Panteón de reyes — Attraction in León

This is the museum with the magnificent Romanesque fresco - all original dating back to the 11th C.

They have free tours on some evenings, which I was lucky enough to be able to join by chance - it was in Spanish but the guide was kind enough to give explanations in English just for me.

So why the four stars and not five? Simply because they do not allow photography in the fresco section. I specifically visited Leon to photograph this fresco so I was very disappointed that it wasn't made clear on their website that this is the case. May be they did mention it in Spanish.

It is definitely worth a visit, even just to look...

Some interesting sights but it didnt float my boat hugely. [Maybe in part because the previous day we visited the collection a the cathedral, which was very striking.] Limited photography (even without flash). I can understand them not wanting the valuable precious metal and jeweled treasures being photographed, but the restrictions sem...

Lo que más vale la pena son las pinturas del panteón por lo peculiar que es tener acceso a pinturas románicas . Nosotros no alcanzamos a tomar la visita guiada, y sí hubiera valido la pena leer algo al respecto, para apreciarlas. No te permite hacer fotos. La copa de doña Urraca no me deslumbró tanto como esperaba. El personal estaba un tanto nervioso y cortante, como deseosos de que abandones el lugar lo más pronto posible para no exponer el patrimonio. Se visita fácilmente en una hora, pues aparte del panteón no hay tanto que ver. Incluso el claustro no está tan bien conservado. A la iglesia se accede desde otra puerta. Está bonita. Junto hay un hotel-restaurante que se veía bonito. Sugiero que reserves. Nosotros no lo hicimos y el encargado nos corrió con malos modos al preguntarle si había...