{"id":390,"date":"2026-03-30T14:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutadelosmercaderes.com\/the-route\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:13:55","slug":"the-route","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rutadelosmercaderes.com\/en\/the-route\/","title":{"rendered":"The Route"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The merchants' route<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Splendor of the Golden Age in Burgos<\/h2>\n

During the 15th and 16th centuries, Burgos consolidated its position as one of the most prosperous mercantile capitals in Europe.<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Its strategic position as an obligatory stop on the Camino de Santiago and its central role in the wool trade with the north of the continent, especially with Flanders, turned the city into a financial and artistic center of the first order.<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/source-inline-chip><\/sources-carousel-inline><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>This route invites you to walk along the old \"golden mile\" of the city -the current Fern\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez Street-, where the merchant lineages established their residences and businesses, leaving an architectural legacy that today defines the character of Burgos.<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

What will you discover on this route?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Church of St. Nicholas of Bari<\/h3>\n

Located a few meters from the Cathedral, this temple was financed by the Polanco family.<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Its most outstanding element is the main altarpiece, a late Gothic masterpiece made entirely of Hontoria stone by Sim\u00f3n and Francisco de Colonia.<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>It also houses an exceptional collection of Flemish tapestries and a panel of the Last Judgment, reflecting the intense commercial links with Flanders.<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/sup><\/source-footnote><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/sources-carousel-inline><\/p>\n