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.

Burgos Cathedral

This cathedral is outstanding for the elegance and harmony of its architecture, and it is the only one in Spain which, for its cathedral building alone, has received the UNESCO World Heritage designation.

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.

Calahorra cathedral

The cathedral is located in the place where two Roman legionaries were decapitated. Originally it was a baptistery, and after periods of ups and downs in its history, reconstruction work began on it in the 14th century until it came to have its current appearance.

Ceuta Cathedral

It is built over the ruins of the Main Mosque. The project was developed in the 17th century and it was built in the 18th. It was finally rebuilt between 1948 and 1961.

Ciudad Rodrigo Cathedral

Construction began in the 12th century and did not finish until the 14th century. The architecture of the cathedral is uniform, despite later reforms and additions that can be seen in some of the chapels, such as the San Blas chapel.

Ibiza Cathedral

The cathedral was originally in Gothic style, although it moved towards the Baroque in subsequent modifications.

Granada Cathedral

Diego de Siloé found the perfect way of combining a Renaissance dome with a Gothic floor plan. He joined the circular and basilica ground plans, which earned him the recognition of his fellow architects at that time.

Guadix Cathedral

The building process of Guadix cathedral lasted from the 16th through to the late 18th century.

Huesca Cathedral

The cathedral is located in the old town and was built between the 13th and 16th centuries.

Jaca Cathedral

Closely linked to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and Romanesque architecture that infiltrated Aragon through Somport and made its way towards Jaca.

Jaén Cathedral

The cathedral is home the Holy Veil, which according to tradition was used by Saint Veronica to wash Christ's face.

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral

The long period of time over which it was built caused a variety of styles to be integrated into the structure of this cathedral.