Santimamiñe, Guernica

Name: Santimamiñe
Address: BASONDO S/N, Guernica, 48315, Spain

#2 among attractions in Guernica

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Santimamiñe cave, Kortezubi, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Basque Country, including a nearly complete sequence from the Middle Paleolithic to the Iron Age. ()

Local name: Cueva de Santimamiñe Unesco: from 2008Area: 0.38 mi²Coordinates: 43°20'47"N, 2°38'12"W

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BASONDO S/NGuernica 48315 Spain

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Santimamiñe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gernikako Arbola, Urdaibai Bird Center, Castillo de Arteaga, Oma forest.

3.1 miSW
Tree
Gernikako Arbola, Guernica
79 min walk • Gernikako Arbola is an oak tree that symbolizes traditional freedoms for the Biscayan people, and by extension for the Basque people as a whole. The Lords of Biscay swore to respect the Biscayan liberties under it, and the modern Lehendakari of the Basque Country swears his charge there.
1 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, View point
Urdaibai Bird Center, Urdaibai estuary
27 min walk • Urdaibai Bird Center is a nature museum. It provides an excellent observation point from which visitors can enjoy the world of birds and their migratory journeys.
1 miNW
Hotel, Forts and castles
Castillo de Arteaga, Urdaibai estuary
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1.4 miSE
Museum, Art gallery
Oma forest, Urdaibai estuary
36 min walk • Oma forest is a work of art created by Agustin Ibarrola, a Basque sculptor and painter. The work is located in a forest near Kortezubi, in the natural reserve of Urdaibai. It is also known as the "painted forest".
6.7 miNW
43°25'13"N • 2°43'23"W
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3.5 miNE
Town
Ea
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Town
Ibarrangelu
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3.9 miN
Town
Elantxobe
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3.8 miNW
Town
Busturia
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2.1 miW
Town
Forua
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