# What to see in Cantabria

Prehistoric caves, medieval villages, the Picos de Europa and the coast: Cantabria's must-see places.

- 26 votes · 12 items
- Dec 12, 2024 · Iván Moya Pardo
- https://even.best/en/l/1260/what-to-see-in-cantabria

## Top 10

1. **Santillana del Mar** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Cobbled medieval town with its Romanesque collegiate church.
2. **Altamira Museum** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Replica of the 'Sistine Chapel of cave art'.
3. **Fuente Dé cable car** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Climbs more than 750 metres into the Picos de Europa.
4. **Comillas and El Capricho de Gaudí** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Modernista town with one of Gaudí's few works outside Catalonia.
5. **Cabárceno Nature Park** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Animals roaming semi-free in a former mine.
6. **San Vicente de la Barquera** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fishing town with the Maza bridge.
7. **Santander and Magdalena Palace** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The capital, its bay and the palace on the peninsula.
8. **Faro del Caballo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Lighthouse reached down hundreds of steps in Santoña.
9. **El Soplao cave** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cave famous for its eccentric formations.
10. **Castro Urdiales** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Harbour with the Gothic church of Santa María and the castle-lighthouse.
11. **Potes and the Liébana valley** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Medieval town and the monastery of Santo Toribio.
12. **Bárcena Mayor** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Stone village deep in the mountains.

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