Castilla y Leon
Castilla y Leon is the largest region in Spain. It is known for its vast expanse of plains and its many castles
Valladolid is the capital of the region and although it has now become quite industrialised it has one of the most important sculpture museums in Spain and some of the best architecture.
Salamanca is also a great architectural city and is home to one of the oldest universities in Europe, which was founded in the 13th Century as well as having two cathedrals.
Castilla y Leon is a beautiful rural region of Spain near to the Portuguese border and not far from the capital of Spain, Madrid. Look at our selection of rural rentals in Castilla y Leon.
Galicia
The area of Galicia “Green Spain” is in the far north west of the country. It is known as the ‘land of a thousand rivers’ and is the greenest region in Spain.
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia and its’ main tourist attraction. The supposed tomb of St James the Apostle is to be found here in this beautiful city.
Many Spaniards are now visiting this area to get away from the heat of the south in the summer...