I am staying in a wonderful hotel, the Hotel Real Colegiata, an ancient monastery that used to house over one hundred monks. It is four star and quite luxurious. WooHoo!
On the back side (and attached) to the hotel is the Basilica de San Isadore where the remains of Saint Isidore rest. Isadore was the Archbishop of Seville and considered "the last scholar of the ancient world."
The main altar with a closeup on the left.
San Isidore
I needed a break between the Basilica and the Cathedral. The Cathedral didn't open for another forty-five minutes so I stopped for a little snack. All I know is the free tapa was carne which is meat. It was pretty good and best of all, I didn't think it was mystery meat aka road kill. My best guess was pork.
The very ornate Santa María de Leó Cathedral is also called The House of Light or the Pulchra Leonina.
Looking through the archway at the main altar.
The main altar
I couldn't begin to take photos of all of the stained glass windows. There must have been thousands. I caught the late afternoon sun casting light through them and it was magnificent. The brochure said there were more than 1800 square meters of stained glass.
The Cathedral is Spanish Classical Gothic in all of its fussy glory and I felt blessed to see such a spectacular tribute to God.
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