EL HANGAR – Center of musical creation in Burgos

The former Renfe hangars have been transformed into a new meeting point where you can listen to all kind of musical performances.

Human Evolution Museum in Burgos

The museum is the result of the designation of World Heritage status for the archaeological sites in the Sierra de Atapuerca in the year 2000. The huge volume of scientific information furnished from the excavations every year and the eagerness of the research team co-directors to share their findings with the wider public reflect the close relationship between the archaeological sites and the museum, and with the villages in the Atapuerca Cultural Space some 15 kilometres from Burgos.
This project, which combines science and public dissemination within a cultural context, is the great contribution of the Autonomous Community of Castille-León to international knowledge on the subject of human evolution. The city’s contribution consisted of pledging its support for the initiative and offering the historic Solar de Caballería site for conversion into the Evolution Cultural Centre. The architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg has created a bold design which springs from a firm commitment to nature, archaeology and the landscape of the Sierra. These elements are evident in the way the different volumes are articulated and in the clearly defined educational areas of the museum.

Cathedral

One of the most beautiful examples of Gothic art, this monument has earned the title Patrimonio de la Humanidad in 1984. More than a monument, the Cathedral is a living temple, dedicated to worship and oratory, which has seen different art forms through the ages, enhancing and solemnising events, worship and Christian life.

Atapuerca sites

The Sierra de Atapuerca has been a large centre of life for over a million years. Our forefathers, Heidelbergensis, Neanderthal and sapiens have walked, eaten, slept, harvested and hunted on the beautiful countryside of the area. A mixture of fir trees, forests of deciduous and evergreen oaks, chestnuts, birches, beeches, pines and riverbanks, they have been home to horses, rhinoceros, bison, deer, wild boar, stags, bears, tigers, lynxes and lions.

Museum of Modern Art (MMA)

The CAB is a newly-built construction, located near the Gothic church of San Estéban. It houses the Colección Caja de Burgos and a varied programme of exhibitions intended to demonstrate what is now being done in the world of art.

Burgos' airport

It is 9 km. far away from Burgos, and well-communicated with abba Burgos hotel. The new Burgos airport was inaugurated on 3rd July 2008 with its first flight to Mallorca.

FESTIVITIES OF SAN PEDRO AND SAN PABLO
(end of June)

During the great festivals of San Pedro and San Pablo which last anything from 7 to 10 days, the city is transformed and adorned, many a cultural or festive act moving out into the street, many of these part and parcel of tradition.

Xacobeo 2010

This Holy Year offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the Camino de Santiago as a place of pilgrimage and a meeting point for people of different nations that has become a symbol of fraternity over the centuries and a corner stone of an awareness of Europe, as affirmed by the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord won in 2004.

The Holy Year Xacobeo 2010 is very important as it symbolises the end of a cycle which has been particularly prominent for the number of pilgrims who have followed the Camino de Santiago over the years. Given the leap years, the Feast of St. James on 25th July falls on a Sunday every 11, 6, 5, 6 and then 11 years. So there won’t be another ‘Jacobeo’ until 2021.

In order to obtain the jubilee, all pilgrims must honour the three traditions:

• Visit the grave of the Apostle in the Cathedral and pray.
• Receive the Sacrament of Confession (either in the Cathedral or anywhere else, two weeks earlier or afterwards).
• Receive communion.

• Visiting the Cathedral while praying.
• Receiving the Sacraments of Confession (two weeks earlier or afterwards) and the Holy Communion.

Burgos 2016 European Cultural Capital

At the meeting of the Ayuntamiento de Burgos on 12th January 2007 a joint proposal was made for Burgos to run for European Capital of Culture. What does European Capital of Culture mean? The purpose behind this community action is to demonstrate the richness, diversity and communal roots of European culture, encouraging access to the culture of city-dwellers and emphasising the role culture plays in city development.