Spain

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

   Cultural

• Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984)
• Altamira Cave (1985)
• Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
• Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993)
• Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (2000)
• Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)
• Burgos Cathedral (1984)
• Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (2000)
• Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (1987)
• Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984)
• Historic City of Toledo (1986)
• Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996)
• La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
• Las Médulas (1997)
• Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (1984)
• Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias (1985)
• Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (1986)
• Old City of Salamanca (1988)
• Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (1985)
• Old Town of Cáceres (1986)
• Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)
• Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997)
• Palmeral of Elche (2000)
• Poblet Monastery (1991)
• Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
• Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998)
• Roman Walls of Lugo (2000)
• Route of Santiago de Compostela (1993)
• Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993)
• San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999)
• San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (1997)
• Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
• University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (1998)
• Vizcaya Bridge (2006)
• Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984)

   Natural

• Doñana National Park (1994)
• Garajonay National Park (1986)
• Teide National Park (2007)

   Mixed

• Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999)
• Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Rupestrian Art from the Paleolithic on the Cantabrian Coast (extension of Altamira) (1998)
• Romanesque Cultural Enclave in the North of Castile-Leon and the South of Cantabria (1998)
• Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications (1998)
• The Silver Route (1998)
• The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Natural Surroundings (1998)
• Mediterranean Wind Mills (1998)
• The Architecture of Dry Built Stone (1998)
• Greek Archaeological ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona (2002)
• Dinosaur Ichnite Sites of the Iberian Peninsula (2002)
• Wine and Vineyard Cultural Itinerary through Mediterranean Towns (1998)
• The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense (1996)
• The Tramuntana Sierra, Cultural and Natural Landscape (1996)
• Cultural Itinerary of Francis Xavier (2001)
• The Mediterranean Facet of the Pyrenees (France-Spain) (2004)
• Mesta Livestock trails (2007)
• Manifestations of Rupestrian Art in Siega Verde (2007)
• Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire (2007)
• The Tower of Hercules, La Coruña (2007)
• Ancares – Somiedo (2007)
• The Northern or Primitive Route (extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostella) (2007)
• Historic City-Centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2007)
• Loarre Castle (2007)
• Renaissance and Baroque Arch in the City of Granada (extension of Granada) (2007)
• Almadén on the Mercury Route of the Intercontinental Camino Real (2007)
• El Ferrol of the Illustration Historical Heritage (2007)
• Mining Historical Heritage (2007)

News

• Apr 29, 2008
  Fire threatens Garajonay World Heritage site, Spain
• Jun 29, 2007
  Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
• Oct 7, 2006
  UNESCO and Partners Demonstrate Space Technologies for Monitoring World Heritage
• Oct 10, 2005
  Results of the election to the World Heritage Committee

Events

• Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998
  Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1991 - 1997
• 2005 - 2009

Contacts

• H. E. Mrs María Jesús San Segundo
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Spain to UNESCO
  Maison de l'UNESCO
  Bureau M6.14
  1, rue Miollis
  75732 PARIS Cedex 15
  Tel: 01.45.68.33.85 /86; 01.45.68.33.87; 01.45.68.33.87
  Fax: 01.47.83.49.98
  EMail: dl.hispania@unesco.org
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Comisión Nacional Española de Cooperación con la UNESCO
  Président: Sr. D. Luís Ramallo Massanet
  Présidente d'honneur: S.A.R. la Infanta Doña Cristina de Borbón y Grecia
  Secretario General: Sr José Antonio de Mesa Basán
  Escuela Diplomática
  Paseo de Juan XXIII, 5
  28040 MADRID
  ESPAÑA
  Tel: (34-91) 533-9639 ; (34-91) 554-3516
  Fax: (34-91) 535-1433
  EMail: hispaunesco@aeci.es;
  Web Site: http://www.aeci.es/unesco/
  Source: UNESCO/ERC