Castilla y Leon information
General information
The autonomous region of Castile and Leon includes much of northern Spain. Castile and Leon borders Asturias and Cantabria in the north, the Basque Country, La Rioja, Aragon, Castile-La Mancha and Madrid in the east, Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha in the south; and Portugal and Galicia in the west.
Castile and Leon belong to the lower northern plateau with the
exception of the north eastern province of Burgos that is lies
in the Ebro depression. The whole area is surrounded by mountains.
There are notable foothills arising from the Cantabrian mountain
range in the north. The Leon mountains, also in the north, lie
in the shadow of these mountains. The Iberian mountain range rises
from the northeast, with numerous sierras crossing over into the
region. The Sistema Central range appears in the south, and includes
both the sierras of Gredos and Guadarrama. The high plain lies
in the middle of these mountains encircled by lesser mountain
ranges. These mountain peaks reach up to 500 and 1000 metres in
height. The most siginificant waterway is the river Duero. It
begins in the province of Soria, crosses the region and then heads
into Portugal where it finally flows into the Atlantic.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.