12 Treasures of Spain


The 12 Treasures of Spain was a project that selected the purported "Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain". The contest was conducted by broadcasters Antena 3 and COPE. The final results were announced on 31 December 2007. Nine architectural monuments, two natural monuments and a monument pictorial were chosen.

Contest

Four months after the international competition to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World, in late September 2007, Antena 3 and Onda Cero launched a campaign to elect the 12 so-called Treasures of Spain, an initiative based on the votes of the people, through internet and mobile phone. Finally, they received over 9,000 applications, and the candidates were whittled down to 20. At first they were to choose 7 Treasures of Spain, but later that figure was changed to 12.

Winners

The twelve winners in order of votes were:
TreasureLocationImage
Cathedral of Córdoba Córdoba, Andalusia
Cave of Altamira Santillana del Mar, Cantabria
Seville Cathedral Seville, Andalusia
Alhambra Granada, Andalusia
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar Zaragoza, Aragon
Teide National Park Tenerife, Canary Islands
Roman Theatre of Mérida Mérida, Extremadura
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias Valencia, Valencian Community
Sagrada Família Barcelona, Catalonia
Beach of La Concha San Sebastián, Basque Country
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Bilbao, Basque Country

Map

Other finalists

ImageTreasureLocation
Castle of AlmansaAlmansa, Province of Albacete
Palmeral of ElcheElche, Province of Alicante
Alcazaba of AlmeríaAlmería, Province of Almería
Cabo de GataNíjar, Province of Almería
Park GüellBarcelona, Province of Barcelona
Casa MiláBarcelona, Province of Barcelona
Burgos CathedralBurgos, Province of Burgos
Abbey of Santo Domingo de SilosSanto Domingo de Silos, Province of Burgos
Archaeological Site of AtapuercaAtapuerca and Ibeas de Juarros, Province of Burgos
Palacio de la MagdalenaSantander, Cantabria
Historic City of Santillana del MarSantillana del Mar, Cantabria
Peniscola CastlePeniscola, Province of Castellón
Historic City of MorellaMorella, Province of Castellón
Royal Walls of CeutaCeuta
Historic City of Campo de CriptanaCampo de Criptana, Province of Ciudad Real
Tablas de DaimielDaimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, Province of Ciudad Real
Hanging HousesCuenca, Province of Cuenca
Ciudad EncantadaCuenca, Province of Cuenca
MonfragüeProvince of Caceres
Alcántara BridgeAlcántara, Province of Cáceres
Historic City of CáceresCáceres, Province of Cáceres
Historic City of Arcos de la FronteraArcos de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz
DoñanaProvinces of Cádiz, Huelva y Sevilla
Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll Ripoll, Province of Gerona
Sierra NevadaProvinces of Almería and Granada
Corta AtalayaMinas de Riotinto, Province of Huelva
Monastery of San Juan de la PeñaSanta Cruz de la Serós, Province of Huesca
Palma CathedralPalma de Mallorca, Baleares
Bellver CastlePalma de Mallorca, Baleares
Island of CabreraBaleares
Historic City of ÚbedaÚbeda, Province of Jaén
Jaén CathedralJaén, Province of Jaén
Baeza CathedralBaeza, Province of Jaén
Tower of HerculesA Coruña, Province of A Coruña
Obradoiro SquareSantiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruña
Monasteries of San Millán de la CogollaSan Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja
Maspalomas DunesGran Canaria, Province of Las Palmas
TimanfayaLanzarote, Province of Las Palmas
León CathedralLeón, Province of León
Las MédulasProvince of León
Roman Walls of LugoLugo, Province of Lugo
Seu VellaLleida, Province of Lleida
Church of Sant Climent de TaüllTaüll, Province of Lleida
Monastery of El EscorialSan Lorenzo de El Escorial, Community of Madrid
Royal Palace of AranjuezAranjuez, Community of Madrid
City Center of Alcalá de HenaresAlcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid
Cathedral of MurciaMurcia, Region of Murcia
Roma theatre of CartagenaCartagena, Region of Murcia
Mar MenorRegion of Murcia
Torcal de AntequeraAntequera, Province of Málaga
Puente NuevoRonda, Province of Málaga
Bardenas RealesNavarre
Royal Palace of OliteOlite, Navarre
Irati ForestNavarre
Picos de EuropaCantabria, Asturias and province of León
Church of St Mary at NarancoOviedo, Asturias
Sanctuary of CovadongaCangas de Onís, Asturias
San Martín de ToursFrómista, Province of Palencia
Canal de CastillaProvince of Burgos, Palencia and Valladolid
Monastery of San Xoán de PoioPoio, Province of Pontevedra
Cíes IslandsProvince of Pontevedra
Plaza Mayor de SalamancaSalamanca, province of Salamanca
University of SalamancaSalamanca, province of Salamanca
Historic Centre of San Cristóbal de la LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna, Province of Santa Cruz
Aqueduct of SegoviaSegovia, Province of Segovia
Alcázar of SegoviaSegovia, Province of Segovia
Palace of La GranjaLa Granja de San Ildefonso, Province of Segovia
Plaza de EspañaSeville, province of Seville
Neighbourhood of TrianaSeville, province of Seville
Burgo de Osma CathedralEl Burgo de Osma, Province of Soria
Archaeological Ensemble of TarragonaTarragona, Province of Tarragona
Historic City of AlbarracínAlbarracín, Province of Teruel
Historic Centre of ToledoToledo, Province of Toledo
Alcázar of ToledoToledo, province of Toledo
Toledo CathedralToledo, province of Toledo
Llotja de la SedaValencia, Province of Valencia
Peñafiel CastlePeñafiel, Province of Valladolid
Colegio de San GregorioValladolid, Province of Valladolid
Vizcaya BridgePortugalete and Getxo, province of Biscay
San Juan de GaztelugatxeBermeo, province of Biscay
Historic Centre of GetxoGetxo, province of Biscay
Zamora CathedralZamora, Province of Zamora
Monasterio de PiedraNuévalos, Province of Zaragoza
Aljafería PalaceZaragoza, province of Zaragoza
Ávila CathedralÁvila, province of Ávila
Walls of ÁvilaÁvila, Province of Ávila