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Ruta Bancos Gigantes or Huge Bench Route in Andalucia

A new rage is slowly spreading across Andalucia with its beginnings in the province of Malaga and that is huge benches are being installed in beauty spots across the region. The Huge Bench Route or  Ruta Bancos Gigantes #rutabancosgigantes can be found on Instagram  where they are more active with updates on the new installations of these enormous benches and they have a   Facebook  page too. Map of the Ruta Bancos Gigantes The initiative started by Forest Green an agrobroker company that supplies and works with treated wood to large construction and environmental companies in Spain. The huge bench route is steadily growing, with constant new installations spreading across Andalucia. The enormous handmade wooden benches are 4 metre long and 2.3 metre high, with the seat being 1.3 metres above ground and needing steps to get onto them, appearing in natural beauty spots hopes to encourage people out into and  enjoy the views and of course take photos to be ...
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UNESCO Sites in Andalucia - World Heritage Sites to Visit

Spain has a whopping 44 sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list and a further 24 on the tentative list.

The Mezquita part of the Historic City Centre of Cordoba


Andalucia has five cultural and one natural site on the list:

  • The Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
  • The Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias, Seville
  • The Historic City Centre of Cordoba
  • The Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Ubeda and Baeza
  • Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin, examples in Almeria, Granada and Jaen provinces
  • The natural World Heritage Site is Doñana National Park, Huelva


I thought myself something of a country girl but find it´s only the natural sites on the list, not the urban sites and I´m including the rock art caves, that I haven´t visited yet.




On the tentative waiting list are:

Jaen Cathedral

  • Dolmen Sites, Antequera
  • Roman Ways, itineraries of the Roman Empire, part of which are in Andalucia
  • Mining Historical Heritage, part of which is in Huelva, Andalucia
  • Jaén Cathedral, to be included in the Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Ubeda and Baeza

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