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Hotels near 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.

5 hotels within 5km of Cave of Altacosa in Santillana del Mar, Spain, including 2 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest is Posada Camino de Altamira, about 1km away.

2 of the 5 are rated 4-star or higher.

5 hotels within 5km

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Which hotel is closest to Cave of Altacosa?

Posada Camino de Altamira is the closest hotel we track, about 1.0km from Cave of Altacosa.

How many hotels are within walking distance of Cave of Altacosa?

None of the hotels we track are within an easy walk; the closest is Posada Camino de Altamira, about 1.0km away.

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