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)

Monastery of San Juan de la Cruz. Discalced Carmelite Fathers

The monastery stands next to the Shrine of La Fuencisla. St. John of the Cross is buried here.

La Cartuja Monastery

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

Monastery of La Concepción

Convent of Las Descalzas Reales

La Oliva Monastery

La Encarnación Monastery

The monastery was founded in the sixteenth century. It is known as the place where Santa Teresa spent most of her life.

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)

Montserrat Monastery

The veneration of this Virgin spread all over South America when the monk Bernat Boil accompanied Christopher Columbus to the New World.

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

Monastery of Santa María del Parral

It was founded by Henry IV of Spain and remained under the protectorate of Juan Pacheco, Marquis of Villena, who added his coat of arms to the unfinished doorway.

Pedralbes Monastery

The Gothic style monastery was built in the 14th century. The church has only one nave.

Poblet Monastery

Poblet monastery is one of the best examples of religious architecture in Catalonia.

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.