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The 12 Treasures of Spain chosen by public vote (Antena 3 and COPE, 2007)

The top 3 according to 98 votes from people: Alhambra · City of Arts and Sciences · Seville Cathedral. (Updated May 27, 2020.)

The Mosque of Córdoba, the Cave of Altamira and Seville Cathedral topped the contest run by Antena 3 and the COPE radio network, whose results were announced on 31 December 2007: nine monuments, two natural sites and a painted cave, in order of votes. El Escorial, Ávila and the Aqueduct of Segovia were left as finalists.

Raúl Santana · · 12 items · 98 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 12

  1. 1

    Alhambra

    Granada, Andalusia. No. 4 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  2. 2

    City of Arts and Sciences

    Valencia, Valencian Community. No. 9 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  3. 3

    Seville Cathedral

    Seville, Andalusia. No. 3 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 1

    7
  4. 4

    Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

    Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. No. 8 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 1

    7
  5. 5

    Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

    Zaragoza, Aragon. No. 5 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  6. 6

    Sagrada Família

    Barcelona, Catalonia. No. 10 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  7. 7

    La Concha Beach

    San Sebastián, Basque Country. No. 11 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  8. 8

    Cave of Altamira

    Santillana del Mar, Cantabria. No. 2 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 4

    4
  9. 9

    Teide National Park

    Tenerife, Canary Islands. No. 6 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  10. 10

    Roman Theatre of Mérida

    Mérida, Extremadura. No. 7 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  11. 11

    Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba

    Córdoba, Andalusia. No. 1 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 3

    3
  12. 12

    Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

    Bilbao, Basque Country. No. 12 of the 12 chosen.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 4

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Andrea Pérez · Español

Me acuerdo de votar por SMS para el Acueducto de Segovia y quedarse fuera por poco. La Concha entre los doce tesoros me parece justísimo, eso sí.

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