Strangers in the city of El Cid… Burgos!

Burgos

By Sanjiva and Menaka Wijesinha …in sundaytimes.lk

The ancient city of Burgos in northern Spain achieved fame as the birthplace of the legendary 15th century military hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar.

Better known as El Cid (The Lord), Rodrigo Diaz was made well known to American movie fans of the last generation following the award winning Hollywood movie El Cid which starred Sophia Loren and Charlton Heston.

Even today, Burgos has a larger than life statue of El Cid on horseback to honour its native son – although it must be admitted that the statue does not look as handsome as Charlton Heston did in the movie!

However you get to Burgos, spend a couple of days here – it is certainly a marvellous place.

Burgos has been the historic capital of the ancient Spanish kingdom of Castille, but the city today has much more to recommend it to the visitor than just its 15th century war hero.

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