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Where is the Altamira cave located?

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The Altamira cave is located in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria), 35 minutes by car from the city of Santander. This cave is considered the Sistine Chapel of rock art. It was discovered in 1879 and has some of the most fascinating engravings and paintings ever seen: horses, deer, wild boars … Only five people can enter each week in order to protect this treasure of our prehistory.

Other interesting places in Spain to escape for a weekend would be : Playa de las Catedrales (Galicia), Barnacles (Galicia), Fervenza do Toxa (Galicia), Hermitage of San Juan (Basque Country), Picos de Europa (Cantabria), Castle de Soutomaior (Galicia), Congost de Mont-rebei (Catalonia), Loarre Castle (Aragon), Señorío de Bertiz Natural Park (Navarra), Las Pozas de Arnedillo (La Rioja) and O Carballiño (Galicia).

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