Dogs are not allowed in the cathedral, the churches or the castle. ## Cómo llegar ### By car Palencia to Burgos, about 90 km and a little over an hour; Valladolid to Burgos, about 125 km and an hour and a half; Vitoria to Burgos, about 120 km and an hour and a half; Bilbao to Burgos, about 160 km and under two hours. ## Consejos ### Cathedral ticket online You save the queue at the ticket office. On Tuesday mornings it is free, but that is another day. ### Castle before lunch In winter it closes at 18:00 and by then it is already dark. ### Book Casa Ojeda ahead Sunday lunch is the first to fill up. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains The cathedral, the churches of the upper town and the castle are indoors or nearly so. Swap the Espolón for the Museum of Human Evolution, open on Sundays until 15:00. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Valladolid? An hour and a half on the A-62, about 125 km. ### What is open in Burgos on a Sunday? The cathedral, the castle, San Nicolás and San Gil all day; Las Huelgas and the Museum of Human Evolution, until 15:00. ### How much does the day cost? Between €45 and €70 per person: about €18 in tickets and lunch. ### Is it a good plan with children? Yes: the castle is free and the cathedral costs €3 for ages 8 to 18. ### Do you need to book lunch? Yes, at Casa Ojeda on Sundays it is wise to book days ahead.