With over 30 altars, countless chapels, richly decorated interiors and numerous precious relics, the magnificent Burgos Cathedral is an attraction not only for pilgrims but for travellers from all over the world.

Burgos itself was founded in 884 by Alfonso III the Great, the King of Asturias, and the first temple appeared on its grounds in 1075. It was a typical church in the Romanesque style. Soon it became too small for the fast-growing city. The church was demolished, and in 1221, the construction of a new cathedral, which remains the most important decoration of Burgos, began in its place.

In the Middle Ages, the creation of places of worship took several decades. The architects of that time were prevented from seeing their brainchild in their lifetime, just like today we are prevented from knowing their names. The construction of Burgos Cathedral took over 300 years, and the name of its creator faded into oblivion. Due to the long construction of the sanctuary, all the stages of the Gothic style evolution are now reflected in its appearance. As a result of it being one of the most vivid examples of the Gothic style evolution in architecture, the cathedral was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.

The cathedral has become a place of pilgrimage not only for religious people but for people of art as well. Many French writers used to come to Burgos for gracious inspiration that comes from the sanctuary. Even such great authors as Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo were visited by a muse here. Who knows, maybe the latter drew inspiration from the local clock with a moving figure of the Papamoscas when creating the character of Quasimodo for his iconic novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The Chapel of Constable is one of the most beautiful and impressive parts of the temple. It was build in the Isabelline style that matches the Gothic and Mudejar style, and Moorish architecture. Thanks to its huge ceiling window, the chapel is always filled with bright light which is very rear for a medieval Gothic cathedral.