Country guide
Spain
23 sacred sites across 12 regions.
Traditions present in Spain
Prominent site types
Andalusia
4 sites
Antequera, Dolmen de Menga
Antequera, Andalusia, Spain
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.
Our Lady of Chipiona
Chipiona, Andalusia, Spain
Black Madonna shrine known for Original Spanish Regla, patroness of seamen, miraculous storm protection
Rocio, Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Rocio
Almonte, Andalusia, Spain
Rocio, Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Rocio is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 37.13068, -6.48478. Located in Almonte, Andalucía, España.
Tholos de El Romeral
Antequera, Andalusia, Spain
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.
Asturias
1 sites
Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
1 sites
Cantabria
2 sites
Garabandal
Rionansa, Cantabria, Spain
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, Spain
Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
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, Castile and León, Spain
Burgos is a cathedral of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 42.34079, -3.70438. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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. Located in Burgos, Castilla y León, España.
Leon
León, Castile and León, Spain
Leon is a cathedral of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 42.59970, -5.56667. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: San Isidoro. Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Located in León, Castilla y León, España.
Our Lady of Pena de Francia
El Cabaco, Castile and León, Spain
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
El Cabaco, Castile and León, Spain
The Sanctuary of the Peña de Francia in El Cabaco, Castile and León, Spain.
Catalonia
2 sites
Our Lady (Virgin) of Montserrat (La Moreneta)
Marganell, Catalonia, Spain
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
Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain
Montserrat is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 41.59333, 1.83768. 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. Located in Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalunya, España.
Community of Madrid
1 sites
Extremadura
2 sites
Dolmen of Guadalperal
El Gordo, Extremadura, Spain
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.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows, Badajoz, Spain
La Codosera, Extremadura, Spain
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
1 sites
Region of Murcia
2 sites
Basilica Shrine of Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain
Caravaca de la Cruz, Region of Murcia, Spain
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.
Santuario Virgen de la Esperanza
Calasparra, Region of Murcia, Spain
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, Spain
Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain is a basilica of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 28.35120, -16.36970. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: Our Lady of Candelaria. Located in Candelaria, España.
Mount Teide
La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Mount Teide is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 28.27234, -16.64251. Located in La Orotava, España.
Valencian Community
1 sites
