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León English B2
León English B2
pronto o demasiado Something special about león is that Tapas are for
tarde para buscar estar free with your drink: cecina (cured, smoked beef
meat), morcilla (a blood sausage), botillo (a dish of
en su versión más
meat-stuffed pork intestine), garlic soup (Sopas de
saludable. ajo), el cocido leonés (a mix of meat with
vegetables and chickpeas, served after a vegetable-
vermicelli soup) and mantecadas (pastry)…
Where is it?
León is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the
province of León, part of the autonomous community
of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian
Peninsula, located on the Way of Saint James, or
Camino de Santiago.
LEÓN
Founded as the military encampment of the Legio VI
Victrix around 29 BC, its standing as an encampment
city was consolidated with the definitive settlement of
the Legio VII Gemina from 74 AD.
Romanic origin
Due to its roman origin, several churches are to
be foun along the city (right, San Marcos). But not
only that… classic romanic art mixes with modern
architecture and art (MUSAC, Museum of Modern
Art).