Centro de Interpretación de las Tres Culturas

Municipal centre in the church of San Pedro in Puente Castro on the Christian, Muslim and Jewish heritage of León and the former Castrum Iudeorum; temporarily closed.

Temporarily closedFree admission

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Temporarily closed. León town council lists the centre as temporarily closed; no reopening date has been published.

About the museum

The Centro de Interpretación de las Tres Culturas is housed in the church of San Pedro Apóstol, in the León district of Puente Castro, beside the Torío river. In the Middle Ages the district was known as Castrum Iudeorum, because the city’s Jewish community (aljama), with more than a thousand residents, was based there. The centre opened in February 2019 with free admission and belongs to León town council.

The exhibition recalls the legacy left in León by the Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities and explains what the former Jewish quarter of Puente Castro was like. It also displays objects and materials from archaeological excavations taking place a few metres away. The project is organised around three content blocks: the Roman, Jewish and Christian worlds.

The building also serves as a gateway to the city for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. It has a reception area where the pilgrim credential can be stamped and information on León and its accommodation can be obtained, as well as an interactive point and an audiovisual point. The town council currently lists the centre as temporarily closed.

Highlights

San Pedro Apóstol church in Puente Castro
History of the Castrum Iudeorum, León’s former Jewish quarter
Objects from nearby archaeological excavations
Reception of Camino de Santiago pilgrims with credential stamping
Free admission

Permanent exhibition

Centro de Interpretación de las Tres Culturas – Exhibition on the Christian, Muslim and Jewish legacy of León and on the former Jewish quarter of Puente Castro, with objects found in nearby excavations.

Founded: 2019
Operated by: Ayuntamiento de León

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission when the centre is open.

Accessibility

The centre is listed as temporarily closed; there are no valid visiting hours.

Kids & families

The centre is listed as temporarily closed; there are no valid visiting hours.

Getting there & parking

The centre is in the church of San Pedro, on Calle Simón Arias in the Puente Castro district, at the entrance to León for those arriving on the Camino de Santiago.

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