Spain can also be admired by the huge number of monuments all over the peninsula. The rich history of Spain goes from the times of the prehistory. The first stop we make in this analysis is in the Altamira caves. Located in the north of Spain, they have the best prehistoric paintings in the world. It is considered the Sistine Chapel of this type of art. They were pained around 15.000-12.000 b.C.
Our next stop is the Roman Empire. In Mérida, we can find one of the most amazing and well conserved roman theatres in Europe. Another roman construction is the Aqueduct of Segovia. Its length is 15 kilometres. It has 62 arches and its 28 meters high.
One of the most representative monuments of Madrid is the Monastery of El Escorial. It used to be the residence of the king back in the XVI century. It’s been declared world heritage. It occupies 33.327 m2 and took 21 years to be built.
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