Palencia

A walkable city on the Carrión river in Castile and León, Palencia has a centre dense with historic churches, cafés, and plazas that draw regular visitor interest. The riverfront setting adds to its photographic appeal. Though the city industrialised heavily between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, its historic core retains a concentration of old buildings, and it now hosts both its own university and a campus of the University of Valladolid.

• Population77,466
• Nearest water from center0.8 km
• Nearest mountain from center43.4 km