Albaicín
The Albaicín (older spelling also Albaycín) is the oldest district of Granada in Spain . Its origins go back to the late antique, pre-Moorish settlement of Ilíberis , with the remains of the wall suggesting a settlement as early as the Iberian and Roman times . The Synod of Elvira took place here around the year 300 .
Attractions
The Albaicín district is located on one of the three ridges on which the city of Granada was built, facing the Alhambra . The Albaicín is one of the city's sights not only because of its well-known view of this important city castle ( kasbah ) , but also because of the many small alleys between the mostly whitewashed houses.
Since 1994 it belongs to the world heritage of UNESCO .
Web links
- The Albaicín district on the official website for tourism in Spain (english)
- Granada's Online Guide (English)
Historic city centers:
Alcalá de Henares with university (1998) |
Ávila with churches outside the city wall (1985) |
Cáceres (1986) |
Cordoba with Mosque-Cathedral (1984) |
Cuenca (1996) |
Granada with Alhambra and Generalife Palace (1984) |
Salamanca (1988) |
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999) |
Santiago de Compostela (1985) |
Segovia with Aqueduct (1985) |
Toledo (1986)
Buildings:
Architecture of the Mudéjares in Aragón (1986) |
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias (1985) |
Escorial in Madrid (1984) |
Tower of Hercules (2009) |
Burgos Cathedral (1984) |
Cathedral , Alcázar and Archivo General de Indias in Seville (1987) |
Catalan Romanesque churches in the Vall de Boí (2000) |
Poblet Monastery (1991) |
Monasteries of San Millán de Yuso and San Millán de Suso (1997) |
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993) | Monumental Renaissance buildings by Úbeda and Baeza (2003) |
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona (1997) |
Puente de Vizcaya (2006) |
Historic sites of mercury mining: Almadén and Idrija (2012) |
Roman city walls of Lugo (2000) |
Valencia Silk Exchange (1996) |
Works by Antoni Gaudí (1984)
Archaeological sites:
Atapuerca (2000) |
Antequera Dolmen (2016) |
Rock art of the Mediterranean on the Iberian Peninsula (1998) |
Altamira Cave and Paleolithic Cave Paintings in Northern Spain (1985) |
Las Médulas (1997) |
Madīnat az-zahrāʾ (2018) |
Mérida (1993) |
Siega Verde * (2010) |
Tarraco (2000)
Cultural and natural landscapes:
Old beech forests and primeval beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains and other regions of Europe (2017, N) |
Aranjuez (2001, K) |
Ibiza (1999, K / N) |
Way of St. James (1993, K) |
Monte Perdido (1997, K / N) |
Doñana National Park (1994, N) |
Garajonay National Park (1986, N) |
Teide National Park (2007, N) |
Palm grove of Elche (2000, K) |
Serra de Tramuntana (2011, K)
* Expansion of the archaeological sites in Vale do Côa , Portugal;