# Things to see in Burgos (Spain): 39 places and when to go

> Burgos is a city in Spain with around 170,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 39 places in and around it, mainly History (15), Hiking (13), Temples (7). The best known are Burgos Cathedral, Presencio and Huérmeces. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 05 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 55. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/burgos/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Spain · 42.3504, -3.68
- **Population:** About 170,000
- **Places:** 39 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/historia/) (15) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/senderismo/) (13) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/espiritual/) (7) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/gastronomia/) (5) · [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/estrellas/) (3) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/museos/) (2)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** MAD Madrid, 207 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Huérmeces, at 886 m.

## What to see in Burgos

The places in and around Burgos, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Burgos Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/catedral-de-santa-maria/): Cathedral and World Heritage Site in Castile, Spain · 2.3 km
- [Presencio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/presencio/): History · 26 km
- [Huérmeces](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/huermeces/): History · 21 km
- [Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/monasterio-de-santa-maria-la-real-de-las-huelgas/): Monastery · 3.7 km
- [Miraflores Charterhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-cartuja-de-miraflores/): Carthusian monastery in Burgos, Spain · 2.4 km
- [Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/monasterio-de-san-pedro-de-cardena/): Abbey · 7.9 km
- [Vivar del Cid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/vivar-del-cid/): Spanish village · 8.0 km
- [Museum of Human Evolution](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/museum-of-human-evolution/): Museums and art · 1.9 km
- [Casa del Cordón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/casa-del-cordon/): Building in Burgos Province, Spain · 1.8 km
- [Convent of Nuestra Señora del Espino, Vivar del Cid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/monasterio-de-nuestra-senora-del-espino/): Building in Burgos Province, Spain · 8.3 km
- [Estación de Sotopalacios](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/antigua-estacion-de-sotopalacios/): Railway station in Merindad de Río Ubierna, Spain · 9.2 km
- [Casa fuerte de los Rojas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/casa-fuerte-de-los-rojas/): Castle · 15 km
- [Castillo de Sotopalacios](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-de-los-adelantados/): Castle · 9.5 km
- [Castillo de Ubierna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-de-ubierna/): Castle · 16 km
- [Iglesia de Santa Eulalia, Cardeñuela Riopico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/iglesia-de-santa-eulalia-de-merida/): Church · 9.9 km
- [Puente de Santa María](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/puente-santa-maria/): Bridge in Burgos, Spain · 2.3 km
- [Deobrigula](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/yacimiento-de-deobrigula/): Ancient city and cultural property in Tardajos, Spain · 10 km
- [Bodegas Perlovin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/bodegas-perlovin/): Winery · 6.5 km
- [Cañón del Río Homino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/canon-del-rio-homino/): Hiking · 25 km
- [Castillo palacio de Hormaza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-de-hormaza/): Castle in Hormaza, province of Burgos, Spain · 20 km
- [Cerveza Bajo Cero](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cerveza-bajo-cero/): Brewery · 4.2 km
- [Cervezas Virtus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cervezas-virtus/): Brewery · 5.3 km
- [San Salvador de Villar de Donas (Monastery)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/monasterio-benedictino-de-san-salvador/): Building in Spain · 19 km
- [Observatorio Astronómico Alcor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/observatorio-astronomico-alcor/): Observatory · 16 km

And the other 15, by what you come to do:

- **Stargazing**: [Observatorio Astronómico Mizar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/observatorio-astronomico-mizar/), [Observatorio Astronómico Polaris](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/observatorio-astronomico-polaris/)
- **Hiking**: [Ruta de las Ermitas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ruta-de-las-ermitas/), [Sendero de Carlos V](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-de-carlos-v/), [Sendero de los Andasusos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-de-los-andasusos/), [Sendero de los Bodones](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-de-los-bodones/), [Sendero de los Palomares](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-de-los-palomares/), [Sendero de Quintanilleja y Calzada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-de-quintanilleja-y-calzada/), [Sendero de Robredo, Mata y Quintanarrío](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-de-robredo-mata-y-quintanarrio/), [Sendero de Ubiernaentre la Dehesa y el Cañón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-de-ubiernaentre-la-dehesa-y-el-canon/), [Sendero del camino de Hontomín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-del-camino-de-hontomin/), [Sendero del Castillo de Olmosalbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-del-castillo-de-olmosalbos/), [Sendero del Destierro del Cid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-del-destierro-del-cid/), [Sendero del Río Ausín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendero-del-rio-ausin/)
- **Food and drink**: [San Miguel Beer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/san-miguel/)

## When to go to Burgos

The best time to visit Burgos is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 14 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 21 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 39 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 10 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 24 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 05 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 48 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 43 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 16 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 49 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 32 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 55 |

In June there are 15 h 05 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 55. In April, 36 of the 39 places are at their best.

When to go to Spain in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Burgos

The nearest main airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD, Madrid), 207 km as the crow flies. How to get around Spain (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=42.3504%2C-3.68)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.3504%2C-3.68)

## Other towns nearby

- [San Juan de Ortega](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/san-juan-de-ortega/): 15 places · 20 km
- [Quintanilla de las Viñas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/quintanilla-de-las-vinas/): 22 places · 30 km
- [Lerma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/lerma/): 15 places · 37 km
- [Castrojeriz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castrojeriz/): 13 places · 39 km
- [Rebollar de Ebro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/rebollar-de-ebro/): 17 places · 52 km
- [Fonzaleche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/fonzaleche/): 38 places · 60 km

And all of Spain, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Burgos?

The best known: [Burgos Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/catedral-de-santa-maria/), [Presencio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/presencio/), [Huérmeces](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/huermeces/), [Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/monasterio-de-santa-maria-la-real-de-las-huelgas/), [Miraflores Charterhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-cartuja-de-miraflores/). In all, 39 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Burgos?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 05 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 55.

### How do you get to Burgos?

The nearest main airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 207 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.3504%2C-3.68) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Burgos as the destination and these 39 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).