Leon is the perfect a Spanish City for international tourism

Leon is of course popular because of its monuments, museums however its gastronomy is definitely what any tourist needs to experience as well because in this city culture and gastronomy simply hold hands.

El Barrio Humedo is right next to most of the monuments and museums that people visit in Leon and it is made of 100+ restaurants and wine bars that will serve a free tapa with every drink ordered, in fact, every restaurant and bar in Leon will always offer a free tapa with every ordered drink whether they are alcoholic or not.

Therefore, there are 2 ways to experience gastronomy in Leon, people can of course go to a restaurant where dishes will be more elaborated or they can walk from bar to bar and enjoy different tapas along the way. Alternatively, people would have a couple of Tapas and then have dinner.

Wine is also a strong selling point in Leon, its most famous wine is called Prieto Picudo and it is similar to a rose wine which they locally call Clarete Prieto Picudo and this is the type of wine probably most locals will order when they go tapeo (going out for tapas).

Popular Spanish Tapas in Leon: