Spain is the second state in the World, after France, for number of tourists arrivals. There are 41 Spanish places in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites: Tower of Hercules in La Coruña (2009); Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984); Altamira Cave (1985); Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001); Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993); Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (2000); Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000); Burgos Cathedral (1984); Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (2000); Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (1987); Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984); Historic City of Toledo (1986); Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996); La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996); Las Médulas (1997); Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (1984); Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias (1985); Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (1986); Old City of Salamanca (1988); Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (1985); Old Town of Cáceres (1986); Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985); Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997); Palmeral of Elche (2000); Poblet Monastery (1991); Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003); Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998); Roman Walls of Lugo (2000); Route of Santiago de Compostela (1993); Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993); San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999); San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (1997); Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985); University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (1998); Vizcaya Bridge (2006); Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984); Doñana National Park (1984); Garajonay National Park (1986); Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999); Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997).

Between the properties submitted on the Tentative List are: Teide National Park (1998); Arte rupestre paleolitico de la cornisa Cantábrica (ampliación de Altamira) (1998); El Románico Notre de Castilla y Leon y Sur de Cantabria (1998); Bulwarked Border Fortifications (1998); Via de la Plata, Extremadura (1998); Ampliación del Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial a su entorno natural (1998); Molinos de vela del Maditerraneo (1998); La arquitectura de piedra en seco (1998); Industrial Mining Routes (1998); Conjunto arqueológico griego de Empúries, l'Escala, Girona (2002); Dinosaur Tracks in the Iberian Peninsula (#) (2002); Cultural Route of the Vine and Wine in the Towns of the Mediterranean (1998); Ribeira Sacra, Lugo y Orense (1996); Paisaje pintoresco da la sierra norte de Mallorca (1996); Universal Itinerary of St. Francis Xavier (2001); Granada (extension of the Site previously declared in 1984-1994: the Alhambra, the Generalife and the Albayzin) (2004); La vertiente mediterránea de los Pirineos (2004); Rupestrian Art of Siega Verde (2007); Ancares – Somiedo (2007).