Valladolid is an industrial city and it is a municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero region. It is the capital of the province of Valladolid and of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, therefore is part of the historical region of Castile.
The capital of Castile-León preserves in its old quarter, a heritage of aristocratic houses and religious buildings. Among them, the unfinished Cathedral was commissioned by King Philip II and designed by the architect Juan de Herrera in the 16th century. Their respective deaths left the church unfinished and its nave was not opened until 1668. Years later, in 1730, Master Churriguera finished the work on the main front. Inside the cathedral, the great chapel houses a magnificent reredos made by Juan de Juni in 1562. The complex is linked to the Diocesan Museum, which holds carvings attributed to Gregorio Fernández and Juni himself, as well as a silver monstrance by Juan de Arfe.
Valladolid, the current capital of Castilla-Leon, is the largest city in the region. Famous for its beautiful gardens and the solemnity and grace of its Holy Week celebrations, it also has a cathedral and two magnificent Plateresque buildings - the Santa Cruz College and San Gregorio´s. Its Sculpture Museum, with an incomparable collection of the works of the greatest Spanish artists from the 16th and 17th centuries, including Berruguete, is one the most important in the country.
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