Cueva de la Pileta (‘Cave of the Pool’)

For its occupants the cave served a dual purpose: as a dwelling and a place of burial.

El Pindal Cave

Designated World Heritage in 2008

Pozalagua Cave

Deep inside the Carranza Valley there is an underground world where highly valuable natural caves such as the Pozalagua Cave have been formed.

La Batanera Prehistoric Cave

It is just 1 kilometre from Peña Escrita, a similar cave.

Peña Escrita Prehistoric Cave

This is a cave with paintings of between 20 and 30 centimetres.

El Puerto Cave

It is one of the largest and lesser known caves in eastern Spain. There are two ways to explore it: a tranquil visit or a more adventurous route for cave enthusiasts.

San José underground river

An underground river flows through the Sant Josep Caves, which enables you to enjoy an amazing natural phenomenon.

Rull Cave

A hunter found it by chance.

Caves of San Valentín and Santa Pía

Castle of Santa Catalina

The site offers visitors the chance to enjoy the fabulous views over the city of Jaén, and over an outstanding natural landscape.

Sarracín Castle

Sax Castle

Soutomaior Castle

This imposing fortress-palace is an extraordinary architectural ensemble, museum and botanical park that also boasts the recognition of the Camellia Society's Gardens of Excellence.

Los Templarios Castle

The castle of the Templar knights of Ponferrada is a magnificent building. It houses the Templars’ Library and the Ponferrada Investigation and Study Centre, which contains almost 1,400 books including facsimile editions of works by Leonardo da Vinci.

El Trovador Macías Castle

An old medieval legend gives the name to this castle. The love between the troubadour Macías and his beloved Elvira inspired authors such as Lope de Vega and Larra.

Turégano Castle

Valencia de Don Juan Castle

It was built in the 15th century. There was another castle on the same site before, which had been built on the ruins of a hill-fort from the Iron Age.

Verdú Castle

This architectural site was originally a castle and then later a palace-residence. Its present-day appearance is the result of several restoration projects.

Zorita de los Canes Castle

Its structure is a complicated system of walls, gates, towers and windows mixed together over the centuries.

Celtic Settlement of Ulaca

Chao Sanmartín Fort

Castro de Coaña (Navia Historical Park)

The "castros" were a distinctive type of iron-age settlement in the area of Asturias, León and Galicia.

Mohías Fort

Monte de Santa Tecla hill fort

Piñeiro Fort

Villamar Fort

Castros de Ligonde

Almería Cathedral

This is the first temple in Almeria designed for use as a fortress-temple. It is built in a predominantly Gothic style, and was originally intended to defend the town against attacks by pirates.

La Asunción de Nuestra Señora Cathedral

Ávila Cathedral

Construction was originally begun in the Romanesque style, but the project was subsequently taken over by the master architect Fruchel, who built one of the first Gothic cathedrals in Spain.

Baeza Cathedral

It is built on a Roman temple, which later became a mosque and, during the reign of Ferdinand III, was converted to Christian worship in honour of the Natividad de Nuestra Señora y San Isidro.

Barbastro Cathedral

This shows the evolution of the Gothic towards the Renaissance style.

Barcelona Cathedral

It is built on the site of an early Christian basilica. Work began on the building during the Romanesque period, but it is mainly in the Gothic style.

Buen Pastor Cathedral

This church is the city’s largest, built in neo-Gothic style.

Burgo de Osma Cathedral

The original Romanesque church was commissioned by San Pedro de Osma, but an order was given for it to be destroyed in the 12th century in order to build a larger Gothic one, which is the building that has come down to the present day.

Cadiz cathedral

It took 116 years to complete, so the mix of styles is evident. Construction began in the Baroque style and was completed in the neoclassical style. There are works of sculpture from the old cathedral on the interior.