Spain

Spain as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: May 4, 1982

Status: Acceptance

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1991-1997, 2005-2009, 2017-2021

Total of Mandate Years: 14

Total of Mandates: 3

WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)

World Heritage Sites in Spain (50)

Cultural: 44 | Natural: 4 | Mixed: 2

• Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada · Cultural
• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe · Natural (Transboundary)
• Antequera Dolmens Site · Cultural
• Aranjuez Cultural Landscape · Cultural
• Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida · Cultural
• Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco · Cultural
• Archaeological Site of Atapuerca · Cultural
• Burgos Cathedral · Cultural
• Caliphate City of Medina Azahara · Cultural
• Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí · Cultural
• Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville · Cultural
• Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain · Cultural
• Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana · Cultural
• Doñana National Park · Natural
• Garajonay National Park · Natural
• Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija · Cultural (Transboundary)
• Historic Centre of Cordoba · Cultural
• Historic City of Toledo · Cultural
• Historic Walled Town of Cuenca · Cultural
• Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture · Mixed
• La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia · Cultural
• Las Médulas · Cultural
• Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid · Cultural
• Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias · Cultural
• Mudejar Architecture of Aragon · Cultural
• Old City of Salamanca · Cultural
• Old Town of Cáceres · Cultural
• Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct · Cultural
• Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches · Cultural
• Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona · Cultural
• Palmeral of Elche · Cultural
• Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences · Cultural
• Poblet Monastery · Cultural
• Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde · Cultural (Transboundary)
• Pyrénées - Mont Perdu · Mixed (Transboundary)
• Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza · Cultural
• Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape · Cultural
• Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula · Cultural
• Roman Walls of Lugo · Cultural
• Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain · Cultural
• Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe · Cultural
• San Cristóbal de La Laguna · Cultural
• San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries · Cultural
• Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) · Cultural
• Talayotic Menorca · Cultural
• Teide National Park · Natural
• Tower of Hercules · Cultural
• University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares · Cultural
• Vizcaya Bridge · Cultural
• Works of Antoni Gaudí · Cultural

Map of World Heritage Sites

This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain.

World Heritage Inscription Timeline

Tentative World Heritage Sites (35)

• The Geode of Pulpí · submitted: March 17, 2025
• Universidad Laboral de Gijón/Xixón · submitted: March 17, 2025
• Rock engravings on the island of La Palma · submitted: March 17, 2025
• European Paper Mills (from the era of hand-made paper) · submitted: April 11, 2024
• Carmona’s cultural landscape · submitted: December 26, 2023
• Sigüenza and Atienza Sweet and Salty Landscape · submitted: January 20, 2022
• Les témoignages matériels de la construction de l’État des Pyrénées : la Co-principauté d’Andorre · submitted: January 25, 2021
• The Hadrianic city of Italica · submitted: February 1, 2019
• Group of Mozarabic buildings on the Iberian Peninsula · submitted: February 1, 2019
• The Episcopal See of Egara and its pictorial decoration (5th-8th centuries) · submitted: February 1, 2019
• The Wine in Iberia · submitted: February 5, 2018
• Cíes Islands–Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park · submitted: February 5, 2018
• Church of San Salvador de Valdediós · submitted: January 27, 2017
• The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia · submitted: January 27, 2017
• Turó de la Seu Vella de Lleida · submitted: January 29, 2016
• Monastery of Santa María de La Rábida and the Columbus Memorial Places in Huelva · submitted: January 29, 2016
• Le Portail du Monastère de Ripoll · submitted: January 27, 2015
• Priorat-Montsant-Siurana paysage agricole de la montagne méditerranéenne · submitted: February 7, 2014
• La Rioja and Rioja Alavesa Vine and Wine Cultural Landscape · submitted: January 29, 2013
• Jaén Cathedral (extension of the Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza) · submitted: January 27, 2012
• Valle Salado de Añana · submitted: January 27, 2012
• Plasencia - Monfragüe - Trujillo : Paysage méditerranéen · submitted: February 3, 2009
• Mesta Livestock trails · submitted: April 27, 2007
• Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire · submitted: April 27, 2007
• Ancares – Somiedo · submitted: April 27, 2007
• Loarre Castle · submitted: April 27, 2007
• El Ferrol of the Illustration Historical Heritage · submitted: April 27, 2007
• Mining Historical Heritage · submitted: April 27, 2007
• The Mediterranean Facet of the Pyrenees (France-Spain) · submitted: November 22, 2004
• Greek Archaeological ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona · submitted: December 20, 2002
• Romanesque Cultural Enclave in the North of Castile-Leon and the South of Cantabria · submitted: June 26, 1998
• Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications · submitted: June 26, 1998
• The Silver Route · submitted: June 26, 1998
• Mediterranean Wind Mills · submitted: June 26, 1998
• The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense · submitted: July 16, 1996

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Spain

Official Name: Kingdom of Spain

Continent: Europe

Subregion: Southern Europe

UNESCO Region: Europe and North America

Capital: Madrid

Population (2024): 48,807,137

Land Area: 499,730 km²

Currency: Euro (EUR)

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