World Heritage Identification Number: 988
World Heritage since: 2000
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí: A Testament to Medieval Architecture
The Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí, nestled within the picturesque high Pyrenees, offer a captivating glimpse into the rich architectural heritage of medieval Europe. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, this collection of nine Early Romanesque churches stands as a testament to the artistic prowess and religious devotion that characterized the region during the Middle Ages.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The narrow Vall de Boí is situated in the high Pyrénées, in the Alta Ribagorça region and is surrounded by steep mountains. Each village in the valley contains a Romanesque church, and is surrounded by a pattern of enclosed fields. There are extensive seasonally-used grazing lands on the higher slopes.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (ii): The significant developments in Romanesque art and architecture in the churches of the Vall de Boí testify to profound cultural interchange across medieval Europe, and in particular across the mountain barrier of the Pyrenees.
Criterion (iv): The Churches of the Vall de Boí are an especially pure and consistent example of Romanesque art in a virtually untouched rural setting.
Encyclopedia Record: Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
The Churches of the Vall de Boí are a set of nine Early Romanesque churches declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and located in the Vall de Boí, in the Catalan comarca of Alta Ribagorça.Additional Site Details
Area: 7.98 hectares
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 42.50472222 , 0.803611111
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