Torca del Prado Jarrero

Torca del Prado Jarrero is a cave in Alfoz de Lloredo, Cantabria. Torca del Prado Jarrero is situated near the cave Cueva del Agua (Torca del Prao Jarrero), as well as near Cueva del Agua (Entrada de los Bloques).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 2 km southeast of Torca del Prado Jarrero.

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 1½ km southeast of Torca del Prado Jarrero.

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… Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana is situated 3 km east of Torca del Prado Jarrero.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oreña and Arroyo.

Oreña

Hamlet

Photo: Xavier Estruch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oreña is a hamlet.

Arroyo

Hamlet

Photo: Dagane, CC BY 3.0.

Arroyo is a hamlet.

Santillana del Mar

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Santillana del Mar is a picturesque and very touristy village in Cantabria in northern Spain, lined with medieval buildings. It's also famous for the prehistoric art in the Altamira Caves 2 km west.

Torca del Prado Jarrero

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Alfoz de Lloredo, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.38563° or 43° 23′ 8″ north

Longitude

-4.13996° or 4° 8′ 24″ west

Open location code

8CMQ9VP6+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 861257648

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cueva del Agua (Torca del Prao Jarrero) and Cueva del Agua (Entrada de los Bloques).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hotel Puerto Calderón and Lavandería Everest.

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