Arroyo

Arroyo is a hamlet in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria and has about 42 residents. Arroyo is situated nearby to the locality El Coronal, as well as near Biesca.

Photo: Dagane, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of Altamira and Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana.

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 south of Arroyo.

Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana

Church

Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. It is notable as an example of Romanesque architecture…

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 south of Arroyo.