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Treasury of the Collegiate Church of San Isidoro
Plaza de San Isidoro, León Driving directions
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This ecclesiastical museum's collection is of considerable historical and artistic significance. Among its treasures are the reliquary of St Isidore (11C), a wood casket covered in hammered gold and silverwork; the Doña Urraca chalice composed of two Romano-Oriental onyx cups; and a 12C enamel casket incorporating 17 leather panels decorted with Limoges enamelwork. The library has 800 parchments, 400 incunabula including a Mozarabic bible (960), and 1 055 rare and ancient books (16C-18C).

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    Hostal Restaurante Boccalino
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    46 m - Plaza San Isidoro, 9, 24003 León
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    106 m - Plaza Santo Martino, 5, 24003 León
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    El Corralito de Santo Martino
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    132 m - Plaza de Santo Martino nº 9 Bajo interior, 24003 León

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