Via de la Plata, St. James’ way through Extremadura

Between 1996 and 2004, Extremadura Regional Government promoted a project to rescue from oblivion the Extremadura Silver route, which in Roman times travelled Hispania between Astorga and Merida.

/ Cáceres / Extremadura.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2005

The Salt Valley of Añana

One of the objectives of the Valle Salado de Añana Foundation is to produce with traditional techniques, sustainably and respecting the thousand-year-old know-how of the salineros, a high-quality salt whose sale is contributing to...

Salinas de Añana / Álava / País Vasco.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2015

The Roman Theatre in Cartagena

The construction of a building in 1998 brought to light the remains of what was later revealed as a Roman theatre embedded in the historic centre of Cartagena.

Cartagena / Murcia / Región de Murcia.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2010

The Inventory of Fortified Military Architecture in Spain

The first president of the AEAC was the promoter of the first Decree for the protection of castles in 1949. It is said that Franco decided to approve it when passing, during a hunt,...

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Award in the Category Research in the year 2008

The heritage of the Haciendas de Argual y Tazacorte

Both the collection and distribution of water and the conservation of the ecosystem have been the two axes on which the activity of this group has evolved since its constitution. That has generated an...

Tazacorte / Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Canarias.
Award in the Category Dedicated service / Heritage champions in the year 2018

Symphony, a virtual journey into the heart of music

With an immersive audiovisual experience, Symphony raises greater awareness and appreciation for the heritage of classical music among new generations.

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Award in the Category Education, training and awareness-raising / Education, training and skills in the year 2022

Silknow

Comprehensive intelligent computational system that goes beyond current technologies to improve our understanding and knowledge of Europe’s silk heritage.

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Award in the Category Research in the year 2022

Restoration of the oratory of the Partal Palace and the House of Astasio de Bracamonte in The Alhambra

The respectful and thorough intervention undertaken, opening up new opportunities to understand traditional Hispano-Muslim building techniques.

Granada / Granada / Andalucía.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2019

Restoration and consolidation of the Roman theatre of Medellin

The works on the southern slope of Cerro del Castillo have brought to light one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in Spain.

Medellín / Badajoz / Extremadura.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2013

Recovery of el Caminito del Rey

The recovery of this centennial path, a chilling one hundred metres above the Guadalhorce river gorge, is one more example of the close relationship between the preservation of historical memory and the development of...

Ardales, Antequera and Álora / Málaga / Andalucía.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2016

Pre-industrial buildings in Ademuz/Sesga

The restoration process has been the object of a rigorous study and meticulous methodology to recover both the buildings and their interior, evoking the memory of the old trades and workshops that they housed.

Sesga (Ademuz) / Valencia / Comunidad Valenciana.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2011

Network Tramontana III

Long years of field research have shown the great potential of the resources of Alpine Europe. These represent laboratories where it is possible to experiment with new forms of social, cultural, and economic cohesion...

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Award in the Category Research in the year 2020

Dr. Glenn Stephen Murray, president of the Association of Friends of the Segovia Mint

Stephen Murray's initiative is unmatched in modern conservation history. Mr. Murray, an American doctor who is an expert in Modern Age mints, managed with constant determination and dedication to promote the recovery of the...

Segovia / Segovia / Castilla y León.
Award in the Category Dedicated service / Heritage champions in the year 2009

Deba bridge

The remarkable rehabilitation of this 19th-century stone bridge, an exquisite example of civil engineering, required extensive historical research into materials and forgotten techniques and benefitted from interdisciplinary technical cooperation.

Deba/Deva / Guipúzcoa / País Vasco.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2023

Cover for the ruins of the Monastery of San Juan

The project has respected the remains of the monastery, protecting them from the extreme climate of Burgos employing a modern wooden structure that also improves the quality of visits.

Burgos / Burgos / Castilla y León.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2017

Blast furnace nº2 in the Port of Sagunto

The recovery of Blast Furnace number 2, witness to the industrial development of coal and steel in the 1920s, makes the port of Sagunto one of the icons of its historical and cultural landscape.

Sagunto / Valencia / Comunidad Valenciana.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2012

Auschwitz. Not a long time ago. Not too far.

This type of initiative allows the general public, particularly students, to learn about one of the darkest realities of the tortured twentieth century.

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Award in the Category Education, training and awareness-raising / Education, training and skills in the year 2020

“Cellers Cooperatius. Cooperative Wineries”, restoration of 8 modernist wineries

Built between 1913 and 1922, these eight wineries, beautiful examples of Catalan Modernism, have been continuously dedicated to the function for which they were constructed.

Barberà de la Conca, Cornudella de Montsant, l’Espluga de Francolí, Falset, Gandesa, Nulles, Pinell de Bari y Rocafort de Queralt / Tarragona / Cataluña.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2014