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• San Vicente Basilica. Ávila.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza San Vicente. 05001. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) www.basilicasanvicente.com. A mixture of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Founded in the 11th century, it was not finished until two centuries later. It mixes Romanesque elements with other Gothic ones. The basilica of San Vicente was built outside the wa…

• Rock art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian peninsular.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … The first example of art on the Peninsula. A region where the oldest known artistic expressions on Spanish territory can be found. The so-called Mediterranean Arc Cave Paintings of the Iberian peninsula includes sites in the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia,…

• La Sagrada Familia Cathedral. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Mallorca 401. 08013. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934761010 | E-mail: informacio@sagradafamilia.org. www.sagradafamilia.org. The great temple of atonement. In 1883 the brilliant architect Gaudí agreed to take on this project, succeeding Francisco de Paula. The artist worked on it until his…

• La Sarga (Abric II). Alcoy.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera N-340 dirección a Jijona. 03819. Alcoy-Alcoi. Alcoy. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: alcoi@touristinfo.net. www.alcoi.org. The stags of La Sarga. The La Sarga caves feature very naturalistic depictions of stags, measuring about 30 cm long, using a technique in which the figure was f…

• Güell Palace. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Nou de la Rambla 3-5. 08001. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933173779 | E-mail: palauguell@diba.cat. www.palauguell.cat. The small palace. Gaudí was commissioned with the work of constructing the palace on a site measuring 18 x 12 metres with a dome, stained glass windows and stairs that cre…

• Palau de la Música Catalana Auditorium. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Palau de la Música, 4-6. 08003. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932957208 | E-mail: visites@palaumusica.cat. www.palaumusica.org. A modernist building that is one of the city's most emblematic edifices. It was inaugurated in 1908, after three years of building work orchestrated by the famous …

• San Tirso Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Alfonso II el Casto 4. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. The church of Alfonso II. It is work by the maestro Tioda in the Romanesque style, built during the reign of Alfonso II. It is next to the tower of the cathedral and formed part of the primitive Palencia ecclesiastical complex built by Alfons…

• Roman Bridge over the Guadiana River. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona del puente sobre el Guadiana. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: visitas@consaorciomerida.org. http://www.consorciomerida.org/conjunto/romano/romano.htm. The link between Emérita Augusta with Tarragona. It was the first construction that was made in the Roman town of Emérita Augusta …

• Roman Bridge over the Albarregas River. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paraje Pantano de Proserpina. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: visitas@consorciomerida.org. http://www.consorciomerida.org/conjunto/romano/romano.htm. The smaller bridge. Built during the Augustus period and indicated the northern exit of the colony. It has four ashlar arches with two m…

• Alange Roman Baths. Alange.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Baños 58. 06840. Alange. Badajoz. (Extremadura) Fax.: +34 924365168 | E-mail: balneario_alange@ctv.es. www.balneariodealange.com. They already existed in the times of Trajan and Hadrian, in the 2nd century A D. They are located at the foot of La Mesilla hill and are medicinal-type baths. The R…

• Trajan’s Arch. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona arqueológica. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.consorciomerida.org/. Traianus Arch. Little is known about this great arch, or whether or not it was built during the reign of this Roman Emperor. It is 15 metres tall as part of the arch is buried under the pavement. It is believed…

• Colonia Güell Crypt. Santa Coloma de Cervelló.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Claudi Güell s/n. 08690. Santa Coloma de Cervelló. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: coloniaguell@adleisure.com. http://www.gaudicoloniaguell.org. The church with twisted columns. This monument blends in perfectly with the surrounding countryside. It is considered one of Gaudí's most emblematic works f…

• Santa Creu and Sant Pau Hospital. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167. 08025. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: recintehistoric@santpau.cat. www.rutadelmodernisme.com. Its origins date from 1401, with the merger of six hospitals existing at the time in Barcelona. With the growth of the city in the 19th century, it was decided to raise a…

• Casa Vicens House. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de les Carolines 24. 08012. Barcelona. (Catalonia) http://www.casavicens.es/. The first work by Gaudí on his own. This house exhibits the architectural concept of Gaudí that is repeated in his other buildings, the materials with their own texture and colour, the passionate colours and fauna. T…

• Royal Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Guadalupe.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor. 10140. Guadalupe. Cáceres. (Extremadura) Fax.: +34 927367177 | E-mail: ayuntamientodeguadalupe@hotmail.com. http://monasterioguadalupe.com. An outstanding monument. The building stands on the site where the Virgin Mary appeared to a shepherd. The monastery complex has four parts: the te…

• La Pasiega Cave. Puente Viesgo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Monte Castillo. 39670. Puente Viesgo. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | Paintings of Prehistory. This is the cave with the largest number of cave paintings showing pictorial representations on the Iberian Peninsula. It has 291 drawings of animals, 134 complete signs and 25 series of isolated dots.…

• Remigia Cave (Shelter V). Ares del Maestrat.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Barranco de Gasulla. 12165. Ares del Maestrat. Castellón - Castelló. (Valencia) http://www.castellon-costaazahar.com. They can be found in a spot called Gasulla Ravine. Cave painting sites have been declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO within the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula. UNES…

• Los Milagros Aqueduct. Mérida.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Zona Presa de la Proserpina. 06800. Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) A spectacular aqueduct. The construction of this aqueduct follows the contours of the land achieved using materials such as brick, ashlars, masonry, and natural rock. There are three rows of arches, with distribution towers and a lim…

• Casa Milà "La Pedrera" House. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Passeig de Gràcia, 261-265. 08008. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: premsa@funcaixacat.org. http://www.lapedrera.com. A masterpiece by Gaudí. Everything in this building is curved and undulating. Its originality and the techniques used in its construction are surprising throughout. This is one of the …

• Casa Batlló House. Barcelona.

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  … Paseo de Gràcia 43. 08007. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934883090 | E-mail: infovisites@casabatllo.es. www.casabatllo.es. Gaudi's world. It is one of Gaudí's best buildings, even though he only redesigned the old façade, making the building more beautiful and converted the main floor into a home…

• Cova dels Cavalls, Valltorta. Tírig.

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  … Partida Pla de L´Om s/n. 12179. Tirig. Tírig. Castellón - Castelló. (Valencia) www.tirig.es/node/32. The Cova del Cavalls rock art site. This was designated World Heritage in 1924. It contains prehistoric rock art that was designated World Heritage by UNESCO within the Mediterranean Basin on the Ibe…

• Tower of Hercules. La Coruña.

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  … Avenida de Navarra s/n. 15002. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981223730 | E-mail: torredehercules@coruna.es. www.torredeherculesacoruna.com. The repose of Hercules. This is one of the oldest Roman lighthouses still in operation in the world. The Tower of Hercules is located between the cov…

• La Cruz Gully. Santiago-Pontones.

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  … Carretera del Nacimiento del Segura km.5, (Santiago-Pontones). 23291. Pontones. Santiago-Pontones. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: spontones@promojaen.es. Cave painting art in Cañada de la Cruz. They have been declared World Heritage sites. Cave painting sites have been declared World Heritage sites by UN…

• Las Médulas Roman Mines. Carucedo.

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  … Zona vertiente noroeste de los Montes Aquilinos. 24442. Carucedo. León. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 987420708 | E-mail: medulas@ih.csic.es. www.fundacionlasmedulas.com/index.jsp?idioma=es. An old working mine. An open-air working mine dating from the Roman period. A World Heritage site. It is an open-a…

• Los Grajos Gorge. Cieza.

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  … 30530. Cieza. Murcia. E-mail: oficina.turismo@cieza.es. The Dance of los Grajos. Los Grajos Gorge is home to works from the post-Palaeolithic era, in what is known as the Levantine-Naturalist style. The dance scene found at this site is one of the most complex of its type that has been discovered to…