The first country in my “efforts to travel the world” will be Spain. The reason is simple. I live 70 km from the Spanish border so it’s the easiest way to start the project.
Between 1977 and 1992 I traveled a few times to the Canary Islands for a typical vacation. First time with my grandmother :) I spend usually two weeks in an ugly holiday resort and saw the usual tourist stuff on Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Fuerteventura. I was happy to enjoy the good weather, drank cheap wine and after the first day I was sunburned because I forgot sunscreen and my skin wasn’t used to the intense sun. Compared to the north of Germany (where I come from) it was wonderful.
Three things I still remember today really impressed me.
- the work of Cesar Manrique in Lanzarote
- the area around the Teide volcano in Tenerife
- the sandy beaches and the wind in Fuerteventure
Today I often use the airport in Barcelona because it’s the nearest international airport. I visited a few places in Catalonia, was once in Bilbao, but I want to now more about the country.
So … where to go?
World Heritage List Spain
When I look at the World Heritage List these are the places to go
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
- Burgos Cathedral
- Historic Centre of Cordoba
- Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain <- *
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
- Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches <- *
- Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct <- *
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) <- *
- Garajonay National Park
- Historic City of Toledo <- *
- Mudejar Architecture of Aragon <- *
- Old Town of Cáceres
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
- Old City of Salamanca
- Poblet Monastery
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
- Route of Santiago de Compostela
- Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
- Doñana National Park
- Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
- La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia <- *
- Las Médulas <- *
- Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
- Pyrénées – Mont Perdu <– *
- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
- Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
- Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
- Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí <- *
- Palmeral of Elche
- Roman Walls of Lugo <- *
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape <- *
- Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
- Vizcaya Bridge <- *
- Teide National Park
- Tower of Hercules <- *
- Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
- Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
Now I have to read …
please comment in the meantime if you have an idea what to visit in Spain.
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