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Santillana del Mar Collegiate Church. Santillana del Mar.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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 …
Altamira National Museum and Research Centre. Santillana del Mar.
[Arts and culture] | [Museums]
… Avenida Sanz de Sautuola, s/n. 39330. Santillana. Santillana del Mar. Cantabria. Tel.: +34 942818005 | +34 902242424 | Fax.: +34 942840157 | E-mail: informacion.maltamira@mcu.es. http://museodealtamira.mcu.es/. The days of Altamira. A grand tour of prehistoric archaeology to interpret what life was …
Altamira caves. Santillana del Mar.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
Palaeolithic Cave Art of the Cantabrian Coast (Altamira Cave extension). Santillana del Mar.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
Gardens of the Puente San Miguel Estate. Reocín.
[Arts and culture] | [Parks and gardens]
… Barrio del Molino s/n. 39530. Puente San Miguel. Reocín. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942838240 | http://turismodecantabria.com. Puente de San Miguel is an old Cantabrian garden, a manor house with the extraordinary charm of carefully tended, age-old trees. For over 300 years, the estate has been owned by t…
Parish Church of Santiago Apóstol. Suances.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 39360. Ongayo. Suances. Cantabria.…
Church of San Martín de Cigüenza. Alfoz de Lloredo.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 39526. Novales. Alfoz de Lloredo. Cantabria. This building, declared a Property of Cultural Interest, is built of ashlar stonework. It is one of the most important examples of Baroque architecture and the most representative of colonial art in this region, as it bears evidence of the style known as …
Monastery of Viaceli. Alfoz de Lloredo.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 39320. Cóbreces. Alfoz de Lloredo. Cantabria. E-mail: ocso.viaceli@confer.es. It was built in 1889 and is inhabited by some 30 monks.…
Hornos de la Peña Cave. San Felices de Buelna.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
Gaudí’s "Capricho". Comillas.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
Las Chimeneas Cave. Puente Viesgo.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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.…
El Pendo Cave. Camargo.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
Las Monedas Cave. Puente Viesgo.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
El Castillo Cave in Puente Viesgo. Puente Viesgo.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
Castañeda Collegiate Church. Castañeda.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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 …
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 …
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…
Prehistory and Archaeology Museum of Cantabria. Santander.
[Arts and culture] | [Museums]
… Avda. de los Castros 65-67. 39005. Santander. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942207106 | E-mail: mupac@gobcantabria.es. www.museosdecantabria.com. Flavióbriga. Most of the 1,200 objects on display in this museum date from the period between the Upper Palaeolithic and the Iron Age. There are also items from th…
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…
Cantabrian Maritime Museum. Santander.
[Arts and culture] | [Museums]
… San Martín de Bajamar s/n. 39004. Santander. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942281068 | E-mail: mmc@gobcantabria.es. http://www.museosdecantabria.com/maritimo/. A historical journey through this Spanish Sea. This venue offers a profound look at different areas of the underwater and maritime world. The Cantabr…
Los Estrada Tower. San Vicente de la Barquera.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 39549. Estrada. San Vicente de la Barquera. Cantabria. It has unique features among the mediaeval fortifications in Cantabria thanks to the conservation of its walled precinct, the remains of the moat and its chapel-fortress.…
Elsedo Museum of Contemporary Art. Liérganes.
[Arts and culture] | [Museums]
… Barrio de Elsedo s/n, (Pámanes). 39718. Lierganes. Liérganes. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942635022 | http://www.vallespasiegos.org. The museum is located in an 18th century palace that belonged to the first count of Torre Hermosa. Its collection is private, with paintings and sculptures from the 19th and …
El Chufín Cave. Rionansa.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… 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…
Monastery of Tina Mayor. Ribadedeva.
[Arts and culture] | [Monuments]
… Senda Costera Bustio - La Franca. 33590. Bustia - La Franca. Ribadedeva. Asturias. It was built in the 12th century and today only its ruins remain amid the ferns. This monastery served as a refuge for pilgrims on the Way of Saint James on the route through Asturias.…
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