The 5 Best Specialty Museums in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria

February 15, 2022 Viva Honore

Santillana del Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [santiˈʎana ðel maɾ]) is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.
Restaurants in Santillana del Mar

1. Museo Diocesano Regina Coeli

El Cruce s/n, 39330, Santillana del Mar Spain +34 942 84 03 17 https://www.facebook.com/Museo-Diocesano-Regina-Coeli-155270044540794/
Excellent
42%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 26 reviews

Museo Diocesano Regina Coeli

2. Museo de la Tortura

C/ Bertrand Clisson,n01, 39330, Santillana del Mar Spain +34 942 84 02 73 [email protected] http://www.museodelatortura.com
Excellent
24%
Good
44%
Satisfactory
24%
Poor
4%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 857 reviews

Museo de la Tortura

Reviewed By 194sales - London, United Kingdom

I’m glad I wasn’t around hundreds of years ago, my big mouth would surely have seen me meet with a terrible fate. This place bears testimony to a dark period in humanity and features crude torture devices designed to inflict and prolong maximum suffering. Beyond barbaric and cruel. Worth a few Euros and 30 minutes of your time. The fact the museum is in this medieval village makes this museum authentic.

3. Museo del Barquillero

Plaza Abad Francisco Navarro, Santillana del Mar Spain +34 942 81 88 98
Excellent
36%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
5%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 217 reviews

Museo del Barquillero

4. Museo de Altamira

Avda. Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola s/n, 39330, Santillana del Mar Spain +34 942 81 80 05 http://museodealtamira.mcu.es/index.html
Excellent
42%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
7%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 2,547 reviews

Museo de Altamira

Reviewed By Samadai - Toulouse, France

Besides the actual museum, which is interesting enough in itself, Altamira offers a reproduction of the real cave, which currently can only be visited by 5 people a week for preservation reasons. But the reproduction offers a very realistic experience because it is the same size as the real one, with a lot of added information. Visits to the cave are for a limited number of people even if it’s a reproduction, and the tickets are timed for that reason. If you skip the cue as some do, and enter the museum, you will only see the museum, and miss the opportunity to see the cave, which is the unique experience offered by this museum. At the busiest times of year there is a line at the ticket office, but one can also buy the ticket on line. Tickets sold on line, however, are for guided tours. If you do not speak Spanish, the best option is to download the official museum app, which is free and works exactly as an audiogiude (and using ear or head phones is also advisable, as one should be quiet in the cave).

5. Salon del Tiempo

Santillana del Mar Spain http://www.salondeltiempo.com/
Excellent
38%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
13%
Terrible
11%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 8 reviews

Salon del Tiempo

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