Altamira
Altamira is a cave in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria. Altamira is situated nearby to the hamlet Vispieres, as well as near the village Villapresente.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of Altamira and National Museum and Research Center of Altamira.
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 220 metres east of Altamira.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vispieres and Villapresente.
Altamira
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.37745° or 43° 22′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.12235° or 4° 7′ 21″ westElevation
146 metres (479 feet)Open location code
8CMQ9VGH+X3GeoNames ID
11856841
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