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• 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…

• Church of Santa Juliana de Lafuente. Lamasón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• 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.…

• 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 …

• Avín Cavern. Onís.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• El Pindal Cave. Ribadedeva.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• 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.…

• 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…

• Llonín Cave. Peñamellera Alta.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  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…

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

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• 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…

• 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.…

• Idol of Peña Tú. Llanes.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Puertas de Vidiago, s/n. Puertas de Vidiago. Llanes. Asturias.   The rock has been known since antiquity to the inhabitants of the nearby towns, although it was not until 1914 when the first archaeological research was carried out. These investigations revolved around the figure which gives its name…

• 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 …

• 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…

• Historic Mediaeval Site of Llanes. Llanes.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33500. Llanes. Asturias. The wall was built in the 13th century and has four main access gateways. The tower was intended as a defensive fortification and was subsequently used as a prison. Today it is the site of the Tourist Office. The Gothic-style basilica stands in the Plaza de Cristo Rey square…

• Aula del Mar Museum. Llanes.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo de las Marismas, s/n. 33500. Llanes. Asturias.   This museum covers everything related with the sea, including subjects such as whale hunting in the Middle Ages through to the emigration to America. Through a range of different elements, an imaginative setting and the exhibition of unusual obj…

• Casino de Llanes. Llanes.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Nemesio Sobrino, s/n. 33500. Llanes. Asturias. E-mail: cultura@ayuntamientodellanes.com. http://www.ayuntamientodellanes.com/es/portal.do. This palace once housed the former Casino-Theatre of Llanes, an extremely important social centre for the town's bourgeoisie. It represents an exceptional …

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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 …

• 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…

• Ethnographic Museum of Eastern Asturias. Llanes.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … calle Barriu Llacín. 33509. Porrúa. Llanes. Asturias.   It has an ethnographic collection representing the traditional life of the eastern part of Asturias. The objects on display examine the local rural architecture in which the museum is housed, as well as the activities which take place outside t…