Spain - World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites in Spain

Site name	Entered
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada	1984
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid	1984
Burgos Cathedral	1984
Works of Antoni Gaudí	1984
Historic Centre of Cordoba	1984
Old Town of Avila with its Extra-Muros Churches	1985
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)	1985
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias	1985
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct	1985
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain	1985
Garajonay National Park	1986
Historic City of Toledo	1986
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon	1986
Old Town of Caceres	1986
Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville	1987
Old City of Salamanca	1988
Poblet Monastery	1991
Route of Santiago de Compostela	1993
Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe	1993
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	1993
Doñana National Park	1994
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia	1996
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca	1996
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries	1997
The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona	1997
Las Médulas	1997
Pyrénées - Mount Perdu	1997
Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula	1998
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Coa Valley and Siega Verde	1998
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares	1998
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture	1999
San Cristóbal de La Laguna	1999
The Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco	2000
The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca	2000
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí	2000
The Roman Walls of Lugo	2000
Palmeral of Elche	2000
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape	2001
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza	2003
Vizcaya Bridge	2006
Teide National Park	2007
Tower of Hercules	2009
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana	2011
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija	2012

Tentative list of Spain
Ancares - Somiedo
Antequera Dolmen Sites
Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications
Cultural Itinerary of Francis Xavier
Dinosaur Ichnite Sites of the Iberian Peninsula
El Ferrol of the Illustration Historical Heritage
Greek Archaeological ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona
Historic City-Centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Jaén Cathedral (extension of the Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza)
La Rioja and Rioja Alavesa Vine and Wine Cultural Landscape
Loarre Castle
Mediterranean Wind Mills
Mesta Livestock trails
Mining Historical Heritage
Plasencia - Monfragüe - Trujillo : Paysage méditerranéen
Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire
Romanesque Cultural Enclave in the North of Castile-Leon and the South of Cantabria
Talayotic Culture of Minorca
The Architecture of Dry Built Stone
The Mediterranean Facet of the Pyrenees (France-Spain)
The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Natural Surroundings
The Northern or Primitive Route (extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostella)
The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense
The Silver Route
Valle Salado de Añana
Wine and Vineyard Cultural Itinerary through Mediterranean Towns

Sites that have been nominated in the past
Collegiate Church of Sant Vincenc de Cardona
Dalt Vila (Ibiza)
Gerona
Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes
Renaissance and Baroque Arch in the City of Granada (extension of Granada)

Cuenca and Valencia (November 2011)

I finished my week in Spain driving back eastwards again, to Valencia via Cuenca. Cuenca is a touristy town with a spectacular setting. Even the main parking is reached via a tunnel into the middle of the rock. Valencia is the third biggest city of Spain, and is pleasant enough for a day or two. In general, I found this eastern part of Spain less interesting than others that I have visited (Asturias, Andalucia, Catalunia).

. Cuenca
. La Lonja de la Seda

East of Madrid (November 2011)

I had been to Madrid and its surroundings a couple of times before, but I never managed to fit in Aranjuez and Alacala de Henares. Possibly because they're not the most appealing WHS. These two are about one hour apart, and a visit to both can be fit in one day. I enjoyed strolling in the gardens of Aranjuez, which were in full autumn colours. I wasn't impressed by Alcalá de Henares however.

. Alcala de Henares
. Aranjuez

Teruel Province (November 2011)

I'm in Spain for a week, trying to cover an area that I have not seen before: Valencia and bordering interior provinces. I started in the city of Teruel with its magnificent Mudéjar towers that add an oriental touch to the cityscape. The next day I enjoyed the scenery of the Sierra de Albarracín, where I also visited a couple of Mediterranean rock-art sites.

. Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
. Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin