| SPAIN Spain is
the world's nation with most cities
declared as World Heritage Sites. Alcalá
de Henares, Ávila, Cáceres,
Córdoba,
Cuenca, Eivissa, Salamanca, San
Cristóbal de la Laguna, Santiago de
Compostela, Segovia and Toledo enjoy
this famous award. At each one of these
towns we can find their history's legacy,
the charms of their customs and legends,
and the vitality and joy of their people.
An unrepeatable route for an
unforgettable trip.
OUR PAST, OUR FUTURE. Historic cities,
cave painting sites, architectural sites,
cathedrals, monasteries, mosques,
synagogues, modernist buildings...
marked out by parks and nature areas,
form the largest world collection of
World Heritage properties, recognized by
UNESCO. Spanish properties included in
the list of Material Heritage:1984.
Córdoba Mosque; Alhambra and Generalife
in Granada; Burgos Cathedral; Monastery
and Site of El Escorial, Madrid; Güell
Park, Güell Palace and Milà House,
Barcelona.1985. Altamira Caves,
Cantabria; Old city of Segovia and its
Aqueduct; Monuments in the Kingdom of
Asturias. Old city of Santiago de
Compostela; Old city of Ávila and the
churches outside the walls.1986. Mudejar
architecture of Teruel; Historic city of
Toledo; Garajonay National Park, La
Gomera; Old city of Cáceres.1987.
Cathedral, Citadel and India Archive,
Seville.1988. Old city of
Salamanca.1991. Monastery of Poblet,
Tarragona.1993. Archaeological site of
Mérida. Royal Monastery of Saint Mary of
Guadalupe, Cáceres. The Route to
Santiago de Compostela. 1994. Doñana
National Park, Huelva; Historic centre
of Córdoba; the Albaizyn, Granada.1996.
Fortified historic city of Cuenca; the
Silk Exchange, Valencia.1997. Las
Medulas, León; the Palace of Catalan
Music and the Hospital of Sant Pau,
Barcelona; Monasteries of San Millán,
Yuso and Suso, La Rioja; Pyrenees/Lost
Mountain, Huesca.1998. Cave painting
sites of the Mediterranean Arc of the
Iberian Peninsula; University and
historic complex of Alcalá de Henares;
Monuments in the City of Oviedo.1999
Ibiza, biodiversity and culture; San
Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands.
2000. Archaeological sites of Atapuerca,
Burgos; Catalan Romanesque churches of
la Vall de Boí, Lleida; Archaeological
site of Tarraco, Tarragona; Palmeral in
Elche; Roman walls of Lugo.2001.
Cultural landscape of Aranjuez; Mudejar
architecture in Aragon. Spanish
properties included in the list of
Non-material Heritage: In 2001 the first
19 masterpieces of oral and non-material
heritage were declared, including the
Mystery of Elche
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