León - Smart Tourist Destination

Surrounded by the rivers Torío and Bernesga, the city of León is the second most popular starting point of the St James Way for pilgrims and one of the most popular destinations for inland tourism in Spain.

It has a rich cultural heritage, including the MUSAC Museum of Contemporary Art, the cathedral with its famous stained glass windows, the Botines house —which is one of the few examples of Gaudí’s art outside Barcelona—, and the convent and parador of San Marcos.

It was named Spanish Gastronomic Capital in 2018 and is included in the circuit of congress destinations at state level, as part of the Spain Convention Bureau network.

It has a high-speed AVE train, an airport and a road network, thus offering excellent connections with the main cities of Spain.

Among its most important festivals is Easter Week, which has been declared a Festival of Tourist Interest.

Admission to the Smart Tourism Destinations Programme

León joined the Smart Tourism Destinations programme by drawing up the Diagnostic Report and Action Plan needed to turn it into a Smart Destination, which it carried out in October of 2018.

Outstanding initiatives

It is Biosphere certified and is likewise adhered to the Shanghai Declaration of Healthy Cities, demonstrating its firm commitment to sustainable development.
It supports entrepreneurship and fosters innovation through incubators such as the Technology-Based Business Centre.
It seeks citizen participation by creating a participatory budget portal.
It is part of the European Simpla project, an initiative to support municipalities in harmonising sustainable urban mobility policies with energy savings and efficiency.
It helps to protect and defend the rights of disabled people in León, thanks to the Municipal Council for Disability.

Technical data

VAT number: P2409100A
Address: Av. Ordoño II, 10
Postal code: 24001
Telephone: 987 895 500
Region: Castilla y León
Province: León
Population: León
Country: España
Local entity type: Ayuntamiento
Date of membership: 27/2/2019
Diagnosis: Sí
Diagnosis date: 30/11/2018
Destination Type: Rural de interior
Population: 124,028
Area (km²): 3,903.00
Density (inhab/km²): 3.18
Level in the Network: Nivel 3

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