Paseo Cidiano in the city of Burgos
- Position
- Burgos
- Type of route
- One day
This fascinating route around Burgos has been designed to show visitors some of the landmark sites related to the figure of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Cid Campeador, who today remains one of the city of Burgos’ best-loved figures.
According to the Poem of the Cid, the city was his first stop on the road to exile, which began in the nearby town of Vivar del Cid, where the Cid was joined by many of the knights that rode alongside this historical figure and literary hero.
This route includes the following sites of interest: the Solar del Cid Monument, the Church of Santa Águeda or Santa Gadea, Burgos Cathedral, Santa María Arch, La Glera, the Statue of the Cid, San Pablo Bridge and the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña.
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What to see?
Church of Santa Agueda o de Santa GadeaMore information15th-century church, gothic style, located on the site of the famous Santa Gadea, where El Cid forced the king Alfonso VI to swear he had not participated in the killing of his brother Don Sancho.
Solar del CidMore informationDating from 1784, it was built as a tribute to 'El Cid'. It occupies the site of the house of El Cid and on its construction stones of the house were used. It consists of a console, flanked by two obelisks...
Arch of Santa MariaMore informationBuilt in the 14th century as a gateway and tower in the wall that surrounded the city. Rebuilt in the 16th century by Juan de Vallejo and Francisco de Colonia as a triumphal arch. It shows the Emperor Charles...
Monastery of San Pedro de CardeñaMore informationThe convent church dates from the 16th century; annexed is the Capilla del Cid, where the hero and some of his relatives were buried.Some parts of Romanesque style have been preserved, the church being...
Burgos CathedralMore informationGet to know one of the masterpieces of Gothic architecture and the most emblematic monument of the city of Burgos. The slender Cathedral of Santa María in the Castilian city has been astonishing residents,...