12 Treasures of Spain

The **12 Treasures of Spain** () was a project that selected the "Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain". The contest was done by two companies: 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

In 2007 there was an international competition to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World. Four months later, Antena 3 and Onda Cero started a contest to choose the 12 Treasures of Spain. The people voted in the contest. People voted via internet and mobile phones. They received over 9,000 applications. The candidates were drawn down to 20. They were going to choose 7 Treasures of Spain. Later that number was changed to 12.

## Winners

The twelve winners in order of votes were:

|Treasure|Location|Image||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Mosque 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**|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|||

## Other finalists

|Image|Treasure|Location|
| --- | --- | --- |
||Castle of Almansa|Almansa, Province of Albacete|
||Palmeral of Elche|Elche, Province of Alicante|
||Alcazaba of Almería|Almería, Province of Almería|
||Cabo de Gata|Níjar, Province of Almería|
||Park Güell|Barcelona, Province of Barcelona|
||Casa Milá|Barcelona, Province of Barcelona|
||Burgos Cathedral|Burgos, Province of Burgos|
||Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos|Santo Domingo de Silos, Province of Burgos|
||Archaeological Site of Atapuerca|Atapuerca and Ibeas de Juarros, Province of Burgos|
||Palacio de la Magdalena|Santander, Cantabria|
||Historic City of Santillana del Mar|Santillana del Mar, Cantabria|
||Castle of Peniscola|Peniscola, Province of Castellón|
||Historic City of Morella|Morella, Province of Castellón|
||Royal Walls of Ceuta|Ceuta|
||Historic City of Campo de Criptana|Campo de Criptana, Province of Ciudad Real|
||Tablas de Daimiel|Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, Province of Ciudad Real|
||Hanging Houses|Cuenca, Province of Cuenca|
||Ciudad Encantada|Cuenca, Province of Cuenca|
||Monfragüe|Province of Caceres|
||Alcántara Bridge|Alcántara, Province of Cáceres|
||Historic City of Cáceres|Cáceres, Province of Cáceres|
||Historic City of Arcos de la Frontera|Arcos de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz|
||Doñana|Provinces of Cádiz, Huelva y Sevilla|
||Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll|Ripoll, Province of Gerona|
||Sierra Nevada|Provinces of Almería and Granada|
||Corta Atalaya|Minas de Riotinto, Province of Huelva|
||Monastery of San Juan de la Peña|Santa Cruz de la Serós, Province of Huesca|
||Palma Cathedral|Palma de Mallorca, Baleares|
||Bellver Castle|Palma de Mallorca, Baleares|
||Island of Cabrera|Baleares|
||Historic City of Úbeda|Úbeda, Province of Jaén|
||Jaén Cathedral|Jaén, Province of Jaén|
||Baeza Cathedral|Baeza, Province of Jaén|
||Tower of Hercules|A Coruña, Province of A Coruña|
||Obradoiro Square|Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruña|
||Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla|San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja|
||Maspalomas Dunes|Gran Canaria, Province of Las Palmas|
||Timanfaya|Lanzarote, Province of Las Palmas|
||León Cathedral|León, Province of León|
||Las Médulas|Province of León|
||Roman Walls of Lugo|Lugo, Province of Lugo|
||Seu Vella|Lleida, Province of Lleida|
||Church of Sant Climent de Taüll|Tahüll, Province of Lleida|
||Monastery of El Escorial|San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Community of Madrid|
||Royal Palace of Aranjuez|Aranjuez, Community of Madrid|
||City Center of Alcalá de Henares|Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid|
||Cathedral of Murcia|Murcia, Region of Murcia|
||Roma theatre of Cartagena|Cartagena, Region of Murcia|
||Mar Menor|Region of Murcia|
||Torcal de Antequera|Antequera, Province of Malaga|
||El Tajo gorge|Ronda, Province of Malaga|
||Bardenas Reales|Navarre|
||Palacio Real de Olite|Olite,  Navarre|
||Irati Forest|Navarre|
||Picos de Europa|Cantabria, Asturias and province of León|
||Church of St Mary at Naranco|Oviedo, Asturias|
||Sanctuary of Covadonga|Cangas de Onís, Asturias|
||Church of San Martín de Frómista|Frómista, Province of Palencia|
||Canal de Castilla|Province of Burgos, Palencia and Valladolid|
||Monastery of San Xoán de Poio|Poio, Province of Pontevedra|
||Islas Cies|Province of Pontevedra|
||Plaza Mayor de Salamanca|Salamanca, province of Salamanca|
||University of Salamanca|Salamanca, province of Salamanca|
||Historic Centre of San Cristóbal de la Laguna|San Cristóbal de La Laguna,  Province of Santa Cruz|
||Aqueduct of Segovia|Segovia, Province of Segovia|
||Alcázar of Segovia|Segovia, Province of Segovia|
||Palace of La Granja|La Granja de San Ildefonso, Province of Segovia|
||Plaza de España|Seville, province of Seville|
||Neighbourhood of Triana|Seville, province of Seville|
||Burgo de Osma Cathedral|El Burgo de Osma, Province of Soria|
||Archaeological Ensemble of Tarragona|Tarragona, Province of Tarragona|
||Historic City of Albarracín|Albarracín, Province of Teruel|
||Historic Centre of Toledo|Toledo, Province of Toledo|
||Alcázar of Toledo|Toledo, province of Toledo|
||Toledo Cathedral|Toledo, province of Toledo|
||Llotja de la Seda|Valencia, Province of Valencia|
||Peñafiel Castle|Peñafiel, Province of Valladolid|
||Colegio de San Gregorio|Valladolid, Province of Valladolid|
||Vizcaya Bridge|Portugalete and Getxo, province of Biscay|
||San Juan de Gaztelugatxe|Bermeo, province of Biscay|
||Historic Centre of Getxo|Getxo, province of Biscay|
||Zamora Cathedral|Zamora, Province of Zamora|
||Monasterio de Piedra|Nuévalos, Province of Zaragoza|
||Aljafería Palace|Zaragoza, province of Zaragoza|
||Ávila Cathedral|Ávila, province of Ávila|
||Walls of Ávila|Ávila, Province of Ávila|

## Other websites

- http://www.touristeye.com/12-Treasures-in-Spain-g-146144  - 12 Treasures of Spain