Spain
Andalusia
7 sites
Antequera, Dolmen de Menga
Antequera, Dolmen de Menga is a dolmen of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 37.02411, -4.54837. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Antequera, Andalucía, España.
Black Madonna of Sevilla
Black Madonna shrine known for Multiple Black Madonna shrines, La Macarena tradition
El Rocio
El Rocio is a cathedral of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 37.13077, -6.48497. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage, ceremonial. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: Virgin of El Rocio. Located in Almonte, Andalucía, España.
Our Lady of Chipiona
Black Madonna shrine known for Original Spanish Regla, patroness of seamen, miraculous storm protection
Rocio, Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Rocio
Rocio, Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Rocio is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 37.13068, -6.48478. Located in Almonte, Andalucía, España.
Sacromonte
Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande. It is located on the hillside and in the valley of Valparaíso, opposite the Alhambra – emblem of Granada. The neighbourhood occupies both banks of the Darro river, whose name seems to be derived from the phrase "d'auro" ("of gold") because of its famous gold-bearing sediments. Traditionally the neighborhood of the Granadian Romani, who settled in Granada after the Christian conquest of the city in 1492, it is one of the most picturesque neighbourhoods of the city, with cave houses installed in whitewashed caves. The Romani of Sacromonte have a mixed language known as Caló, which has seen a rapid decline in use over the past century. It is derived from India, where the Romani originated. The Romani of Sacromonte were famously portrayed by the poet Federico García Lorca in his book of poems Romancero Gitano.
Tholos de El Romeral
Antequera, Dolmen de El Romeral is a dolmen of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 37.03419, -4.53503. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Antequera, Andalucía, España.
Aragon
1 site
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (Spanish: [θaɾaˈɣoθa] ), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( SARR-ə-GOSS-ə), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin. On 1 January 2021, the population of the municipality of Zaragoza was 675,301, (as of 2023, the fourth or fifth most populous in Spain) on a land area of 973.78 square kilometres (375.98 square miles). It is the 26th most populous municipality in the European Union. The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2006 at 783,763 inhabitants. The municipality is home to more than 50 percent of the Aragonese population. The city lies at an elevation of about 208 metres (682 feet) above sea level. Zaragoza hosted Expo 2008 in the summer of 2008, a world's fair on water and sustainable development. It was also a candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2012. The city is famous for its folklore, local cuisine, and landmarks such as the Basílica del Pilar, La Seo Cathedral and the Aljafería Palace. Together with La Seo and the Aljafería, several other buildings form part of the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Fiestas del Pilar are among the most celebrated festivals in Spain.
Asturias
2 sites
Black Madonna of Covadonga
Black Madonna shrine known for La Santina, patroness of Asturias, Reconquista symbol, healing
Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias
Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 43.30849, -5.05482. Located in Cangas de Onís, Asturias / Asturies, España.
Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
1 site
Dolmen of Sorginetxe
Dolmen de Sorginetxe, Arrizabalaga, Alava, Spain is a dolmen of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 42.82957, -2.37821. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Agurain/Salvatierra, Euskadi, España.
Cantabria
2 sites
Garabandal
Garabandal is a apparition site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 43.20088, -4.42340. Attributes: natural, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: Virgin Mary. Located in Rionansa, Cantabria, España.
Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana, Camaleno
Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana, Camaleno, Spain is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 43.15021, -4.65430. Located in Camaleño, Cantabria, España.
Castile and León
4 sites
Burgos Cathedral
Burgos (Spanish: [ˈbuɾɣos] ) is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of the Arlanzón river tributaries and at the edge of the central plateau. The municipality has a population of about 180,000 inhabitants. The Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route runs through Burgos. Founded in 885 by the second Count of Castile, Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, Burgos soon became the leading city of the embryonic County of Castile. The 11th century chieftain Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) had connections with the city: born near Burgos, he was raised and educated there. Burgos experienced a long decline from the 17th century onwards. Burgos became the headquarters of the Francoist proto-government (1936–1939) following the start of the Spanish Civil War. Declared in 1964 as Pole of Industrial Promotion and in 1969 as Pole of Industrial Development, the city has grown since then in terms of economic activity. At the regional level, Burgos forms part of an economic axis together with the cities of Valladolid and Palencia. In 2008, the international Burgos Airport started to service commercial flights. The Museum of Human Evolution opened in Burgos in 2010. It features remains of the first hominins in Europe, who lived in the area 750,000–800,000 years ago. The Cathedral of Burgos is a World Heritage Site. Burgos was selected as the "Spanish Gastronomy Capital" of 2013. In 2015 UNESCO named it "City of Gastronomy", and it has been part of the Creative Cities Network since then.
Leon
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to:
Our Lady of Pena de Francia
Pena de Francia is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 40.51253, -6.16919. Located in El Cabaco, Castilla y León, España.
The Sanctuary of the Peña de Francia
The Sanctuary of the Peña de Francia in El Cabaco, Castile and León, Spain.
Catalonia
2 sites
Our Lady (Virgin) of Montserrat (La Moreneta)
Black Madonna shrine known for Healing powers, fertility blessings, thousands of miraculous cures, touching her hand grants relief from pain and suffering
Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey
Montserrat ( MONT-sə-RAT, locally ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, though it is far from being the only dependency in the Caribbean overall. On 18 July 1995, the previously dormant Soufrière Hills volcano in the southern end of the island became active, and its eruptions destroyed Plymouth, Montserrat's Georgian era capital city situated on the west coast. Between 1995 and 2000, two-thirds of the island's population was forced to flee, mostly to the United Kingdom, leaving fewer than 1,200 people on the island in 1997. (The population had increased to nearly 5,000 by 2016). The volcanic activity continues, mostly affecting the vicinity of Plymouth, including its docks, and the eastern side of the island around the former W. H. Bramble Airport, the remnants of which were buried by flows from further volcanic activity on 11 February 2010. An exclusion zone was imposed, encompassing the southern part of the island as far north as parts of the Belham Valley, because of the size of the existing volcanic dome and the resulting possibility of pyroclastic activity. Visitors are generally not permitted to enter the exclusion zone, but a view of destroyed Plymouth can be seen from the top of Garibaldi Hill in Isles Bay. The volcano has been relatively quiet since early 2010 and continues to be closely monitored by the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. In 2015, it was announced that planning would begin on a new town and port at Little Bay on the northwest coast of the island, and the centre of government and businesses was moved temporarily to Brades. After a number of delays, including Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 and the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in early 2020, the Little Bay Port Development Project, a £28 million project funded by the UK and the Caribbean Development Bank, began in June 2022.
Community of Madrid
1 site
Our Lady of Atocha
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (Spanish: Our Lady of Atocha) was a Spanish treasure galleon and the most widely known vessel of a fleet of ships that sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622. At the time of her sinking, Nuestra Señora de Atocha was heavily laden with copper, silver, gold, tobacco, gems, and indigo from Spanish ports at Cartagena and Porto Bello in New Granada (present-day Colombia and Panama, respectively) and Havana, bound for Spain. The Nuestra Señora de Atocha was named for
Extremadura
4 sites
Dolmen of Guadalperal
Guadalperal Dolmen, Cáceres, Spain is a dolmen of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 39.83169, -5.40274. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in El Gordo, Extremadura, España.
Guadalupe
Guadalupe or Guadeloupe may refer to:
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with four Marian apparitions to Juan Diego and one to his uncle, Juan Bernardino reported in December 1531, when the Mexican territories were part of the Spanish Empire. A venerated image on a cloak (tilmahtli) associated with the apparition is enshrined in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows, Badajoz
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows, Badajoz, Spain is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 39.19027, -7.17449. Located in La Codosera, Extremadura, España.
Galicia
2 sites
Pena Molexa
Pene Molexa, O Redondo, Spain is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 43.56887, -8.22071. Located in Narón, Galicia, España.
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 42.88060, -8.54464. Located in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, España.
Las Palmas
1 site
Church of the Nuestra Senora de la Peña, Vega de Rio Palmas, Canary Islands
The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Faido (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Faido, Basque: Faiduko Haitzeko Andra Mariaren eliza) is a church in Faido, Peñacerrada-Urizaharra, Basque Country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984 and Monument by the Basque Government in 2003. The church is partially located in an artificial cave.
Region of Murcia
3 sites
Basilica Shrine of Caravaca de la Cruz
Basilica Shrine of Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain is a basilica shrine of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 38.10764, -1.85864. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: Cross of Caravaca. Located in Caravaca de la Cruz, Región de Murcia, España.
Caravaca de la Cruz
Caravaca de la Cruz (Spanish: [kaɾaˈβaka ðe la ˈkɾuθ] ), often shortened to Caravaca, is a town and municipality of southeastern Spain in the region of Murcia, near the left bank of the River Argos, a tributary of the Segura. It is the capital of the northwest Region of Murcia. It has a population of 26,449 as of 2010 (INE). In 1900, it had 15,846 inhabitants. It is the fifth Holy City of Catholic Christianity, having been granted the privilege of celebrating a jubilee year in perpetuity in 1998 by Pope John Paul II, along with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Camaleño (also the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana). It celebrates its jubilee every seven years, the first being in 2003, when it was visited by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI. In 2010, the second jubilee was celebrated, and it surpassed the one million visits received in 2003. Festivities of International Tourist Interest have occurred since 2004. Caravaca is dominated by the medieval Santuario de la Vera Cruz (Shrine of the True Cross), a complex of several convents and a parish church that houses what are believed to be fragments of the True Cross. These relics are attributed miraculous properties, and celebrated with a feast day every 3 May. The cultural festival surrounding this liturgical occasion, held between 1 and 5 May of each year, has been declared of International Tourist Interest in 2004. Along with processions and parades of Moors and Christians, the celebration of Horses of Wine is especially relevant, which now aspires to be listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The Neoclassical painter Rafael Tejeo was born in Caravaca. Caravaca is home to other monuments and museums. The hills which extend to the north are rich in marble and iron, while the town itself has been a considerable industrial centre, with large iron-works, tanneries and paper, chocolate and oil factories. A large archeological site was found in January 2009, comprising 1,300 graves dating from 2400 to 1950 BC. [1]
Santuario Virgen de la Esperanza
Calasparra, Nuestra Senora de Esperanza is a sanctuary of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 38.26034, -1.70958. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: Our Lady of Hope. Located in Calasparra, Región de Murcia, España.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
2 sites
Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands
The Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria (Spanish: Basílica y Real Santuario Mariano de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria or simply Basílica de la Candelaria) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica, the first Marian shrine of the Canary Islands, located in the municipality and city of Candelaria on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). It is located some 20 km (12 mi) south of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The basilica is dedicated to the Virgin of Candelaria (Patron of the Canary Islands). Designed by architect José Enrique Marrero Regalado, it is listed as a Site of cultural interest by the Government of the Canary Islands. The Virgin of Candelaria is a black Madonna.
Mount Teide
Mount Teide is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 28.27234, -16.64251. Located in La Orotava, España.
Valencian Community
1 site
Valencia, Valencia Cathedral, Chalice of the Holy Grail
Valencia, Valencia Cathedral, Chalice of the Holy Grail is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 39.47560, -0.37521. Located in València, Comunitat Valenciana, España.