Valles

Valles is a hamlet in Reocín, Cantabria and has about 588 residents. Valles is situated nearby to the locality La Cotía, as well as near La Cabritera.

Type: Hamlet with 588 residents
Description: human settlement in Reocín, Cantabria, Spain
Postal code: 39590

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of Altamira and Santa Isabel de Quijas.

Cave of Altamira

Cave

Photo: Locutus Borg, Public domain.

The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. Cave of Altamira is situated 3 km north of Valles.

Santa Isabel de Quijas

Railway stop

Photo: Morgalexandra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Santa Isabel de Quijas is a railway stop.

National Museum and Research Center of Altamira

Museum

Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, also known as Altamira Museum, 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. National Museum and Research Center of Altamira is situated 3 km north of Valles.