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The Iberian Peninsula

Fortified towns, gardens made for drought.

1,359 places

Château
Masía Vallfort
Sant Jaume dels Domenys — Spain
Masía Vallfort is a château at Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 15th century. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Miralles
Pinós — Spain
Miralles is a château at Pinós, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 13th century. Its architecture is recorded as vernacular architecture. The register records it as “Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Mojácar
Spain
Mojácar’s village stands on the last spur of the Sierra de Cabrera and is characterised by white houses and narrow streets. Its surrounding landscape includes ravines, coastal areas and the wetlands of the Aguas river. Local traditions include the Moros y Cristianos festival and the Night of Candles.
Molino de Pals
Pals — Spain
Molino de Pals is a château at Pals, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as vernacular architecture. The register records it as “Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Monasterio de San Miguel de Escornalbou
Riudecanyes — Spain
Monasterio de San Miguel de Escornalbou is a château at Riudecanyes, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as Romanesque architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Monastery of Pedralbes
Spain
Queen Elisenda de Montcada founded Pedralbes Monastery in 1327 with the support of her husband, King James II. The complex was built on three levels using the sloping terrain: the dormitory above, the church at the middle level and vegetable gardens below.
Monte Palace Hotel
Monte — Portugal
Monte Palace Hotel is a royal or princely palace at Monte, Madeira, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 19th century. The register records it as “Pending classification monument”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Montículo y Ruinas del Castillo de Bagur
Begur — Spain
Montículo y Ruinas del Castillo de Bagur is a historic castle ruin at Begur, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 16th century. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Mosteiro da Batalha
Batalha — Portugal
The Dominican monastery at Batalha in central Portugal commemorates João I’s victory over Castile at Aljubarrota in 1385. Much of the ensemble developed during his reign, including the church, cloister, chapter house and Founder’s Chapel. The latter contains the joint tomb of João I and Philippa of Lancaster, with burials of their sons around it. Successive campaigns introduced different architectural forms, bringing Gothic construction into dialogue with the elaborate carving associated with the Manueline style. The Unfinished Chapels preserve a further royal funerary project that was never completed. UNESCO inscribed the Monastery of Batalha in 1983. It is a religious and dynastic monument whose building history extends across generations, not a structure attributable to one designer or one uninterrupted campaign.
Museu da Cerâmica, antigo Palacete Visconde de Sacavém, e jardim envolvente
Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório — Portugal
Museu da Cerâmica, antigo Palacete Visconde de Sacavém, e jardim envolvente is a royal or princely palace at Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 20th century. The register records it as “Monument of Public Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Museu de Fotografia da Madeira
Sé — Portugal
Museu de Fotografia da Madeira is a château at Sé, Madeira, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 19th century. The register records it as “Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Museu Militar do Porto
Bonfim — Portugal
Museu Militar do Porto is a château at Bonfim, Porto, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 20th century. Its architecture is recorded as Neoclassical architecture. The register records it as “Under study listing”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Museu Quinta das Cruzes
São Pedro — Portugal
Museu Quinta das Cruzes is a château at São Pedro, Madeira, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 20th century. The register records it as “Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Óbidos, Portugal
Portugal
Óbidos preserves monuments from several building periods. Rua Direita, already known by that name in the fourteenth century, links the town gate to the Paço dos Alcaides. Work on the aqueduct began in 1573, funded by Queen Catarina of Austria.
Paço de Calheiros
Calheiros · continental Portugal — Portugal
Paço de Calheiros is a château at Calheiros, Viana do Castelo, in Portugal. Its architecture is recorded as baroque architecture. The register records it as “Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Paço de São Cipriano
Tabuadelo e São Faustino · continental Portugal — Portugal
Paço de São Cipriano is a château at Tabuadelo e São Faustino, Braga, in Portugal. Its architecture is recorded as Neo-Manueline. The register records it as “Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Palacete Belmarço
Faro (Sé e São Pedro) — Portugal
Palacete Belmarço is a royal or princely palace at Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 20th century. The register records it as “Monument of Public Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Palacete da Família Ferro
Alcobaça e Vestiaria — Portugal
Palacete da Família Ferro is a royal or princely palace at Alcobaça e Vestiaria, Leiria, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 20th century. The register records it as “heritage without legal protection”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Palacete das Murtas
Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim) — Portugal
Palacete das Murtas is a royal or princely palace at Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Lisbon, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 19th century. The register records it as “heritage without legal protection”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Palacete do Chafariz d’El-Rei
Santa Maria Maior — Portugal
Palacete do Chafariz d’El-Rei is a royal or princely palace at Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 19th century. The register records it as “Monument of Municipal Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Palacete do Morgado
Messejana · continental Portugal — Portugal
Palacete do Morgado is a royal or princely palace at Messejana, Beja, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 16th century. Its architecture is recorded as Mannerism. The register records it as “Included in protected site”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Château
Palacete do Tenente João de Carvalho
Faro (Sé e São Pedro) — Portugal
Palacete do Tenente João de Carvalho is a royal or princely palace at Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 19th century. The register records it as “heritage without legal protection”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Palacete dos Zinos
Ponta do Sol — Portugal
Palacete dos Zinos is a royal or princely palace at Ponta do Sol, Madeira, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 19th century. Its architecture is recorded as Romantic architecture. The register records it as “Pending classification monument”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Palacete na Rua Passos Manuel
União de Freguesias da Cidade de Santarém — Portugal
Palacete na Rua Passos Manuel is a royal or princely palace at União de Freguesias da Cidade de Santarém, Santarém, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 18th century. The register records it as “Included in protected site”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.