Cities are like good wine; they seem to mature and improve with time. Astorga is no different and, in fact, seems to prove the fact. In Astorga the passing of the centuries is almost tangible.
Historical indications would suggest that in the year 68 A.D. the Romans founded a military colony in the place that is now the city of León.
Capital of the province of the same name, León is situated on the River Bernesga, at its junction with the River Torio.
