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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.
Santillana del Mar: Cantabria, Asturias, Basque Country: 310; 1985, 2008 (extended); i, iii: Upper Paleolithic: The Cave of Altamira contains examples of cave painting from the Upper Paleolithic period, ranging from 35,000 to 11,000 BC. The original listing contained seventeen decorated caves.
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 ...
They were, in addition to the Nine Valleys: Rivadedeva, Peñamellera, the province of Liébana, Peñarrubia, Lamasón, Rionansa, the Villa of San Vicente de la Barquera, Coto de Estrada, Valdáliga, the Villa of Santillana del Mar, Lugar de Viérnoles, the Villa of Cartes and environs, the Valley of Buelna, the Valley of Cieza, the Valley of ...
Santillana del Mar, Comillas, Suances and San Vicente de la Barquera are the municipalities of greater renown, both in the comarca and in Cantabria, so they are the main destinations for tourists. Three of the longest rivers of Cantabria flow into the Western coast: The Deva, the Nansa and the Saja-Besaya.