Burgos - Solar del Cid

Below the south side of the castle ruins, at the west end of Calle Fernán González, are three stone pillars marking the site of the Solar del Cid, the ancestral home of his family. Close by is the 14th century Arco de San Martín, a gate in the old town walls running southwest from the Castillo. Continuing down the wall towards the south and turning left, we come into the Paseo de los Cubos, named after the semicircular towers (cubos) set at intervals along the walls - a fine example of Castilian military engineering.