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Santillana del Mar & Altamira Museum from Santander
4.6
59 Ratings
Santillana del Mar
Explore the World Heritage sites of Santillana del Mar and the Altamira Museum on this guided tour. Visit the Neocave, walk around the charming village, and enjoy free time for shopping.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Museo de Altamira - Visit the Museum of Altamira and enjoy a guided visit to the so-called “neocave”. Please notice that the regular visit to the neocave is only in Spanish available, but the tour leader can join you during this visit to translate it into English if you want.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entrance fee to the Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana
- Driver/guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Entrance fee to the Altamira Museum
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore the Altamira Museum and its Neocave
• Take a stroll in the picturesque town of Santillana de Mar
• Visit the Jesus Otero Museum
• Discover the Collegiata Church of Santa Juliana
• Enjoy leisure time for shopping in Santillana
SUMMARY
Experience the charm of Santillana del Mar as you wander through its scenic streets, take some time out for shopping, and explore its Collegiata Church at your own pace. Following this, get an opportunity to delve into history at the Altamira Museum and its Neocave, a replica of the renowned Cave of Altamira which has been designated as a World Heritage site by Unesco since 1985.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A maximum of 8 people per booking
- There must be a minimum of 4 people to confirm the tour
Location
Museo de Altamira
Avda. Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola s/n
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(59 Ratings)
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Milla_v
Jul 4, 2024
Excellent! - Very knowledgeable and engaging tour guide who brought to life local history. Learned a lot and laughed a lot. Highly recommend!
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Natalie_s
Jul 1, 2024
Excellent trip and amazing guide - Our guide was amazing - knowledgeable, friendly and so helpful in translating the tour into English for us. We enjoyed the trip and everything went very smoothly and on time. Would definitely recommend.
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Maxima_v
Jun 25, 2024
Fantastic - The Altamira caves were excellent to see. Gabriela our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the places we visited.
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Odalis_s
Jun 1, 2024
Beautiful medieval town - Beautiful preserved medieval town with many shops and fabulous food! Also went to nearby Altamira Museum which was also awesome. Highly recommend!
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Ismael_m
Apr 28, 2024
An afternoon visiting the Altamira museum - Very excellent guide, Gabriella, thorough, timely, and very versed on all points! Enjoyed the afternoon very much, just wish we had a little extra free time, but it was an very good tour.
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Rodrigo_v
Jun 14, 2024
Keep the Altamira museum, skip Santillana Del Mar - The Altamira museum was wonderful. Except for the wonderful church, Santillana Del Mar was too “touristy” for me. The guide was excellent.
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Welshtraveller74
Jun 8, 2024
Santillana & Museo Altamira - Whilst on a family holiday to the fabulous Santander we used Exploring Cantabria to visit the Altamira Caves and the Village of Santillana. We booked online and the process was simple with plenty of updates, even a calendar invite. The guide arranged to pick us up via Whatsapp (in English which helped) and was there as agreed. Mini bus was clean and comfortable and all information was in English and Spanish. The guide knew his stuff and was very helpful. Definitely use again if in Santander..
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Janet_w
May 25, 2024
Interesting experiences at Santillana and Altamira Cave - The church at Santillana was interesting and of course the columns and carvings were beautiful- but there was too much time hanging around the town which is quite small with a few streets. However it was good we were there early before the big crowds came.
More time at Altamira would be better. We were rushed through the museum in 10 minutes before the video and cave portion was scheduled in the queue. As the first replica cave I have experienced, I was not disappointed. It is a must see when you are in Cantabria!
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Chusviser121
Jun 23, 2024
Parking bothered me - Too hierarchical for tourism, I was very upset to be charged in an open-air car park €2 and as soon as I got out of the car and down some steps there was free parking. The paying one told you the posters to get to it... and the free one not a single poster.
It's fooling the long-suffering tourist. Of course I don’t do it for the 2€, it just annoys me to be branded a fool.
Otherwise, the village very nice to go around and visit.
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Benkooijman
Jun 7, 2024
Historical but very Disney-esque. - Described as one of the most beautiful villages in Spain. Honestly, it looks historic and quite picturesque. But…. when there is a torture museum, a museum for the Middle Ages and a museum about a cave, where the cave has been recreated, then you know you have arrived in a Disney village. The feeling of authenticity is completely lost by the many knick-knack shops and restaurants. And you even have to pay to visit the church. Fine for a Sagrada family, but this village was a waste of our time. Fortunately it was not yet high season….
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