The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports and the Dioceses of Castilla y León collaborate on this initiative to open a total of 317 monuments in 255 towns throughout the Community to tourists and visitors from April 12 to 21, grouped into 18 thematic programs.
April 6, 2025
Castilla y León |
Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports organizes a new Monument Opening Program as part of the promotional activities linked to Holy Week, with the participation of the dioceses of Castilla y León.
From April 12, Passion Saturday, until April 21, Easter Monday and a holiday in different communities, a total of 317 monuments will remain open from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for tourists and visitors, as a complement to the events of Holy Week. In some cases, the opening of this heritage will focus on the most important days of Holy Week, from March 17 to 20, from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
With the aim of facilitating the visit, the open monuments have been grouped into 18 programs organized by geographical area or artistic theme, combining the offerings of Holy Week events with other associated tourist proposals, such as gastronomy, culture, or nature activities.
The programs for this edition are: ‘Mudejar, South of the Duero’, ‘Southern Mountains’, ‘Gothic’, ‘Duero Valley’, ‘Romanesque North’, ‘Fields and Moorlands’, ‘Renaissance altarpieces east of León’, ‘Arribes of the Duero’, ‘Romanesque South’, ‘Northern Soria’, ‘World Heritage Cities’, ‘D.O. Toro’, ‘Baroque’, ‘Guadarrama and Ayllón Mountains’, ‘The French Way of St. James’, ‘The Madrid Way’, ‘The Mozarabic-Sanabrés Way’, and ‘Zamora Romanesque’.
The Monument Opening Program is part of the promotional campaign ‘Holy Week in Castilla y León. Unique’ organized by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports, aimed at positioning the Holy Week of Castilla y León in the national and international tourism market.
Monument Opening Program Holy Week 2025
Promotion of Monument Opening for Holy Week
Among the promotional activities carried out by the Ministry to publicize the proposal of monuments open to tourism, the highlight is the publication of a promotional brochure that integrates all the programs, with a practical and user-friendly design that includes information on the open heritage and schedule details.
This material will be available at the tourist offices of Castilla y León, tourist offices of cities and towns with open monuments, tourist boards, and Dioceses of Castilla y León.
In addition, information on the Monument Opening Program, with the option to download the promotional brochure, is available on the tourism website and is promoted through the social media channels of Tourism in Castilla y León.