Santillana del Mar
Santillana del Mar is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.
There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is The Town of Three Lies, since it is neither a Saint, nor flat, nor is it by the sea as implied by its name. However, the name actually derives from Santa Juliana whose remains are kept in the Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery. The UNESCO World Heritage site Cave of Altamira is nearby.Localities
The 3,983 inhabitants are distributed as follows:
- Arroyo, 43 pop.
- Camplengo, 201 pop.
- Herrán, 204 pop.
- Mijares, 124 pop.
- Queveda, 586 pop.
- Santillana del Mar, 1.108 pop.
- Ubiarco, 246 pop.
- Vispieres, 337 hab.
- Viveda, 1.069 pop.
- Yuso, 65 pop.
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In literature
The protagonist of the novel Gil Blas was born in Santillana.
In his philosophical novel La Nausée, Jean-Paul Sartre described Santillana as the prettiest village in Spain.
