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Santillana del mar, Cantabria

Colegiata of Santillana del Mar

Santillana del Mar is 30 km far from Santander and it is an “alive museum” of a medieval village developed around the “Santa Juliana” collegiate church, although most of the houses were built between the XIV century and the XVIII one. The whole Santillana can only be visited on foot.
You can walk north through the village by Santo Domingo Street, that becomes soon two streets in a “Y” bifurcation: Juan Infante St., that leads to the Ramon Pelayo´s Square, and the other one called Carrera. At the end of the street you can find the “Colegiata” (Saint Juliana´s collegiate church), the most important religious monument of the Romanesque in Cantabria.
Built over an old hermitage in the XII century, it has got a three apse ground plan, transept and three naves. In the main façade there is a triangular pediment with the martyr’s image, and above it, a gallery with fifteen arcs framed by three towers, of them cylindrical. The cloister is leaned against the north nave, and it is considered as the master piece of the whole, because of the excellent engraving of its capitals.
o6/48/614948/1/95491710.J5vz9T28.P12409951.JPG the old Lady in the balcony.
the old Lady in the balcony.		 un balcon.
un balcon.		 Santillana del mar, Cantabria
Santillana del mar, Cantabria
o6/48/614948/1/95805468.IalpFhjq.P12501262.JPG Casa Herran.
Casa Herran.		 Casa Herran.
Casa Herran.		 o6/48/614948/1/95848430.84tWsWJg.P12500211.JPG
o6/48/614948/1/95779681.iHn4eAs1.P1240282.JPG o6/48/614948/1/95782676.mQ2k59XJ.P12500011.JPG blason
blason		 o6/48/614948/1/95840544.WrOVZNjV.P12500401.JPG
o6/48/614948/1/95846052.PzYoq7zB.P12500501.JPG o6/48/614948/1/95778201.5DlOwlMP.P1250123.JPG Santillana del mar,
Santillana del mar,		 Santillana del mar,
Santillana del mar,
no, it's not ireland.
no, it's not ireland.		 green Spain
green Spain		 Santillana del mar,
Santillana del mar,		 Santillana del mar,
Santillana del mar,
Santillana del mar,
Santillana del mar,		 o2/48/614948/1/96552637.EvbogBdc.P1250055.JPG flor de calabacín
flor de calabacín		 La Colegiata, Santillana del Mar.
La Colegiata, Santillana del Mar.
La Colegiata
La Colegiata		 the cloister
the cloister		 o6/48/614948/1/95931481.pREyI46A.P12501031.JPG columns.
columns.
the cloister. 2
the cloister. 2		 details
details		 o2/48/614948/1/96519010.9bcLO75x.P12500853.JPG La Colegiata, Santillana del mar
La Colegiata, Santillana del mar
o6/48/614948/1/95866859.DBheHQWi.P12402901.JPG the old door.
the old door.		 La Colegiata
La Colegiata
Guest 05-May-2008 17:15
another superb gallery!
laine8204-May-2008 20:27
This is a stupendous gallery...wonderful armchair travel for the viewer. V
Fabienne04-May-2008 20:13
C'est une très belle série de photos qui nous montre tout le charme de cet endroit. Tu as fait une très belle galerie qu'il fait bon parcourir.
Fernando Avila04-May-2008 19:29
So beatiful gallery!! Plenty of details and, of course exquisite images. Thans for sharing. V
Darbowski03-May-2008 23:30
Une belle galerie et une délicieuse promenade !!! V
Hans Chr. Sørensen30-Apr-2008 15:57
Very nice gallery!
geranio29-Apr-2008 16:53
Excelent and very interesting gallery of a "delicious" place. Big Vote.
carabias28-Apr-2008 18:14
Maravillosa fotografía y exposición de Santillana del Mar.
Bella galería, Marie Jose. » Gran Voto
wernere0126-Apr-2008 17:48
Once again, you´re inviting us to a wonderful place. Thanks for this fine gallery.
rick bolt25-Apr-2008 02:08
gorgeous. v
Jaime Serrano24-Apr-2008 22:38
Excellent images of this marvelous city!!!. Splendid compositions and colors. Big vote.
Eldar Kadymov24-Apr-2008 21:27
Very charming and romantic gallery, bravo ! V
Richard Chu23-Apr-2008 19:17
What a lovely place! Spectacular images! V
Liz Bickel23-Apr-2008 18:20
What a super gallery of this lovely village. Each image is a treat!
Sandi Whitteker23-Apr-2008 02:18
Marvelous tour MJ! Each shot is beautifully captured!
Dudy Tuchfeld22-Apr-2008 21:13
Beautiful gallery v
Ali Majdfar22-Apr-2008 17:55
Another spectacular gallery, stunning shots. GMV
Anna & Christian RECK22-Apr-2008 15:30
Merci pour cette visite guidée dans ce beau petit village médiéval. V. Anna
Guest 22-Apr-2008 11:37
A fine selection of interesting views. Thanks for the helpful background information. ~V~
Barbara Heide21-Apr-2008 21:34
quelle belle escapade! v
Gervan21-Apr-2008 21:11
Thanks for the tour in this beautiful village. This gallery
gives a good impression of the architecture and surrounding
scenery. V.
Guest 21-Apr-2008 19:46
Wonderful pictures of a beautiful village!
monil21-Apr-2008 01:53
Cette galerie me rappelle d'excellents souvenirs.
Steve Morris20-Apr-2008 11:04
Wow - great gallery and an amazing place. Definitely on my places to visit list - what beautiful architecture!! V
veraferia19-Apr-2008 14:43
Wonderful collectionf of this lovely village!V
zyziza19-Apr-2008 14:41
Very interesting and nice old europeen place. Very good that we could visit it on foot. It is nice stroll M-Jo. V
Guest 18-Apr-2008 13:28
Ces photos mettent tres bein en valeur l'architecture. Les "matieres", les vieilles pierres, ressortent tres bien. J'espere que d'autres photos de cette galleries arriveront prochainement. V
Soenda17-Apr-2008 23:16
I continue to enjoy your beautiful tour galleries. I have seen more of Europe here than I ever managed on foot. Merci bien!
Guest 17-Apr-2008 04:28
Un village superbe ... et en plus je vais voir ca cet ete!
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