monument · Santillana del Mar, Spain
Hotels near the Cave of Altacosa
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. The earliest paintings were applied during the Upper Paleolithic, around 36,000 years ago. The site was discovered in 1868 by Modesto Cubillas and subsequently studied by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola.
9 hotels within 5 km of Cave of Altacosa in Santillana del Mar, Spain as the crow flies, including 3 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest is Posada Camino de Altamira, a 1.4 km walk away.
Three of the 9 hotels are rated 4-star or higher.
Where to stay near the Cave of Altacosa
Posada Camino de Altamira
8.3987 reviewsAvenida Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, 39330
1.4 km walk
Posada Spa San Marcos
8.7109 reviewsAvda. Antonio Sandi, 27, 39330
1.9 km walk
Hotel Siglo XVIII
8.8506 reviewsRevolgo, 38, 39330
2 km walk
Hotel Cuevas - Adults Only
9.71,522 reviewsAvenida Antonio Sandi, 4, 39330
2 km walk
La Casona de Revolgo
9.11,300 reviewsParque de Revolgo, 3, 39330
1.9 km by road
Hotel Casona Los Caballeros
8.5507 reviewsVispieres s/n, 39360
2.5 km by road
Posada La Cabaña De Salmon
7.71,231 reviewsBarrio Vispieres, 31, 39360
2.8 km by road
Apartamentos La Gloria
8.02 reviewsBº Las Quintas, 20, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, 39314
4.2 km by road
Puerta de Santillana
8.1606 reviewsAutovía del Cantábrico A8 Salida 234, Puente De San Miguel, 39530
5.7 km by road
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Good to know about the Cave of Altacosa
Which hotel is closest to the Cave of Altacosa?
Posada Camino de Altamira is the closest hotel we track, a 1.4 km walk from the Cave of Altacosa.
How many hotels are within walking distance of the Cave of Altacosa?
No hotel we track is a short walk (10 minutes or less on foot) from the Cave of Altacosa.
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