TOURISTIC INFORMATION

Valladolid is the capital of the Autonomic Community of Castilla y León. It is located near the center of Castilla y León at about 200 km. from Madrid to the North. Its population is over 300.000. Although Valladolid is usually known by its historical role in the Kingdom of Spain, today it has become an important industrial center. Valladolid has a brilliant past. Its origin go back to the XIth century (1072). In the XIIIth century, the Universidad de Valladolid was founded. The Universities of Valladolid and Salamanca are the oldest existing in Spain today, and are among the earliest of such institutions in Europe.

Valladolid has outstanding museums like the Museum of Sculpture, the Museum of Oriental Art and Columbus House. In addition, our city can boast of having impressive historical buildings whose styles run the gamut from Romanesque to Neoclassic: Santa Maria la Antigua (Gothic-Romanesque), Santa Cruz Palace (Renaissance), Cathedral (Renaissance), San Pablo Church (late Gothic), Filipinos Church (Neoclassic), etc. Valladolid has good communications with all of Spains main cities. Communications with Madrid by bus and train are quite frequent and convenient. By June 2008 the high speed train (AVE) will be working between Madrid and Valladolid. In addition, daily flights connect Villanubla (Valladolid airport) with Barcelona, Brussels, London, Milano, Paris, Valencia and Tenerife. Valladolid is placed in a plateau more than 700 meter height over sea level, so its climate is continental. The weather in Valladolid in June may be warm and sunny.

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