Way of the Language - Santo Domingo de Silos
- Route Data
- Ascent slope
- 1015 m.
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After leaving La Rioja, where the Romance language, the origin of today’s Spanish language, first showed signs of existence, tourists begin the Camino de la Lengua in Santo Domingo de Silos.
The village’s golden age took place in the 11th century, once the imposing monastery was restored, the monks spent hours working on the Scriptorium. The famous Glosas Silenses, dating from that period, is one of the documents giving the Castellano language its origins. Today the Glosas are exhibited in the British Museum in London.
The library in the Monastery, considered the gem of religious architecture and a true cultural treasure, has over 60.000 volumes, several incunabulum, manuscripts, parchments and codices.
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What to see?
Santo Domingo de SilosMore informationIn the idyllic setting of the Tabladillo valley, southeast of the province of Burgos, stands Santo Domingo de Silos. Get to know the Silos monastery, considered one of the great Romanesque jewels in Spain,...
The Festival of los JefesMore informationRepresentation of the feat of the silenses aginst the attack of the moores. Loud music, street parades, Las Crestas, San Antón horse racing, torchlit races around the village by the teenagers, castilian...
- Classification of Festivities
- Castilla y León Tourist Interest
- Date
- Ultimo sabado de enero
- Town
- Santo Domingo de Silos
Monastery of Santo Domingo de SilosMore informationBenedictine monastery erected in the 12th century in honour of its Abbot, Abad Domingo, who died in 1073. A temple similar to that of San Pedro de Arlanza was built in 1088 and was replaced by the present...
Medieval Monastic Museum and Pharmacy. Romanesque cloister s. XI and XIIMore informationStanding out are its samples of craftsmanship in precious metals: Eucharistic Dove, Enamelware Chest, the staff of Abad Juan 2nd, the chest cover of Santo Domingo, Chalice of Santo Domingo, works from...
Museum of Sounds of the WorldMore informationThe Museum is housed in a large, Castillian style house built in the fifteenth century, and which was known as the Casa de las Condesas and the Casa de la Cárcel.An exhibition of more than eighty musical...
- Permanent exhibition of contemporary art from Santo Domingo de SilosMore information
The visit to exhibitions of this room is included within the visits to the cloister, the monastery of Silos and the pharmacy.
Permanent exhibition on the history of monasticismMore informationIt approaches to today's society which has meant the history of monasticism and its subsequent manifestations, as well as its contributions to culture in the more than sixteen centuries of existence of...
