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Riddles and Mysteries of the Night Lion

By Visitas Guiadas León
Free cancellation available
Price is £17 per adult

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Overview

Dare to discover the Lion that is not counted. Walk through Leon at nightfall and discover its darkest side. Step into streets where the shadows still whisper. Explore squares, temples and streets full of riddles. Unveil prohibited crimes, legends and secrets. Live an immersive, intriguing and different experience. Feel the darkest storey come to life. Book now and dare to look at Leon with different eyes.

Activity location

  • Museo Casa Botines Gaudi
    • Plaza de San Marcelo 5
    • 24003, Leon, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Casa Botines
    • 5 Plaza de San Marcelo
    • 24002, León, Castilla y León, Spain

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Riddles and Mysteries of the Night Lion
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 20:30
Price details
£16.57 x 1 Adult£16.57
Total
Price is £16.57
Until Fri, 10 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Use of radio guides
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    This tour is outdoors, you do not enter any of the monuments, does not include entrance tickets

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Museo Casa Botines Gaudi

  • 15m
Our official guide will meet you at this place, here begins your night route, at Casa Botines. In this work by Antoni Gaudí, nothing happens. Its appearance as a fortress hides symbols, geometries and details that have given rise to multiple interpretations. The figure of the dragon on its facade, the proportions of the building and certain decorative elements feed theories about hidden messages and codes not yet deciphered. A place where Gaudí’s genius blends with mystery, inviting you to look beyond the obvious.

Calle Ancha

  • 15m
You will pass with our guide along Calle Ancha, one of the busiest arteries in León, where stories that few imagine are hidden. Under its apparent calm, ancient duels, reckonings and conspiracies that set the pulse of the city are recounted. Between historic buildings and shadows at nightfall, you will discover stories of apparitions, disturbing events and episodes that never went completely unresolved. A tour where each step reveals the darker and unknown side of Leon.

Palacio Del Conde Luna

  • 15m
On this guided tour you will arrive outside the Palacio del Conde Luna, one of the most enigmatic enclaves of León, here history and mystery are intertwined. This medieval building was not only the scene of intrigues and power, but also of unexplained phenomena that, it is said, came to appear in the news by supposed presences and appearances inside. Add to that the legends that link it to the Templars and the disturbing finds of human remains hidden among its walls, feeding the idea that its walls hold secrets that should never have come to light.

Plaza Del Grano

  • 15m
In the Plaza del Grano, one of the most authentic corners of León, a little-known past is hidden. Nearby, the old street of prostitutes was the scene of clandestine encounters, conflicts and lives marked by marginalization. Between its jagged stones and almost time-halted atmosphere, tales of social tensions, muted stories and episodes reveal the city’s rawer and more hidden side emerge. With our guide you will know a place where the official storey gives way to what was never told.

Plaza Mayor de Leon

  • 15m
In the Plaza Mayor de León, historic heart of the city, sentences were also handed down marking destinations. In this guided tour you will know a space that was the scene of public trials and exemplary punishments, where the convicted were exposed before the crowd. Between portals and balconies, stories of relentless justice, scorn and tragic endings are evoked that still seem to resonate in the atmosphere. A place where the current bustle contrasts with a past loaded with tension, fear and fate.

León Cathedral

  • 15m
In the Cathedral of Leon, known as the Pulchra Leonina, not everything is light and beauty. From outside you will learn that under its stained glass windows are hidden disturbing tales: hidden symbols, stone-sculpted warnings and the legend of the “mole”, a creature that, according to tradition, inhabited its foundations. In this visit you will see that among the grandeur of the Gothic temple, enigmas emerge that mix faith, fear and mystery, revealing an unknown side that has fascinated for centuries.

Parque Del Cid

  • 15m
In the Parque del Cid, next to the wall and under the watchful figure of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, history and legend cross. With our official guide you will learn that this seemingly quiet place holds accounts of ancient battles, oaths and presences that, according to tradition, still wander at nightfall. Between shadows and silence, echoes of the medieval past are evoked that turn this corner into a point full of symbolism and mystery.

Basílica de San Isidoro

  • 15m
On the outside of the Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro, Romanesque sobriety hides much more than meets the eye. Its stone walls, emblematic Lamb’s Gate and reliefs loaded with biblical symbolism not only narrate sacred scenes, but also contain enigmatic messages and figures that have been the subject of multiple interpretations. As the light falls, the shadows accentuate its imposing character, evoking stories of power, faith and mystery that turn this place into one of Leon’s most fascinating and enigmatic spaces. Among symbols, relics and enigmas such as the supposed Holy Grail, with our guide you will discover stories that emerge and awaken unanswered questions and an atmosphere that transcends the purely historical.

Location

Activity location

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    Museo Casa Botines Gaudi
    • Plaza de San Marcelo 5
    • 24003, Leon, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Casa Botines
    • 5 Plaza de San Marcelo
    • 24002, León, Castilla y León, Spain

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