Toledo Cathedral
Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Christianity
Spain’s primatial cathedral and one of the country’s foremost Gothic religious monuments.
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Valencia Cathedral
Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain Christianity
Valencia’s metropolitan cathedral, a major Gothic monument whose Holy Chalice Chapel preserves a cup venerated as the Holy Chalice.
Oviedo Cathedral
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Christianity
A major northern Spanish cathedral whose Holy Chamber preserves celebrated medieval relics and which anchors the Camino Primitivo pilgrimage tradition.
Santo Toribio de Liébana Monastery
Santo Toribio, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain Christianity
A major Cantabrian pilgrimage monastery where a relic venerated as a large fragment of the True Cross is preserved.
Basilica-Sanctuary of the True Cross of Caravaca
Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain Christianity
The principal sanctuary of Caravaca de la Cruz, centred on the veneration of the Vera Cruz relic and a perpetual Catholic Jubilee…
Royal Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Guadalupe, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain Christianity
A UNESCO-listed royal monastery and major Marian pilgrimage centre dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Covadonga Sanctuary
Covadonga, Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Spain Christianity
Asturias’s principal pilgrimage sanctuary, centred on the Holy Cave and the venerated image of Our Lady of Covadonga.
Montserrat Monastery
Montserrat, Monistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Christianity
A Benedictine mountain abbey and major Marian pilgrimage centre associated with the venerated Black Madonna known as La Moreneta.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain Christianity
A major Spanish Marian sanctuary centred on the venerated image of Our Lady of the Pillar.
Basilica of La Sagrada Família
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Christianity
Barcelona’s landmark basilica, begun in 1882 and transformed by Antoni Gaudí into a globally recognized work of sacred architecture.
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain Christianity
The principal shrine of the Camino de Santiago, built over the site traditionally identified with the tomb of St. James the Apostle.