Palacio de Velarde, Santillana del Mar

Name: Palacio de Velarde
Address: Plaza de las Arenas, Santillana del Mar, Spain

#11 among attractions in Santillana del Mar

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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.

Its architecture is of the first Renaissance. It has rhythmic windows and a crowning of pinnacles. The main hall has a plinth decorated with plateresque motifs.

Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 43°23'33"N, 4°6'19"W

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Plaza de las ArenasSantillana del Mar Spain

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Palacio de Velarde – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cave of Altamira, Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain.

1 miSW
Museum replicating Palaeolithic cave art
Cave of Altamira
27 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...
~240 ftSW
Church, , Romanesque architecture
Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana, Santillana del Mar
2 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.
1.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar
35 min walk • 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.
0.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, Santillana del Mar
23 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.
~340 ftSW
43°23'31"N • 4°6'23"W
Museo del Barquillero, Santillana del Mar
2 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Antiques
~330 ftS
43°23'30"N • 4°6'19"W
Museo Jesús Otero, Santillana del Mar
2 min walk • Museum, Art museum, History museum
0.8 miS
43°22'51"N • 4°6'12"W
Zoológico de Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar
21 min walk • Zoo, Aquarium
~1730 ftSW
Neighbourhood
Asturias de Santillana, Santillana del Mar
9 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.
0.8 miS
43°22'51"N • 4°6'12"W
Zoologico y Parque Cuaternario de Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar
21 min walk • Animals

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Nearby attractions include Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana, Santillana del Mar (2 min walk), Museo Jesús Otero, Santillana del Mar (2 min walk), Museo del Barquillero, Santillana del Mar (2 min walk), Asturias de Santillana, Santillana del Mar (9 min walk).