Discovering hidden treasures in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain

Heading off the beaten tourist track to uncover the hidden wonders of Spain’s Castilla y León region, Carolyn Moore discovers it’s far from grim up North.

Like many Irish tourists, I firmly believed I knew what Spain had to offer as a holiday destination. After many childhood summer holidays spent enjoying the sparkling pools and spongy, manicured lawns of various Costa-based resorts,

plus a couple of grown-up city breaks, I had crossed Spain off my to-do list, chalking it up as to-done.