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Valladolid (Spanish: [baʎaðoˈlið] ⓘ) is a municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of Valladolid. It has a population of 295,639 people (2022 est.).
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- Casa-Museo de Colón. The Casa-Museo de Colón is a superb museum spread over four floors. It has interactive exhibits, as well as wonderful old maps that take you on a journey…
- Museo Nacional de Escultura. Spain's premier showcase of polychrome wood sculpture is housed in the former Colegio de San Gregorio (1496), a flamboyant Isabelline Gothic–style…
- Plaza de San Pablo. This open square is dominated by the exquisite Iglesia de San Pablo, which has one of northern Spain's most extraordinary church facades.
- Catedral. Valladolid's 16th-century cathedral is not Castilla's finest, but it does have an extravagant altarpiece by Juan de Juní and a processional monstrance by…
- National Sculpture Museum. This attraction has a fine collection of sculpture and art from the late-middle ages to the 1800s, but the museum building is itself a work of art too.
- Palacio de Santa Cruz. Part of the university is this free attraction that is also loved as much for its beautiful architecture as for what you can see inside.
- Iglesia de San Pablo. This church’s carved facade stops most visitors in their tracks – it’s that beautiful. It was completed in 1500 by Simón de Colonia, who was also the master builder of Burgos Cathedral.
- Santa María la Antigua Church. The solemn romanesque bell tower of this 12th-century church is one of Valladolid’s most famous images, and is best admired from a bench on Portugalete Square.
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Valladolid has been home to many Spanish notables, once vied with Madrid as capital of Spain and has seen some of Spain's greatest art and architecture. It's Plaza Mayor is superb. It is a large square surrounded by arcaded buildings and was the first plaza of its kind to be built in Spain.
Valladolid is the capital of the province of the same name, and is part of the region of Castile and Leon. Valladolid is a reasonably large industrial city to the northwest of Madrid. It is one of the major regional centre in Castile-Leon. The city has an older core with some interesting buildings.
