Santillana del Mar () is a historic town situated in
Cantabria
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,
Spain
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. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of visitors every year.
There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is ''The Town of Three Lies'', since it is neither a Saint (''Santo''), nor flat (''llana''), nor is it by the sea (''Mar'') as implied by its name. However, the name actually derives from Santa Juliana (or Santa Illana) whose remains are kept in the Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery. The UNESCO
World Heritage Site
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Cave of Altamira
The Cave of Altamira ( ; ) is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave painting, cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary ...
is nearby.
Localities
The 3,983 inhabitants (
INE, 2006) are distributed as follows:
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Arroyo, 43 pop.
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Camplengo, 201 pop.
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Herrán, 204 pop.
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Mijares, 124 pop.
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Queveda, 586 pop.
* Santillana del Mar (capital), 1.108 pop.
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Ubiarco, 246 pop.
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Vispieres, 337 hab.
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Viveda, 1.069 pop.
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Yuso, 65 pop.
Utilities
Wi-Fi hotspot
The municipality of Santillana del Mar has launched the creation of free internet access in the village for both residents and tourists, and has promised broadband connection for the entire municipality.
[ El Diario Montañés]
Free Wi-Fi in Santillana del Mar
January 2, 2011 (Accessed March 2, 2011).
Notable people
Santillana (born 1952), footballer
Gallery
Image:Santilla del Mar.JPG
Image:SantillanaM2.jpg
Image:SantillanaM1.jpg, View of the typical architecture of this town.
Image:ColegiataSantillana-4.jpg, Colegiata de Santillana del Mar.
Image:Rues de Santillana del Mar (Cantabria).jpg, One of the streets in Santillana del Mar.
In literature
The protagonist of the novel ''
Gil Blas'' was born in Santillana.
In his philosophical novel ''
La Nausée'',
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...
described Santillana as the prettiest village in Spain ("le plus joli village d'Espagne").
References
External links
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Santillana travel guidea
HitchHikers Handbook
Municipalities in Cantabria
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