Do you want to visit the World Heritage in Castile and León (in Spanish, Castilla y León)? Search no further, as I’ve rounded up a complete list of the World Heritage in Castile and León. From Burgos to Ávila, get ready to discover unique, beautiful, and jaw-dropping sites!

Castile and León is an autonomous community located in northern Spain and its capital is the city of Valladolid. In addition, it’s the sixth most populous region in the country and the largest, encompassing the Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, and Zamora provinces!

So, do you want to know more about the World Heritage In Castile And León (2024)? Keep reading!

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World Heritage in Spain

These are the 50 sites currently listed as World Heritage in Spain:

1. Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (Andalusia)
2. Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, and Navarre)
3. Antequera Dolmens Site (Andalusia)
4. Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (Community of Madrid)
5. Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (Extremadura)
6. Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco (Catalonia)
7. Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (Castile and León)
8. Burgos Cathedral (Castile and León)
9. Caliphate City of Medina Azahara (Andalusia)
10. Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (Catalonia)
11. Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (Andalusia)
12. Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Cantabria)
13. Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana (Balearic Islands)
14. Doñana National Park (Andalusia)
15. Garajonay National Park (Canary Islands)
16. Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija (Castilla-La Mancha)
17. Historic Centre of Cordoba (Andalusia)
18. Historic City of Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha)
19. Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha)
20. Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (Balearic Islands)
21. La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (Valencian Community)
22. Las Médulas (Castile and León)
23. Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (Community of Madrid)
24. Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias (Asturias)
25. Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (Aragon)
26. Old City of Salamanca (Castile and León)
27. Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (Castile and León)
28. Old Town of Cáceres (Estremadura)
29. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (Castile and León)
30. Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (Catalonia)
31. Palmeral of Elche (Valencian Community)
32. Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences (Community of Madrid)
33. Poblet Monastery (Catalonia)
34. Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde (Castile and León)
35. Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca (Balearic Islands)
36. Pyrénées – Mont Perdu (Aragon)
37. Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (Andalusia)
38. Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape (Canary Islands)
39. Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (Andaluzia, Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Region of Murcia, and Valencian Community)
40. Roman Walls of Lugo (Galicia)
41. Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain (Aragon, Castile and León, Galicia, La Rioja, and Navarre)
42. Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (Estremadura)
43. San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Canary Islands)
44. San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (La Rioja)
45. Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (Galicia)
46. Teide National Park (Canary Islands)
47. Tower of Hercules (Galicia)
48. University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (Community of Madrid)
49. Vizcaya Bridge (Basque Country)
50. Works of Antoni Gaudí – Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, Casa Vicens, Crypt of Colònia Güell, Nativity Façade and Crypt of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, Palau Güell, and Park Güell (Catalonia)

As you can see, three of these fifty sites listed as World Heritage in Spain are part of more than one autonomous community. The remaining forty-seven are distributed as follows:

• 7 in Andalusia
• 7 in Castile and León
• 5 in Catalonia
• 4 in the Canary Islands
• 4 in the Community of Madrid
• 3 in Castilla-La Mancha
• 3 in Estremadura
• 3 in Galicia
• 3 in the Balearic Islands
• 2 in Aragon
• 2 in the Valencian Community
• 1 in La Rioja
• 1 in Cantabria
• 1 in Asturias
• 1 in the Basque Country

World Heritage in Castile and León

1. Burgos Cathedral (1984)

The Burgos Cathedral was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1984, the first year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in the Burgos comarca, in the Burgos province.

The best things to do in Burgos include:

• Arco de San Esteban
• Arco de Santa María
• Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Burgos
• Cartuja de Santa María de Miraflores
• Casa del Cordón
• Castillo de Burgos
• Iglesia de San Cosme y San Damián
• Iglesia de San Esteban
• Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari
• Mirador del Castillo de Burgos
• Monasterio de Santa María la Real de las Huelgas
• Monumento al Cid Campeador
• Museo de Burgos
• Museo de la Evolución Humana
• Palacio de la Isla
• Parque de la Isla
• Paseo del Espolón
• Plaza Mayor
• Puente de Santa María
• Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa María de Burgos

2. Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (1985)

The Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985, the second year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in the Ávila comarca, in the Ávila province.

The best things to do in Ávila include:

• Basílica de San Vicente
• Catedral de Cristo Salvador de Ávila
• Convento de la Encarnación
• Convento de San José
• Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza
• Ermita de San Segundo del Río Adaja
• Iglesia-Convento de Santa Teresa
• Iglesia de San Andrés
• Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
• Iglesia de San Martín
• Iglesia de San Nicolás
• Iglesia de San Pedro
• Muralla de Ávila
• Museo de Ávila
• Palacio de los Verdugo
• Plaza Mercado Chico
• Puente Romano de Ávila
• Puerta del Alcázar
• Puerta de San Vicente
• Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás

3. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)

The Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985, the second year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in the Segovia comarca, in the Segovia province.

The best things to do in Segovia include:

• Acueducto de Segovia
• Alcázar de Segovia
• Casa de los Picos
• Casa-Museo de Antonio Machado
• Iglesia de la Vera Cruz
• Iglesia de San Esteban
• Iglesia de San Martín
• Iglesia de San Millán
• Mirador de la Pradera de San Marcos
• Monasterio de Santa María del Parral
• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente
• Museo de Segovia (Casa del Sol)
• Murallas de Segovia
• Palacio Real de la Granja de San Ildefonso
• Palacio Real de Riofrío
• Plaza de Medina del Campo
• Real Casa de la Moneda
• Santa Iglesia Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción y de San Frutos de Segovia
• Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Fuencisla
• Torreón de Lozoya

4. Old City of Salamanca (1988)

The Old City of Salamanca was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988, the fifth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in the Salamanca comarca, in the Salamanca province.

The best things to do in Salamanca include:

• Casa de las Conchas
• Casa Lis
• Casa-Museo Unamuno
• Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen de Salamanca (Catedral Nueva de Salamanca)
• Catedral de Santa María de Salamanca (Catedral Vieja de Salamanca)
• Cielo de Salamanca
• Convento de las Dueñas
• Convento de San Esteban
• Cueva de Salamanca
• Domus Artium 2002
• Huerto de Calixto y Melibea
• La Clerecía
• Mercado Central de Salamanca
• Museo de Historia de la Automoción
• Museo de Salamanca
• Palacio de Anaya
• Palacio de la Salina
• Palacio de Monterrey
• Plaza de Anaya
• Puente Mayor del Tormes (Puente Romano de Salamanca)

5. Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain (1993)

The Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993, the seventh year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in five different autonomous communities:

1. Aragon
2. Castile and León
3. Galicia
4. La Rioja
5. Navarre

These are the 5 Routes of Santiago listed as World Heritage in Castile and León:

1. Camiño de Inverno
2. Camiño do Norte
3. Camiño Francés
4. Camiño Portugués
5. Vía da Prata (Camiño Mozárabe)

6. Las Médulas (1997)

Las Médulas was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997, the tenth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in the El Bierzo comarca, in the León province.

7. Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)

The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000, the thirteenth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in the Alfoz de Burgos comarca, in the Burgos province.

8. Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Siega Verde (2010)

The Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Siega Verde were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2010, the twentieth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in the Ciudad Rodrigo comarca, in the Salamanca province.

9. Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2017)

The Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2017, the twenty-fourth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the nine sites listed as World Heritage in Castile and León, this is the only one situated in eighteen different countries:

1. Albania
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Bosnia-Herzegovina
5. Bulgaria
6. Croatia
7. Czechia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Italy
11. North Macedonia
12. Poland
13. Romania
14. Slovakia
15. Slovenia
16. Spain
17. Switzerland
18. Ukraine

The only examples of this multinational inscription that integrate Castile and León are the Picos da Europa Beech Forests (Canal de Asotín and Cuesta Fría), in the Picos da Europa National Park, in the León province!

Map of the World Heritage in Castile and León

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