Location: Santillana del Mar
Top Things to do in Santillana del Mar
What to do and see in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria: The Best Museums
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
2. Museo de la Tortura
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 857 reviews
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
4. Museo de Altamira
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,547 reviews
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. Museo y Fundacion Jesus Otero
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By bibs28 - Bournemouth, United Kingdom
This wonderful sculpture garden and museum is one of Santillana's best kept secrets. Situated next to the Colegiata - it is full of wonderful surprises. Such incredible talent.
