Must-see attractions in Valladolid

  • The house of Christopher Columbus in Valladolid, Spain.

    Casa-Museo de Colón

    Valladolid

    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

    Valladolid

    Spain's premier showcase of polychrome wood sculpture is housed in the former Colegio de San Gregorio (1496), a flamboyant Isabelline Gothic–style…

  • San Pablo Church on Plaza de San Pablo in Valladolid, Spain.

    Plaza de San Pablo

    Valladolid

    This open square is dominated by the exquisite Iglesia de San Pablo, which has one of northern Spain's most extraordinary church facades. Excepting some…

  • Catedral

    Valladolid

    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…

  • Casa de Cervantes

    Valladolid

    Cervantes was briefly imprisoned in Valladolid; his house is happily preserved behind a quiet little garden. The museum is a mix of period furnishings…

  • Iglesia de San Pablo

    Valladolid

    The main facade of this church is an extravagant masterpiece of Isabelline Gothic, with every square centimetre finely worked, carved and twisted to…

  • Museo Patio Herreriano

    Valladolid

    Dedicated to post-WWI Spanish art, this surprising museum contains works by Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, Jorge Oteiza,…

  • Colegio de Santa Cruz

    Valladolid

    Check out the lovely colonnaded patio and chapel (replete with a super-realistic Cristo de la Luz sculpture). Off the ground floor of the patio is…

  • Palacio de Pimentel

    Valladolid

    Fronting the Plaza de San Pablo is the Palacio de Pimentel, where, on 12 July 1527, Felipe II was born. A tiled mural in the entrance hall shows scenes…

  • Museo Diocesano y Catedralicio

    Valladolid

    Attached to the cathedral, this museum of religious art and sacred objects includes a processional monstrance by Juan de Arfe; visit as part of a guided…

  • Ruins of the Collegiate Church

    Valladolid

    Check out the 13th-century ruins of the Collegiate Church (atop which the cathedral was partly built) along the cathedral's northeastern perimeter.