The beautiful Cathedral of Santa María la Mayor is the great Gothic jewel of the city and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, but Burgos has other important heritage treasures such as the Monastery of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas, the Cartuja of Santa María de Miraflores or the churches of San Nicolás de Bari, San Gil Abab or San Esteban.

The cultural atmosphere of Burgos is intense and restless. It is essential to visit the extraordinary Museum of Human Evolution, focused on the important archaeological finds from the Atapuerca Site. The Museum of Burgos tells the history of the city through key pieces from its past and in the Arco de Santa María there is a curious Pharmacy Museum.