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La Bañeza is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 11,050 inhabitants.
It is the capital of the region of Tierra de La Bañeza.
Located in a region originally inhabited by the Astures population its territory was a part of Conventus Asturum during the Roman times. The city was founded in the 9th century by conde Gatón from two small villages San Pedro de Périx and Bani Eiza. La Bañeza hosted a marquis in the modern age and, in the end of the 19th century, was transformed by the arrival of the railroad in 1896. A year earlier, in 1895, Queen Regent Maria Christina of Austria gives the title of city.
Tourist attractions include the churches of San Salvador and Santa María, as well as several celebrations during the year, of which some of the more important are the Carnivals, Holy Week, and the motorbike race in August, the La Bañeza Grand Prix, one of the last urban motor-races in the world.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Castilla y León already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in La Bañeza yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 987 642 741View on the mapWebsite
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 686 717 749View on the map
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 633 714 496View on the map
La Bañeza · in the village+34 987640021View on the map
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 987 913 122View on the map
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 667 639 674View on the mapWebsite
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 987 354 908View on the mapWebsite
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 987 641 862View on the map
La Bañeza · in the village+34 987 65 67 50View on the map
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 987 644 069View on the map
Bañeza (La) · in the village+34 695 958 444View on the mapWebsite
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.
The 30 closest to the centre, out of 31 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What people eat in Castilla y León when they eat well.
Suckling lamb in a wood-fired oven, with salad and local red wine.
Rice and onion, griddled until crisp.
Hard-paste Castilian cured cheese; with candeal bread and a young red.
Ribera, Toro, Bierzo: several serious wine appellations in the region.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed La Bañeza's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
