Lapis Specularis de la Mora Encantada Roman mine

Glass was supplied to the Roman Empire from this mine.

Bustarviejo Silver Mine

Surrounded by an amazing natural environment on the Sierra de Guadarrama, this ancient silver mine is an authentic underground gem, a rare trace of historical eras.

Almadén Mines

Almadén Mines, en Ciudad Real, are part of the "Mercury Heritage: Almadén and Idrija", declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. They are the largest mercury sites in the world and have been exploited since Roman times until the present day. This legacy has been restored and turned into a Mining Park.

Monastery of Dos Picos

Benedictine Monastery (Jaca)

La Cartuja Monastery

Although the original plans were Medieval, it is completely Baroque.

Monastery of La Concepción

La Oliva Monastery

Royal Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

The building stands on the site where the Virgin Mary appeared to a shepherd. The monastery complex has four parts: the temple-basilica, the auditorium building, the Mudejar cloister and the Gothic cloister. It is in the Gothic-Mudejar style and is flanked by eight towers, of which the Santa Ana and Portería towers are of particular note.

Monastery of Las Huelgas Reales

Temple in classic style (17th century). It is now home to important works of art: Gregorio Fernández, Juan de Juni, etc.

Leyre Monastery

The architecture of this monastery has notably influenced the evolution of monastic architectural tendencies in Spain.

Monastery Madres Benedictinas (Sahagún)

Monastery of Nuestra Señora de La Piedad

This monastery-convent of Dominican nuns is a splendid Gothic-Renaissance building. The decorative sculptures on the façade of the church are one of the most representative elements.

Monastery of Santa Maria La Real in Obona

Oseira Monastery

Samos Monastery

This monastery was built in the sixth century. Nowadays it is a spiritual centre.

Monastery of San Andrés de Arroyo

In a secluded place of the Ojeda Valley, in the province of Palencia, the Cistercian Order erected this female Monastery of Santa María and San Andrés.

Monastery of San Clodio

The monastery of San Clodio was formerly the centre of government of the wine producing region of El Ribeiro. This harmonious architectural site contains a range of elements from different periods and styles.

Monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil

Ruins of the Monastery of San Facundo and San Primitivo

Monastery of San Félix de Oca

San Isidoro del Campo Monastery

San Juan de la Abadesas Monastery

Santa María Convent in Vallbona de Les Monges

Santa María de Valvanera Monastery

The sanctuary was built after the discovery of a 9th-century, Byzantine style image of Santa María.

Monastery of Santa María de la Vid

The monastery of Santa María de la Vid is today conserved in a magnificent monastic architectural site, and has a library which serves as a museum containing numerous treasures of sacred art and numismatics.

Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos

The monastery of Silos dates from the 7th century, although its most important part was built in the 11th century.

Santo Toribio de Liébana Monastery

Suso Monastery in San Millán de la Cogolla

Suso Monastery was the setting for the first words of Castilian Spanish and also the first poems in the language. It received the World Heritage designation on 4 December 1997.

Tentudía Monastery

Declared of National Historic Interest.

Church of Santa María de Tina

Uclés Monastery

The monastery is located within the fortress of Uclés (12th century) which was built on a vast swathe of land: one square kilometre surrounded by walls, bastions, buttresses and crenellated towers.

Monastery of Viaceli

Yuso Monastery in San Millán de la Cogolla

The library at Yuso is one of the most important in Spain, not only on account of the number of documents it contains, but also for their age and value. Designated World Heritage on 4 December 1997.

Arabí Mountain

Monument to Ataulfo Argenta