50 Experiences to Enjoy in Spain

GO BACK 18,000 YEARS IN TIME AT THE MUSEUM OF ALTAMIRA

Visits to the original Altamira cave are tightly restricted for conservation rea sons, but don't worry –the Altamira Museum is home to the Neocave , a stunning life-size replica of the entrance and interior of the most important se ries: the Hall of Polychromes . This vault is 18 metres long by 9 metres wide and contains over thirty figures depicting bi sons, horses, wild boars and deer.

Just two kilometres outside the beautiful village of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, you'll come to the Altamira cave, the jewel in the crown of Spanish rock art. Its cave paintings are 18,000 years old, and have been awarded the World Heritage designation by the UNESCO, together with 17 other caves in northern Spain.

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