The Cave of Altamira

We visited the Cave of Altamira, near the medieval town of Santillana del Mar, with its narrow cobbled streets, interesting buildings and its Museum of Torture! Nearby is the Cave of Altimira with some amazing prehistoric art.

Inside the replica, looking out

The original cave is only occasionally open to the public and the art inside is carefully preserved but they have built a very good replica that we visited here.

The original cave had been preserved due to a rock fall blocking its entrance, only to be found in 1868 by Modesto Cubillas.

There is also a museum on the same site well worth a visit. Phil's going on a flint knapping course when we get back home, so some of this was interesting to him.