Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Santillana del Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [santiˈʎana ðel maɾ]) is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of visitors every year. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of visitors every year.
The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira (Spanish: Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigación de Altamira), also known as Altamira Museum (Spanish: Museo de Altamira), is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar (), Spain, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
Arroyo is a town in the municipality of Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain).It is located about 2 kilometers to the northwest of the municipal capital, Santillana del Mar.It is located 99 meters above sea level, in a depression between low-altitude hills.
Map of Paleolithic cave art sites in the Franco-Cantabrian region.. The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Cueva de Altamira y arte rupestre paleolítico del Norte de España) is a grouping of 18 caves of northern Spain, which together represent the apogee of Upper Paleolithic cave art in Europe between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago (Aurignacian, Gravettian, Solutrean ...
Religious architecture: Collegiate of Santillana del Mar, Collegiate of Santa Cruz de Castañeda, Santo Toribio de Liébana Monastery, Santa María de Lebeña, Santa María de Piasca, Santa María del Puerto, San Román del Moroso, Santa Catalina del Cintul, Santuario de Virgen de la Peña, ermita de San Cipriano, ermita de Monte Corona, etc.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The Cave of Altamira is located near Santillana del Mar.This cave, called the "Sistine Chapel of Quaternary", is relatively small (270 m (890 ft)) and contains the rock paintings of sixteen bison, several depictions of deer, the largest of which is 2.25 m (7.4 ft) tall and of horses.
The Collegiate church and cloister of Santa Juliana (Spanish: Colegiata y Claustro de Santa Juliana) is a collegiate church located in Santillana del Mar, Spain. The church is dedicated to Juliana of Nicomedia. It is notable as an example of Romanesque architecture