National Museum and Research Center of Altamira
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Saturday: 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
Sunday: 9:30 AM—3:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: Paleolithic museum in Spain
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of Altamira and Santillana Zoo.
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 National Museum and Research Center of Altamira.
Santillana Zoo
Zoo
Santillana Zoo is situated 1½ km east of National Museum and Research Center of Altamira.
Museo de la Tortura, Santillana del Mar
Museum
Photo: Stromare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo de la Tortura, Santillana del Mar is a museum, which is situated 2 km northeast of National Museum and Research Center of Altamira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villapresente and Oreña.
Arroyo
Hamlet
Arroyo is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of National Museum and Research Center of Altamira.
National Museum and Research Center of Altamira
- Categories: national museum, replica of a cave, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.37739° or 43° 22′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.12238° or 4° 7′ 21″ westOpen location code
8CMQ9VGH+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 35826095OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6974445
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“National Museum and Research Center of Altamira” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Altamirako Museoa”
- Chinese: “阿尔塔米拉洞穴国家博物馆和研究中心”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo kaj Centro de Esploro de Altamira”
- French: “Museo de Altamira”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta agus Ionad Taighde Altamira”
- Japanese: “アルタミラ国立博物館研究センター”
- Persian: “موزه ملی و مرکز تحقیقات آلتامیرا”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional e Centro de Pesquisa de Altamira”
- Spanish: “Museo de Altamira”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional y centro de investigacion de Altamira”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigacion de Altamira”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional y centro de investigación de Altamira”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigación de Altamira”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cueva de Estalactitas and Iglesia de San Esteban.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Museum and Research Center of Altamira”. Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.