World Heritage Sites
World Heritage SitesUNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain
49 recognised sites
UNESCO lists 49 World Heritage Sites in Spain. Each one below links to its city guide or attraction page where we have one.
Full list
World Heritage Sites in Spain
Historic Centre of Cordoba
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Burgos Cathedral
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Historic City of Toledo
Garajonay National Park
Old Town of Cáceres
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Old City of Salamanca
Poblet Monastery
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain
Doñana National Park
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Las Médulas
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
Palmeral of Elche
Roman Walls of Lugo
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
Vizcaya Bridge
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Teide National Park
Tower of Hercules
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
Antequera Dolmens Site
Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape
Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences
Talayotic Menorca
Q&A
Answers to your questions
How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites does Spain have?
49 sites recognised by UNESCO as World Heritage — cultural, natural or mixed.
What's the difference between a cultural and natural site?
A cultural site is human-made (an old town, a monument, an archaeological site); a natural site is a unique geological/ecological feature; a mixed site is both.
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Sources: Site list: UNESCO World Heritage List (CC BY-SA 4.0)