Spain

World Heritage Sites

1. Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada, the former residence of the Generalife in the 13th and 14th centuries.
2. Aranjuez Cultural Landscape, an important location in the development of landscape design.
3. Archaeological Ensemble Mérida, which are the ruins of the old capital of Lusitania which was founded in 25 BC.
4. Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco, which was an important administrative and mercantile city under Roman rule.
5. Archaeological Site of Atapuerca, which contain a rich fossil record of the earliest human beings in Europe.
6. Burgos Cathedral, a stunning Gothic cathedral built over the span of 300 years.
7. Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí, a wonderful example of pure Romanesque art in a rural setting.
8. Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville, which form the heart of Seville and epitomize Spain's 'Golden Age'.
9. Cave Altamirs and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, containing art created from 35,000 to 11,000 BC.
10. Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana, a stunning example of a Mediterranean cultural landscape developed over millennia.
11. Heritage of mercury. Almadeen and Idrija, which together are the two largest mercury mines in the world.
12. Historic Centre of Cordoba, a truly unique expression of the meeting of two cultures.
13. Historic City of Toledo, with more than 2,000 years of history and masterpieces from the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
14. Historic Walled Town of Cuenca, a fortified medieval city built by Moors.
15. La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia, which was where silk was traded between 1482 and 1533
16. Las Médulas, which are the remains of a Roman gold mining site dating back to the 1st century AD.
17. Monastery and Site of Escurial, Madrid, an important architectural and cultural monument and the seat of power during the reign of Philip II.
18. Monuments of Ovieda and the Kingdom of the Asturias, a stronghold of Christianity during the time of the Emirate of Cordoba.
19. Mudejar Architecture of Aragon, which is a mix of European styles with Islamic traditions developed in the 12th century.
20. Old City of Salamanca, a city that bears witness to thousands of years of history and to the many cultures that passed through it.
21. Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches, which is the famous 'City of Saints and Stones' built in the 11th century to protect Spain from the Moors.
22. Old Town of Cáceres, a beautiful blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance styles.
23. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct, a melting pot of cultures with Roman, Christian, Jewish and Moorish architecture.
24. Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, the two finest contributions of art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Monatner to Barcelona's architecture.
25. Palmeral of Elche, a beautiful example of transferring a culture from one place to another created in the 10th century AD.
26. Poblet Monastery, one the largest Cistercian abbeys in Spain dating back to the 12th century.
27. Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde, unique sites of the prehistoric era featuring thousands of rock art panels.
28. Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza, an important site for the integration of Renaissance ideas into Spain.
29. Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a unique site depicting the human way of life during a critical phase of our development.
30. Roman Walls of Lugo, a fine example of late Roman fortification in Western Europe dating back to the 3rd century.
31. Route of Santiago de Compostela, an enduring symbol of the power of Christian faith in Europe.
32. Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, an amazing repository of four centuries of Spanish religious architecture and design.
33. San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the first non-fortified colonial town and model to many later towns.
34. San Milán Yuso and Suso Monasteries, which are the birthplace of the modern written and Spoken Spanish.
35. Santiago de Compostela (Old Town), featuring Romanesque, Baroque, and Gothic buildings and one of the world's most beautiful urban areas.
36. Tower of Hercules, La Coruña's famous lighthouse built in the late 1st century AD by the Romans.
37. University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares, which was the world's first planned university city built in the early 16th century.
38. Vizcaya Bridge, an outstanding architectural iron construction completed in 1893.
39. Works of Antoni Gaudí, which are seven of the most famous buildings in Spain, including La Sagrada Familia and Casa Battló.
40. Doñana National Park, which has a great diversity of biotopes, especially lagoons, marshlands, and fixed and mobile dunes, scrub woodland and maquis as well as being one of the largest heronries in the Mediterranean.
41. Garajonay National Park, a beautiful Laurel forest containing a stunning ecosystem.
42. Teide National Park, an important volcanic site for the study of geological processes that underpin the evolution of oceanic islands.
43. Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture, a stunning site showing the interactions between marine and coastal ecosystems, as well as offering beautiful examples of Renaissance military architecture.
44. Pyrénées - Mont Perdu, which provides unique insights in Europe's cultural past.