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SPANISH VACATION PROJECT
This assignment is designed to improve your knowledge of Spain
as a destination
Spanish Cities Declared World Heritage Sites.In each case it is specifically the old town which has been declared a World Heritage Site.ÁvilaAlcalá de HenaresCáceresCordobaCuencaSalamancaSan Cristóbal de La LagunaSantiago de CompostelaSegoviaToledoNatural UNESCO World Heritage Sites in SpainGarajonay National ParkDoñana National ParkLas MédulasAltamira CaveMont Perdu, Pyrénées (shared with France)Elche Palm tree forestArcheological Excavations in Spain Declared UNESCO World Heritage SitesArchaeological Site of AtapuercaRock Art of the Mediterranean BasinRoman Archaeology of MéridaArchaeological Ensemble of Tarraco in TarragonaArchitecture in Spain Declared UNESCO World Heritage SitesTower of Hercules, A Coruña (new in 2009)Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, GranadaBurgos CathedralEl Escorial MonasteryWorks of Antoni GaudíMonuments of OviedoMudéjar Architecture of AragonCathedral and Alcázar in SevillePoblet MonasterySanta María de Guadalupe Royal MonasteryLa Lonja de la Seda de ValenciaPalau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, BarcelonaSan Millán Yuso and Suso MonasteriesCatalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de BoíRoman Walls of LugoAranjuez Cultural LandscapeRenaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and BaezaVizcaya Bridge, Getxo, BilbaoOther UNESCO World Heritage Sites in SpainCamino de SantiagoArchivo de Indias, SevilleIbiza Biodiversity & CultureRelated ArticlesUNESCO World Heritage Cities in Spain - Ciudades Patrimonio de la HumanidadA Traveler's Geography of Spain
World Heritage Sites
These are places that are recognised by UNESCO as having such unique natural or cultural value that they must be preserved. Spain has more of these sites than any other country in the world…..44.
Antoni Gaudi’s architecture in Barcelona
The Alhambra Palace in Granada
The Altamira cave paintings
The walled city of Avila
The town of Cuenca, perched on the cliff tops
The Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage route to the city of Santiago de Compostela. Thousands of modern day pilgrims take this camino, hiking all day through the north of Spain, staying in little monasteries or hostels. Many take two weeks to six months to make the trip.
Perigrinos
El camino
To the ultimate party town :Ibiza
WHAT IS A PARADOR?Spain has many old castles, monasteries and incredible buildings that were being underused. One of the only good things Franco did during his dictatorship was to convert many of these into luxury hotels.
Live like royalty on your holiday
Stay in a parador!
