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• Church of Santa Juliana de Lafuente. Lamasón.

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  … Barrio de Lafuente. 39550. Lafuente. Lamasón. Cantabria. http://www.aytolamason.es/. Set in a valley amid mountains, this simple country church has conserved its original structure in a region which is home to very few examples of Romanesque art. It has a very simple structure: a nave with a pitched…

• Torre del Infantado tower. Potes.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … C/ Independencia, nº 2. 39570. Potes. Cantabria. E-mail: aytopotesteresa@terra.es. http://www.liebanaypicosdeeuropa.com/visita/lb1_3_5.htm#anchor977679. This stately and solid tower was the ancestral home of Íñigo López de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana, and of his descendants from the ducal house o…

• Santa María Church in San Vicente de la Barquera. San Vicente de la Barquera.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 39540. San Vicente de la Barquera. Cantabria. E-mail: info@santillanamuseodiocesano.com. www.santillanamuseodiocesano.com. Santander Gothic. The large size of the building demonstrate the importance of the city in its surroundings during the Middle Ages. Building work began in the 13th century, but …

• Santo Toribio de Liébana Monastery. Camaleño.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 39589. Santo Toribio. Camaleño. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942730828 | E-mail: lcsantotoribio@terra.es. santotoribiodeliebana.org. Cistercian sobriety. It is built in the Gothic style, although the Cistercian influence can be seen in its sobriety. A Romanesque construction previously stood on the site, as…

• Church of Santa María de Piasca. Cabezón de Liébana.

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  … 39573. Piasca. Cabezón de Liébana. Cantabria. E-mail: info@santillanamuseodiocesano.com. www.santillanamuseodiocesano.com. Remains of a Romanesque monastery. This is the only part of the whole monastery still standing. The original church was built at the end of the 12th century, but it was subseque…

• Santa María Church in Lebeña. Cillorigo de Liébana.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 39583. Lebeña. Cillorigo de Liébana. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942840380 | E-mail: info@santillanamuseodiocesano.com. www.santillanamuseodiocesano.com/liebana.htm. Cantabrian Mozarab. It was built at the request of the counts of Levana, in the 10th century. Its arches are horseshoe-shaped throughout almo…

• Altamira caves. Santillana del Mar.

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  … Zona Cuevas de Altamira. 39330. Santillana. Santillana del Mar. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942840157 | http://museodealtamira.mcu.es. Important examples of prehistoric rock art. The paintings are some 14,000 years old and have the World Heritage designation. The cave has an irregular shape and is some 270…

• Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Church-Cathedral. Santander.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Obispo José E. Eguino s/n. 39002. Santander. Cantabria. http://www.turismodecantabria.com/patrimonio_ficha.php?id=89. A church which took on great importance. The lower section of the church dates from the early 13th century. The upper section of the church dates from the 14th century, whi…

• Gaudí’s "Capricho". Comillas.

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  … Parque del Sobrellano s/n. 39520. Comillas. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942720768 | E-mail: visitas@elcaprichodegaudi.com. http://www.elcaprichodegaudi.com/. Experimental Modernism. The design of this building by Gaudí combines music and architecture. It is a building by Antonio Gaudí, designed in the 19th…

• El Soplao Cave. Rionansa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Sierra de Arnero. Celis. Rionansa. Cantabria. www.elsoplao.es. An underground gem between the mountains and the sea. El Soplao is situated in the western part of Cantabria, in the region of Saja-Nansa. There are currently 20 kilometres of natural passageways documented, as well as almost 30 kilometr…

• Ruins of the Roman city of Julióbriga. Campoo de Enmedio.

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  … 39213. Retortillo. Campoo de Enmedio. Cantabria. Instruments of the Roman presence. Julióbriga means "fortified city of Julius". After the Cantabrian Wars, the Roman Emperor Augustus founded a tributary city. Their aim was to romanise the newly conquered peoples in the north of the Iberian Peninsula…

• El Chufín Cave. Rionansa.

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  … 39553. Riclones. Rionansa. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | E-mail: reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es. http://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com. Art more than 16,000 years old. Designated World Heritage in 2008. It is located in the Nansa River Valley, in an area of cliffs with dense vegetation. At c…

• San Martín de Elines Collegiate Church in Valderredible. Valderredible.

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  … 39232. San Martín de Elines. Valderredible. Cantabria. http://www.valderredible.es. First steps of Christian architecture. Together with other cave buildings in the Upper Ebro area, this church is one of the earliest preserved manifestations of Christianity in Cantabria. According to some studies it…

• Castañeda Collegiate Church. Castañeda.

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  … Carretera N-634 Vargas-Sarón a 2 km. 39660. Pomaluengo. Castañeda. Cantabria. A halt on the Pilgrim's Road to Santiago de Compostela. The existing building is from the 12th century, although the church of Santa Cruz, in Romanesque style, and a monastery, previously stood on the site. Because of its …

• Santillana del Mar Collegiate Church. Santillana del Mar.

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  … Plaza del Abad Francisco Navarro s/n. 39330. Santillana. Santillana del Mar. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942840380 | E-mail: info@santillanamuseodiocesano.com. www.santillanamuseodiocesano.com. The Romanesque heart of Santillana del Mar. The church has its origins in a monastery dating from 870. Tradition …

• El Pendo Cave. Camargo.

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  … 39609. Escobedo. Camargo. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | E-mail: reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es. http://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com/. A cave of monumental proportions. Designated World Heritage in 2008. It is situated in the heart of the Camargo Valley and measures up to 40 metres in width…

• El Castillo Cave in Puente Viesgo. Puente Viesgo.

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  … 39670. Puente Viesgo. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | E-mail: reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es . http://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com/. Cave paintings and symbols. The cave contains paintings of a great many animals, including drawings of dogs, which is not common in this area of Cantabria. Rem…

• Las Monedas Cave. Puente Viesgo.

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  … Monte del Castillo. 39670. Puente Viesgo. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | E-mail: reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es. http://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com/. An impressive labyrinth of stalactites. Designated World Heritage in 2008. This is the longest cave in the Monte del Castillo area. Its name…

• Covalanas Cave. Ramales de la Victoria.

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  … Monte Pando. Ramales de la Victoria. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | E-mail: reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es. http://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com. An major ensemble of Palaeolithic art. Designated World Heritage in 2008. It was discovered in 1903 and contains drawings that date from 19,000 ye…

• La Garma Cave. Ribamontán al Monte.

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  … Ribamontán al Monte. 39793. Omoño. Ribamontán al Monte. Cantabria. http://www.turismodecantabria.com/. An exhibition of the Palaeolithic period and Late Prehistory. Designated World Heritage in 2008. This cave, located on La Gama Mountain, is divided into various levels. In the upper hall there are …

• Las Chimeneas Cave. Puente Viesgo.

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  … Monte del Castillo. 39670. Puente Viesgo. Cantabria. http://www.turismodecantabria.com/. A legacy of engravings on clay. Designated World Heritage in 2008. Discovered in 1953, it has various panels of macaroni-type engravings, made with the fingers on clay, with animals and non-figurative motifs. Ov…

• La Pasiega Cave. Puente Viesgo.

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  … Monte Castillo. 39670. Puente Viesgo. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | Paintings of Prehistory. This is the cave with the largest number of cave paintings showing pictorial representations on the Iberian Peninsula. It has 291 drawings of animals, 134 complete signs and 25 series of isolated dots.…

• Hornos de la Peña Cave. San Felices de Buelna.

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  … 39409. Tarriba. San Felices de Buelna. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942598305 | E-mail: reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es. http://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com. It one of the most complete ensembles of engravings in the region. Designated World Heritage in 2008. It is located on a hilltop and has an arch…

• Palaeolithic Cave Art of the Cantabrian Coast (Altamira Cave extension). Santillana del Mar.

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  … Santillana del Mar. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942840157 | E-mail: maltamira@mcu.es. http://museodealtamira.mcu.es/. Prehistoric cave art in northern Spain. 17 caves that represent one of the most important ensembles of Palaeolithic art in Europe. The UNESCO designated Palaeolithic Cave Art of the Cantabr…

• Church of Santa María de la Asunción. Laredo.

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  … 39770. Laredo. Cantabria. This Catholic church is dedicated to the Virgin of La Asunción. It has a Plateresque altarpiece, a figurehead of Saint Mary, the figure of Christ Cacicedo and a large painted altarpiece in the Flemish style by Petrus Nicolai Morauli.…