Casa Botines by Gaudí
A modernist building by Antoni Gaudí in the heart of León, opposite the old town hall.
Area: León capital
Casa Botines is one of the few works by Antoni Gaudí outside Catalonia. Built in the late 19th century on Plaza de San Marcelo, it looks like a small neo-Gothic castle with turreted corners. Above the entrance, a sculpture of Saint George and the dragon crowns the façade.
Today it houses a museum and exhibition spaces. Close by are the Palacio de los Guzmanes and, a few minutes’ walk away, the former convent of San Marcos, now a Parador and one of Spain’s finest Plateresque buildings.