RIBEIRA SACRA

On behalf of the Regional Government of Galicia, he has drafted a report for the declaration as a Site of Cultural Interest of the territorial system of medieval churches in the cultural landscape of the Ribeira Sacra (Galicia-Spain), a site evaluated in 2020 as a candidate for inscription on the World Heritage List.

It proposes an analysis of the complete list of temples proposed by the Directorate-General for Heritage for the analysis and diagnosis of attributes of value.

This study, which analyses and assesses the group of Romanesque churches in the Ribeira Sacra, is part of the strategy for their declaration as Assets of Cultural Interest by the Regional Government of Galicia.

With this objective in mind, and without losing sight of the necessary humanistic and speculative perspective on an aspect that is cultural, reflective and social, this report proposes a working methodology that seeks to be as scientific as possible: an attempt to objectify what constitutes ‘outstanding’ heritage value in Galicia for these assets. In this way, given that a specific and stricter regime than the current one could be proposed, the aim is for it to be supported by clear and easily verifiable justifications.