Visita ARS MERCATORUM BURGOS

BURGOS was THE CAPITAL OF EUROPEAN TRADE On this route you will discover the rebirth of the bourgeois city through a unique journey along its “GOLDEN MILE”.

The MERCHANTS’ ROUTE – ARS MERCATORUM brings together the upper part of the city in a narrative that makes its period of greatest splendour understandable. In less than 1 km, you can enjoy 3 TEMPLES, 3 PALACES and 1 STREET that reflect the wealth of the 15th and 16th centuries.

SAN NICOLÁS DE BARI: Heaven on Earth financed by Merchants

Can you imagine being able to look out onto heaven from the heart of Burgos? Discover SAN NICOLÁS DE BARI, a temple that was literally conceived as a “trapdoor” open to eternity. Financed by the Polanco family, one of the most prosperous merchant families of its time, this church is the ultimate testimony of how commercial success was transformed into immortal art.

SAN GIL ABAD: The Exclusive Pantheon of the Commercial Elite Step into the Gothic jewel where the powerful bourgeoisie of Burgos chose to rest for eternity.

A temple that preserves works by the same geniuses who worked on the Cathedral. Strategically located next to the ancient city walls, SAN GIL ABAD is the quintessential church of merchants and pilgrims. During the 15th and 16th centuries, the families that dominated trade with Flanders and the rest of Europe invested their immense fortune in embellishing this temple, turning it into a dazzling pantheon.