Guadalupe Monastery
Also known as Royal Monastery of Saint Mary of Guadalupe, Monastere de Guadalupe, Monastère de Guadalupe, Monastère de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Monastere royal de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Monastère royal de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe, Royal Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Royal Monastery of St Mary of Guadalupe, Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Santa María de Guadalupe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1993
Area
1 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Guadalupe Monastery is about 110 km north-east of Mérida. The nearest other World Heritage site is old town of Cáceres, about 90 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mérida · about 52,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Toledo · about 75,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Badajoz · about 140,000 peopleabout 160 km south-west
- Salamanca · about 162,000 peopleabout 170 km north
- Madrid · about 5,567,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
- Córdoba · about 321,000 peopleabout 180 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural90 km away
SpainCultural106 km away
SpainCultural120 km away
SpainCultural144 km away
SpainCultural161 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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