21 Dec World Heritage Sites in Spain
A great place to get vacation ideas from is the UNESCO World Heritage List. It lists wonderful places where you can experience the culture, history or nature of the local area. The World Heritage List of UNESCO is intended to protect the world’s unique cultural and natural heritage, and sites that are added to it a carefully considered. Places that have made it to the list are all special, and worthy of being conserved for all the coming generations to experience.
Spain has the third most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, after Italy and China.
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Altamira is cave known from its rock paintings, located in Kantabria, Spain. Cave had been populated by people about 18 500 years ago.
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín
Alhambra is moorish time palace in Granada. Most important parts of Palace was built in end of 14th century. It is considered as one of the greatest achievements in Islamic architechture.
Teide National Park
Pico del Teide is a volcano located in Gran Canaria of Tenerife. It is highest tip of Spain and rises 3718 metres above sealine. It belongs to Parque Nacional del Teide -national park. It is one of the most popular traveling sights of Gran Canaria. Picture:cc/El Coleccionista de Instantes Fotografía & Video
Tower of Hercules
Light house built by Romans is near A Coruñas center. It was built probably in the first century BC and it is oldest Roman lighthouse still in use. Picture:Oleg
Las Médulas
Historical mining site, which used to be the most important gold mine in the Roman Empire.
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela has had ecclesiastical activity since 9th century. Building of the current Cathedral was started in year 1075 and it continued periodically to year 1211. Picture: Astro Oscar
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
Nearby Atapuerca there have been found fossils and stone tools belonging to the oldest known human related species in Europe. They have been dated between 780 000 - 1 million years ago.
Doñana National Park
Doñana´s national park is in Andalusia. It is Spain's largest national park. Doñana's biodiversity is is unique in European condition.
Poblet monastery
The monastery was founded by the Cistercians in 1151 and is one of the largest in Spain. It is associated with various royal families in medieval Spain.
Antoni Gaudí's works
Gaudi is main architect of Catalonian modernism. Most important projects are Gaudi's unfinished magnum opus (Sagrada Familia), Casa Mila, Casa Batllo and Parc Güell in Barcelona.
Pirineos – Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido is third highest mountain in border of Spain and France. Monte Perdido is a national park, which includes over 1500 species of flowering plants, 171 birds, 32 mammal and 8 reptilian species.
Burgos cathedral
Gothic cathedral located at city of Burgos in Spain. Cathedral was built by order of King Ferninant III in year 1221. Picture: cc/El Coleccionista de Instantes Fotografía & Video
