National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar

Name: National Museum and Research Center of Altamira
Address: Avenida Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, s/n, Santillana del Mar, 39330, Spain
Telephone: +34 942 81 88 15

#2 among attractions in Santillana del Mar

Museum, Specialty museum, History museum, Historical place, More...

National Museum and Research Center of Altamira

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The National Museum and Research Center of 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, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. ()

Local name: Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigación de Altamira Coordinates: 43°22'39"N, 4°7'21"W

Address

Avenida Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, s/nSantillana del Mar 39330 Spain

Contact

+34 942 81 88 15

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Santillana del Mar

Day trips

National Museum and Research Center of Altamira – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cave of Altamira, Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana, Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, Museo del Barquillero.

~1940 ftN
Museum replicating Palaeolithic cave art
Cave of Altamira
10 min walk • The Cave of Altamira, located near Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain, is one of the most significant archaeological sites in the world. This cave is renowned for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and polychrome rock paintings of wild mammals...
1.3 miNE
Church, , Romanesque architecture
Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana, Santillana del Mar
34 min walk • The Collegiate church and cloister of Santa Juliana is a collegiate church located in Santillana del Mar, Spain. The church is dedicated to Juliana of Nicomedia.
0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, Santillana del Mar
13 min walk • The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain 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.
1.3 miNE
43°23'31"N • 4°6'23"W
Museo del Barquillero, Santillana del Mar
33 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Antiques
1.3 miNE
43°23'30"N • 4°6'19"W
Museo Jesús Otero, Santillana del Mar
34 min walk • Museum, Art museum, History museum
1 miE
43°22'51"N • 4°6'12"W
Zoológico de Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar
25 min walk • Zoo, Aquarium
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Asturias de Santillana, Santillana del Mar
27 min walk • Asturias de Santillana is a historical comarca whose territory in large part corresponded to the central and western part of today's autonomous community of Cantabria, as well as the extreme east of Asturias.
1 miE
43°22'51"N • 4°6'12"W
Zoologico y Parque Cuaternario de Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar
25 min walk • Animals
1.4 miNE
Palace
Palacio de Velarde, Santillana del Mar
35 min walk • The palace of Velarde, also called palace of Las Arenas, is a building located in the Plaza de las Arenas in Santillana del Mar. It was completed in the mid-16th century for Alonso de Velarde.