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51 Sites 3.27 Rating 30 TWHS 76 Former TWHS 30 WHC Member 453 Reviews

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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Alcala de Henares 1998 Cultural 10 2.62
Altamira Cave 1985 Cultural 9 3.42
Antequera Dolmens Site 2016 Cultural 6 2.82
Aranjuez 2001 Cultural 9 2.66
Asturian Monuments 1985 Cultural 5 3.2
Atapuerca 2000 Cultural 6 2.39
Avila 1985 Cultural 9 3.29
Burgos Cathedral 1984 Cultural 8 3.5
Caceres 1986 Cultural 6 3.24
Coa Valley and Siega Verde 1998 Cultural 8 3.02
Cordoba 1984 Cultural 8 4.22
Cuenca 1996 Cultural 9 3.21
Donana National Park 1994 Natural 7 2.87
El Escurial 1984 Cultural 11 3.32
Garajonay 1986 Natural 6 3.34
Granada 1984 Cultural 11 4.48
Heritage of Mercury 2012 Cultural 8 2.75
Ibiza 1999 Mixed 5 2.82
La Lonja de la Seda 1996 Cultural 6 2.79
Las Medulas 1997 Cultural 6 3.4
Medina Azahara 2018 Cultural 7 2.89
Mérida 1993 Cultural 5 3.26
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon 1986 Cultural 7 3.26
Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau 1997 Cultural 11 3.5
Palmeral of Elche 2000 Cultural 4 2.53
Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro 2021 Cultural 6 2.78
Poblet Monastery 1991 Cultural 6 3.04
Primeval Beech Forests 2007 Natural 31 2.65
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu 1997 Mixed 7 3.62
Risco Caido 2019 Cultural 3 2.49
Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin 1998 Cultural 11 2.2
Roman Walls of Lugo 2000 Cultural 7 2.8
Route of Santiago de Compostela 1993 Cultural 8 3.49
Salamanca 1988 Cultural 9 3.65
San Cristobal de La Laguna 1999 Cultural 6 2.61
Santa Maria de Guadalupe 1993 Cultural 7 3.02
Santiago de Compostela 1985 Cultural 7 3.6
Segovia 1985 Cultural 15 3.87
Serra de Tramuntana 2011 Cultural 5 2.88
Seville 1987 Cultural 10 3.99
Talayotic Menorca 2023 Cultural 4 0
Tarraco 2000 Cultural 7 2.9
Teide National Park 2007 Natural 7 3.96
Toledo 1986 Cultural 12 3.99
Tower of Hercules 2009 Cultural 5 2.76
Úbeda and Baeza 2003 Cultural 8 2.81
Vall de Boi 2000 Cultural 6 3.4
Vizcaya Bridge 2006 Cultural 8 2.91
Works of Antoni Gaudí 1984 Cultural 17 4.12
Yuso and Suso Monasteries 1997 Cultural 4 3.09

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Ancares - Somiedo 2007 Mixed 0 100%
Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications 1998 Cultural 1 55%
Church of San Salvador de Valdediós 2017 Cultural 1 100%
Cíes Islands–Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park 2018 Natural 1 75%
El Ferrol of the Illustration Historical Heritage 2007 Cultural 1 40%
Greek Archaeological ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona 2002 Cultural 2 43%
Group of Mozarabic buildings on the Iberian Peninsula 2019 Cultural 2 80%
Jaén Cathedral (extension of the Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza) 2012 Cultural 1 57%
La Rioja and Rioja Alavesa Vine and Wine Cultural Landscape 2013 Cultural 1 44%
Le Portail du Monastère de Ripoll 2015 Cultural 0 0%
Les témoignages matériels de la construction de l’État des Pyrénées : la Co-principauté d’Andorre (S) 2021 Cultural 0 50%
Loarre Castle 2007 Cultural 0 67%
Mediterranean Wind Mills 1998 Cultural 2 63%
Mesta Livestock trails 2007 Cultural 1 33%
Mining Historical Heritage 2007 Cultural 2 44%
Monastery of Santa María de La Rábida and the Columbus Memorial Places in Huelva 2016 Cultural 2 100%
Plasencia - Monfragüe - Trujillo : Paysage méditerranéen 2009 Mixed 1 80%
Priorat-Montsant-Siurana paysage agricole de la montagne méditerranéenne 2014 Cultural 2 14%
Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire 2007 Cultural 2 27%
Romanesque Cultural Enclave in the North of Castile-Leon and the South of Cantabria 1998 Cultural 2 75%
Sigüenza and Atienza Sweet and Salty Landscape 2022 Cultural 1 N/A
The Episcopal See of Egara and its pictorial decoration (5th-8th centuries) 2019 Cultural 2 50%
The Hadrianic city of Italica 2019 Cultural 2 50%
The Mediterranean Facet of the Pyrenees (France-Spain) 2004 Mixed 0 50%
The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia 2017 2025 Cultural 5 45%
The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense 1996 Cultural 3 43%
The Silver Route 1998 Cultural 1 20%
The Wine in Iberia 2018 Cultural 2 40%
Turó de la Seu Vella de Lleida 2016 Cultural 1 50%
Valle Salado de Añana 2012 Cultural 2 50%

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Albuferas y Humedales mediterráneos, Comunidad Valenciana 1999 2006 0
Almagro: ciudad del teatro clásico, Ciudad Real 2001 2006 0
Árbol y Casa de Juntas de Gernika, Gernika-Bizkaia 1998 2006 0
Archipiélago de Cabrera, Islas Baleares 1998 2006 0
Arcos de la Frontiera - Historic Ensemble 1995 1996 0
Atarazanas Reales (Reials Drassanes), Barcelona 1999 2006 0
Basilique de Saint Jean [Palencia] 1999 2000 0
Betancuria (Fuertaventura) - Hisotirc Ensemble 1995 1996 0
Boqueixon - Pico Sacro 1995 1996 0
Cabañeros, Castilla-La Mancha 1999 2006 0
Camino de la lengua castellana, La Rioja 1999 2006 0
Cartagena y su entorno natural: Historia y Paisaje 1998 2006 0
Casco antiguo de Cadiz 1998 2006 0
Casco historico de Burgos 1998 2006 0
Cathedral of St. James, Huesca 1985 1994 0
Cathédrale de l'Annonciation [Grenade] 1999 2000 0
Centro alfarero de Arguayo, Santiago del Teide Tenerife 1998 2006 0
Church of San Juan de Banos de Cerrato (Palecia) 1995 1996 0
Ciudad de Morella 1995 1996 0
Coca - Castillo 1995 1996 0
Collegiate Church of Sant Vincenc de Cardona 1989 1989 0
Colonias industriales de los ríos Cardener y Llobregat 1999 2006 0
Conjunto arqueológico de Numancia, Castilla-Leon 1998 2006 0
Conjunto Histórico de Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma) 1998 2006 0
Conjunto urbano y arquitectura popular de la ciudad de Albarracin 1999 2006 0
Cultural Itinerary of Francis Xavier 2001 2018 0
Dinosaur Ichnite Sites of the Iberian Peninsula 2002 2017 2
El arte efímero en la fiesta del Corpus Christi Castilla-La Mancha 1999 2006 0
El Barranc d'Algendar. Menorca 1998 2006 0
El Barranco de Poquoira, Granada 1998 2006 0
El camino de caballos de Menorca 1998 2006 0
El Canal de Castilla, Castilla-León 1998 2006 0
El casco antiguo de Ciutadela, Menorca 1998 2006 0
El conjunto histórico de Xátiva, Commun Valenc 1999 2006 0
El monasterio de San Antonio el Real, Segovia 1998 2006 0
El Rocío, Huelva 1998 2006 0
El Románico Palentino, Palencia 1998 2006 0
Ensemble historique du bourg de Betancuria 1999 2000 0
Fortificaciones y dependencias militares de Mao y es Castell 1999 2006 0
Gerona 1989 1989 0
Historic City-Centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2010 2017 1
Hôpital Royal de la Santa Cruz 1997 1998 0
Iglesias rurales de Ibiza y Formentera 1999 2006 0
La arquitectura negra de Guadalajara 1999 2006 0
La Celtiberia, Aragón 1999 2006 0
La Depresion Guadix - Baza, Granada 1998 2006 0
La Llotja, de Palma de Mallorca 1998 2006 0
La Ruta de la Sal (Canarias) 1998 2006 0
La ruta de los dólmenes, Extremadura 1999 2006 0
La ruta del comercio de la nieve, Comun Valenc 1999 2006 0
La villa de Pedraza, Segovia 1999 2000 0
Las representaciones teatrales de caracter popular Cast- La Manch 1999 2006 0
Las Torres de defensa, Baleares 1998 2006 0
Los Barruecos de Malpartida, Cáceres 1999 2006 0
Madrid - Palacio Real 1995 1996 0
Miranda del Castanar - Historic Ensemble 1995 1996 0
Nord-ouest de l'Ile de Ténériffe 1999 2000 0
Nuevo Baztán, Madrid 1999 2000 0
Odiel Marshes 1995 1996 0
Paisajes y Rutas del Quijote, Castilla-La Mancha 1999 2000 0
Palacio de la Granja 1984 1984 0
Palma de Mallorca - Castillo de Bellver 1995 1996 0
Palma de Mallorca - Catedral de Sta Maria 1995 1996 0
Parc National dOrdesa - Viñamala 1996 1997 0
Patrimonio Cultural Judío, Castilla-La Mancha 1999 2000 0
Renaissance and Baroque Arch in the City of Granada (extension of Granada) 2007 2012 0
Ruta Colombina 1997 1998 0
Salines de San Fernando 1999 2000 0
San Fernando Salt Ponds 1995 1996 0
Santillana del Mar - Historic Ensemble 1995 1996 0
Santuario de Loyola, Azpeitia-Gipuzkoa 1999 2000 0
Silos - Monasterio de Sto Domingo 1995 1996 0
The Architecture of Dry Built Stone 1998 2017 0
The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Natural Surroundings 1998 2017 0
The Works of Antoni Gaudí (8 locations extension) 2004 2005 0
Wine and Vineyard Cultural Itinerary through Mediterranean Towns 1998 2018 0

Country info

Official Name
Spain
Region
Europe and North America
WHC location
WHC member

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