What to see in Autonomous community Cantabria

Monastery Santo Toribio de Liébana is situated in Cantabrian mountains, near Potes. It is a Franciscan monastery founded prior to the 6th century. The monastery stands alongside Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Caravaca de la Cruz as one of only five places with the privilege to ...

The Cave of Pasiega is situated near Puente Viesgo, in the middle of the river valley Pas, around the cave of Hornos de la Pena and the Castillo Mountain. It is a cavity more then 400 meters long. La Pasiega Cave was discovered by H.Obermaier and P. Wernet in 1911. It is one of the most important...

Cathedral of Santander was built in 13th-century. It was damaged in the 1941 by fire and restored later. The restored, fortresslike building, holds the tomb of historian/writer Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856-1912) - one of famous people of Santander. The 12th-century crypt with a trio of ...

Cave of Altimira ("high view" in Spanish) is located near the town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria. It is famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and polychrome rock paintings of wild mammals and human hands.The cave has been declared a World Heritage Site by...

Every year in August  town of Colindres (Cantabria , Spain) holds a Sauga Folk music festival celebrating local and international folk music. The festival is very popular and attracts lots of participants and visitors....

Bustamante Palace (Palacio y capilla de los Bustamante) is located in Renedo de Piélagos (municipality of Pielagos)....

The Regional Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria (Museo Regional de Prehistoria y Arqueologia de Cantabria) in Santander is one of the very best in the region and features displays chronicling the Upper Paleolithic period....

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Valdearenas Beach is located west of town of Liencres (municipality of Pielagos), surrounded by Natural Park of the Dunes of Liencres. The beauty and strong waves make this beach one of the most requested for nautical sports (as surf) and to practice nudism.The beach is around 2,8 kilometers long...

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