UNESCO World Heritage Site #152: Garajonay National Park
From the World Heritage inscription: La Gomera lies to the west of Tenerife, and is one of seven islands that make up the Canary Islands archipelago off the north-west coast of Africa in the Atlantic. The island is accessible by ferry from Tenerife. The park can be reached by road from the island’s major towns [...]
UNESCO World Heritage Site #151: Teide National Park
From the World Heritage inscription: Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park features the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano that, at 3,718 m, is the highest peak on Spanish soil. Rising 7,500 m above the ocean floor, it is regarded as the world’s third-tallest volcanic structure and stands in a spectacular environment. The visual impact [...]
UNESCO World Heritage Site #150: San Cristóbal de La Laguna
From the World Heritage inscription: The historic ensemble of San Cristóbal de La Laguna has outstanding universal value is an urban design that represents the concept of the ‘town-territory’ as the first example of an unfortified town laid out and built according to a complete plan based on navigation, the science of the time, and [...]
Everything You Wanted to Know About UNESCO World Heritage Sites But Never Bothered To Ask
As you may have noticed, I have a slight fetish about visiting world heritage sites. To date I have visited over 150 of sites and I have made a point of featuring each one I visit as a daily photo. Some of them are incredible and some are……less than incredible. I’ve had several people ask [...]
UNESCO World Heritage Site #149: Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
From the World Heritage inscription: Tárraco (modern-day Tarragona) was a major administrative and mercantile city in Roman Spain and the centre of the Imperial cult for all the Iberian provinces. It was endowed with many fine buildings, and parts of these have been revealed in a series of exceptional excavations. Although most of the remains [...]
