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• 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…

• San Salvador Church. Pernía, La.

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  … calle Mayor, s/n. 34847. San Salvador de Cantamuda. Pernía, La. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: ayto-pernia@dip-palencia.es. http://www.lapernia.es/. Because of its isolated location, in a field near the town, and because of its peculiar huge belfry welcoming visitors, it is a unique building in th…

• Avín Cavern. Onís.

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  … Cuevona de Avín. 33556. Onís. Asturias. E-mail: museosdeonis@gmail.com. http://www.cuevasturisticas.es. A subterranean visit to glacial fauna. Located in Asturias at the foot of the Picos de Europa (Peaks of Europe) mountains in a karst topography and subterranean paradise, we can see how life was i…

• Torre del Infantado tower. Potes.

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  … 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…

• 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…

• Santa María Church in Lebeña. Cillorigo de Liébana.

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  … 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…

• 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…

• Church of San Cornelio and San Cipriano in San Cebrián de Mudá. San Cebrián de Mudá.

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  … Camino de la iglesia de San Cornelio y San Cipriano, s/n. 34839. San Cebrián de Mudá. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: ayto-sancebrianmuda@dip-palencia.es. Church in an old Benedictine monastery, which stands out because of its altarpieces and the unusual presence of late Gothic mural paintings. The…

• El Soplao Cave. Rionansa.

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  … 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…

• Church of Santa María la Real. Barruelo de Santullán.

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  … Travesía Generalísimo, s/n. 34829. Barruelo de Santullán. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) http://www.palenciaturismo.es. A little-known treasure of the Romanesque style in Palencia, and a fine example of the model of religious architecture common in this region of Spain throughout the Middle Ages. Although…

• Church of San Cornelio and San Cipriano. Barruelo de Santullán.

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  … Revilla de Santullán. Barruelo de Santullán. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) http://www.turismobarruelo.com. A magnificent contrast between the sober architecture of this rural church and its catalogue of sculpted elements, which is among the most comprehensive, varied and highly refined in the Romanesque …

• Church of Santa María del Castillo. Cervera de Pisuerga.

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  … plaza de la Iglesia, s/n. 34846. Cervera de Pisuerga. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) Tel.: +34 979870179 | +34 606145045 | http://www.cerveradepisuerga.eu/monumentos-detalle.php?idMonumento=3. At first glance this church is notable for its slender silhouette and its exterior appearance, although the treas…

• 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…

• Santo Toribio de Liébana Monastery. Camaleño.

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  … 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…

• Los Estrada Tower. San Vicente de la Barquera.

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  … 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.…

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

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  … 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 …

• El Pindal Cave. Ribadedeva.

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  … 33590. Pimiango. Ribadedeva. Asturias. http://tematico.asturias.es/cultura/yacimientos/pindal.html. Prehistoric rock art on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea. Designated World Heritage in 2008. It is 300 metres long and has Palaeolithic cave paintings on one of its walls. It is in a stunning location…

• Llonín Cave. Peñamellera Alta.

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  … 33578. Llonín. Peñamellera Alta. Asturias. http://www.infoasturias.com/action/InfoasturiasFichaRecurso?recursoId=2417&metodo=getFichaHTML. Some thirty prehistoric engravings and paintings. Designated World Heritage in 2008. Located in a narrow valley on the banks of the Cares River. It runs for 700 …

• 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…

• Shrine of San Pelayo. Cervera de Pisuerga.

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  … Perazancas de Ojeda. Cervera de Pisuerga. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: ayuntamiento@cerveradepisuerga.es. http://www.cerveradepisuerga.eu/monumentos-detalle.php?idMonumento=38. This simple country shrine, a lovely example of the earliest Romanesque style, also features various elements which are…

• Monastery of Tina Mayor. Ribadedeva.

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  … 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.…

• Santa María la Real Monastery. Aguilar de Campoo.

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  … Carretera de Cervera s/n. 34800. Aguilar de Campoo. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 979125680 | E-mail: rom@santamarialareal.org. http://www.palenciaturismo.es. Headquarters of the Romanesque Study Centre. One of the most emblematic Romanesque buildings in Palencia. Dates from the XIII century. T…

• Shrine of Santa Cecilia. Aguilar de Campoo.

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  … calle Mayor, s/n. 34810. Vallespinoso de Aguilar. Aguilar de Campoo. Palencia. (Castile-Leon) http://www.palenciaturismo.es. The harmonious beauty of this simple rural shrine matches its location - it is resting on a crag that rises up in the middle of a soft valley. It is a simple rural shrine, qui…

• 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…

• Monastery of Viaceli. Alfoz de Lloredo.

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  … 39320. Cóbreces. Alfoz de Lloredo. Cantabria. E-mail: ocso.viaceli@confer.es. It was built in 1889 and is inhabited by some 30 monks.…