Nature venue
Cave of Altamira
137 locals recommend
Location
Avenida Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, s/n
Santillana del Mar, CB
Tips from locals
For the history lovers, Altamira is a " must go", with 200.000 years old paintings. Considered the Sixtine Capille within the rock art.
The Cueva de Altamira (Altamira Caves) is a cave in Spain famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings that the experts believe that are 35,000 years old.
They say these are the very first colored drawings found ever made by men. Must see.
The Altamira Museum is located 2 km away from the urban center of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, next to the original cave. It was in 1868 and 1879 when engravings of Homo Sapiens, corresponding to the Upper Magdalenian Palaeolithic and a smaller number of Solutrense, were found in the well-known Cave of Altamira, but due to their deterioration, access was restricted, Next to the original cave, the new facilities of the Museum of Altamira and the Neocueva, reliable and meticulous replica of the original.
The Altamira Museum is located 2 km away from the urban center of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, next to the original cave. It was in 1868 and 1879 when engravings of Homo Sapiens, corresponding to the Upper Magdalenian Palaeolithic and a smaller number of Solutrense, were found in the well-known…