Comillas - Santillana del Mar - Altamira - Suances - Cabarceno - Barcena Mayor - Santo Toribio
Inside many wealths that exist in Cantabria we prune to mention the historical - artistic places, places that for his(its) beauty and historical interest the visitor to Cantabria must visit. Inside these innumerable places we will mention some that by the proximity to Ubiarco and his(its) beauty of the place the visitor was astonished and he(she) will not forget.
Comillas
Known like " the villa of the archbishops " because in her(it) some celebrated prelates were born many of them archbishops in suramerica Is located on the
coast of the Cantabrian sea, approximately 20 kms. of Ubiarco. Traditionally cattle and fishing, it(he,she) transformed in the century XIX by Antonio's Lopez patronage, the first Marquess of Inverted commas, being constructed Sobrellano's palace (Alfonso's XIII residence), ' The Caprice ' (Gaudí's work), the University Pontificia (of Montaner and Martorell), the cemetery (with ' Llimona's angel '), the town hall, the palaces of the duke of Almodóvar and Marquess of Mobellán, the Hospital of Incurable. Inverted commas it(he,she) receives great part(report) of the historical - artistic patrimony of Cantabria. Population (according to estimations for 1995), 2.557 inhabitants
To approximately 4 Kms. de Ubiarco, it is the alive(vivacious) museum of what was an important medieval villa developed concerning(around) the Collegiate church of Holy Juliana, though the majority of his(its) tight hamlet corresponds(fits) to the diverse architectural contributions of the centuries XIV to the XVIII. The historical - artistic set of Santillana can not visit any more than afoot(by foot). But the authentic flavor of this stony and thousand-year-old museum that is the villa of @ the them the " three lies " (because Santillana, neither is holy, it(she) neither is flat(level) does not even have sea) it is the own(proper) decanting of the peoples who flood his(its,her) streets his(its,her) balconies always flowery or the captivation of the corners that offer the typical glass of milk with sponge cake. His(its) history goes back to a hermitage constructed in the century VIII, concerning(around) which one was nucleando the villa across the centuries
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It is one of the populations of richer history of the region Of The economic brilliance that lived through this village, principally during the centuries XVII and XVIII, they realize the wealth of his(its,her) casonas and palaces, the majority with shields. His(its) activity centres on the agriculture of cereal, the bovine ranching(cattle), together with a tourist activity of the first order The most ancient monuments are the Towers of Merino and of Don Borja, both of the 14th century. Of the religious architecture stands out the church of Regina Coeli, of the 18th century
( Today diocesan museum) and her(it). Collegiate church of Holy Juliana, the most important religious monument of the Romanesque one in Cantabria, I raise on a former hermitage in the century XII. the cloister attached to the north, this ship considered as the masterpiece of the set for the excellent height and decoration of his(its,her) capitals. From the century XV it(he,she) happens to the dukes of the Infantado and is converted, also, into nucleus of important civil constructions: Barreda's palaces (today Inn of Tourism Gil Blas), that of the Marquess of Santillana, the house of the Velarde, of the Hombrones and the town hall. Population 1995, 4.028 inhabitants. Very close to Santillana a nice zoo is, and later Altamira's caves (declared patrimony of the Humanity), that enclose the most valuable artistic expression of the quaternary art.
To 2 Kilometres of Sántillana other one is great artistic exchequer of Cantabria: the
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aves of universally recognized Altamira. Tart(discovered) in 1.879 for Marcelino Saiz de Santuola and
his(its) daughter María, Patrimony of the Humanity has been declared by the UNESCO. The cave of approximately 330 meters of length contains approximately 150 engravings, expression artistically of the man of the Paleolithic. The paintings are polichromatic based on natural pigments that have remained from the quaternary age; stand out the figures of deer and bisons. His(its) visit is coordinated and restricted to 9.000 annual persons for motives of conservation, nevertheless his(its) visit is a possible previous(before) request to the Museum and Center of Altamira's investigation. There is in process of execution a reply which loyalty and quality will satisfy the interest or the curiosity of almost a million visitors who anually come to Sántillana.
To 4 Kms, of Ubiarco it is a villa seaworthy(sea) and tourist, placed in her(it) he(she,I) laughs(laugh) that forms the river mouth of the river Cuts, but also it(he,she) has agriculture, bovine ranching(cattle) and chemical and electrical industry. Stand out between(among) his(its,her) monuments the beacon of Top the Torco, the church of Our Lady of Boundaries and the ruins of a tower - watchtower. Population (according to estimations for 1995), 6.209 inhabitants.
Placed to approximately 30 Kms. de Ubiarco in one of his(its,her) ages, the
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net I forge the land of Cabárceno. The climates and million years of his(its) to develop they weaved his(its,her)
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The inheritance(heredity) of the mining industry, his(its) archaeological and industrial patrimony, they have stopped in the Park of Cabárceno's nature, before it(he,she) mines, the fingerprint of the effort of all the generations of men, attracted from the antiquity for the valued metal of the iron.
At present, the former ways of the miners take us for the ways for where they put present present out and past. Fauna and flora of the world within reach of all. Africa, America, Asia and Australia spread up to Cantabria. A rock jungle, metal and fauna stops to hide an exchequer of NATURE. Along thousands of square meters dreaming of all five continents is possible. The Park of Cabárceno's nature is a spectacular paradise faunistico that receives in semifreedom hundred of animals, representatives of all the zoological communities of the Earth.
Visite esta reserva de especies en peligro de extinción y podrá contemplar, como en ningún otro rincón de Europa, el espectáculo de una fauna lejana: tigres, osos, leones, jaguares, elefantes, rinocerontes, jirafas, búfalos.....que viven y se reproducen en un hábitat milenario hoy recuperado.
This beautiful place of natural only environment in Europe in which there is contemplated a landscape dominated by Karts's different forms (limy rocks) own(proper) of the mining exploitation that has been come developing for centuries, later left, it happens(passes) to be one of the major(bigger) attractions of the region of Cantabria, if to this spectacular landscape we add(added) the great variety of trees of our region close to other species(kinds) of other countries, we still have the suitable environment to be located to more than 400 animals divided in 30 different species(kinds) of all 5 continents, in condition(state) of semi-freedom. In his(its) Zoological enclosure of 800 You Have. And with a tour of 30 Kms. Of highway that they cross the Park we will be able to meditate and taking delight of this so beautiful place.
To approximately 40 Kms. de Ubiarco, the Barcena Mayor's pleasant village
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esents a notable example of conservation of the rural world of Cantabria, declared historical - artistic set in 1.979. For his(its) visit, it(he) is precise estacio9nar the vehicle in the parking constructed the entry, so(then,since) the alone step this allowed the residents, nevertheless, is of being grateful, so(then,since) to walk along his(its,her) paved streets observing closely, fronts, sunlights and shields, as well as elements preserved well as the washer, the stables, the socarrenas, the ovens of bread .... it will be a gait difficult to forget, the stones and so abundant and rich wood in the zone, it(he,she) is founded on a sober, replete creation of history and fulfilled(filled) with
captivation.
Crossing the people(village) and following(continuing) a way to 1 kilometre we will come to an area of rest and encamped known as "Lano Castrillo" close to the river argoza. If we want to continue the contact with the nature, it is recommended you cross from here the path of Clear Source(fountain) a magnificent itinerary of 15 Km. Of length in approximately 2 hours.
Placed to 85 Kms. de Ubiarco, the Monastery founded possibly concerning(around) that of the century VI, it(he,she) is not until the
cent
ury IX when it(he,she) reaches his(its) current denomination and reputation. In his(its) interior it(he,she)
shelters the "Lígnum Crucis" (the major(bigger) chunk preserved of Christ's cross) in the chapel
constructed the effect in the century XVIII and whose(which) relic can be contemplated. Here the Beato de Liébana lived in the century VIII, presbítero and monk and famous monk by his(its,her) " Commentaries of the Apocalypse ", through greatest work of the medieval miniaturismo, with illustrations full of expressiveness and color. The current church was constructed in the century XIII, being restored in the century XVII. His(its) magnificent environment in the mount Viorna, with several hermitages in the surroundings (opposite to the investors Picos de Europa), they allow to flood with spirituality our spirit. Saint Toribio supports close to Rome, Jerusalem, and Santiago de Compostela the privilege of the Holy
Year.