he Board of Culture, Tourism and Sport provides a wide range of resources to enable you to discover, appreciate and enjoy Cantabria in all its facets, from nature or historical heritage, from archaeology to art.
OUR 15 CULTURAL AND LEISURE PROPOSALS
04The Cave ofHornos de la Peña
Tel no.:
+34 942 598 425
San Felices de Buelna
This contains an exceptional set of engravings divided into two groups made using different techniques: one involves incision with stone instruments and the other involves fingers pressed directly into clay.
Summer opening times:
(July, August and September)
10:00-13:00 / 16:00-19:30
CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Winter opening times
Thursday, 9:30 to 15:55
05Museum of Altamira
Tel. no. +34 942 818 005
Santillana del Mar
With an educational design that makes it accessible to everyone, the Altamira Museum is one of the most important Palaeolithic museums in the world. The "Neocueva", a lifelike reproduction of the original Altamira cave, enables visitors to enter the magical universe known around the world as the "Sistine Chapel of Palaeolithic Art".
Opening times for June to September:
Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 to 19:30
Sundays 9:30 to 17:00
Opening times for October to May:
Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 to 17:00
CLOSED: Mondays, 1st and 6th January, 1st May and 24, 25, and 31 December.
06The Domus of Lulobriga (Retortillo)
Tel no.:
+34 626 840 352
Campoo de Enmedio
This is a reproduction of a Roman house on the floor of the "Casa de los Morillos", one of the best-preserved houses in the city of Iulobriga, the biggest Roman site in Cantabria.
Opening times
10:30 to 13:30 -- 16:00 to 19:00
CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
07
Roman
Baths of Camesa Rebolledo
Tel no.:
+34 626 325 932
Valdeolea
An interpretation centre for the rich heritage of the south of Cantabria. It includes a visit to a Roman villa with a bath area, next to a necropolis and an early medieval church.
Summer opening times:
10:30 to 13:30 - 16:00 to 19:00
CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Winter opening times
Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays only:
10:30 to 13:30 - 16:00 to 19:00
08Cantabrian Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology
Casimiro Sainz, 4
Tel. no.: +34 942 207 109
Santander
The museum houses the material evidence of human presence in Cantabria, including collections of extremely valuable archaeological finds from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
Tuesday to Saturday opening times:
9:00-13:00 / 16:00-19:00
Sunday and bank holiday opening times:
11:00 / 14:00
CLOSED MONDAYS
09Cantabrian Museum of Ethnography
Tel no.:
+34 942 251 347
Traditional Cantabrian culture is exhibited in the Museum housed in the family home of Pedro Velarde, a hero of the War of Independence.
Summer opening times:
(20th May to 20th September)
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-13:00/ 16:00-19:00
Sundays and bank holidays 11:00 / 14:00
Winter opening times:
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-13:00/ 16:00-18:00
Sundays and bank holidays 11:00 / 14:00