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Top 10 sights in Santander

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Palacio de la Magdalena
The Palacio de la Magdalena (Spanish for Magdalena Palace) is a palace in Santander (Cantabria), Spain.
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Santander Cathedral
Santander Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Santander, or "Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Santander") is located in the Spanish city of Santander.
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Sardinero
Sardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria.
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Cueva de El Pendo
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Cabarceno Natural Park
Cabárceno Natural Park (Spanish: Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno) is a zoo and nature reserve located in the town of Penagos, Spain, 17 kilometres south of Santander.
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Botin Centre
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La Garma cave complex
The La Garma cave complex is a parietal art-bearing paleoanthropological cave system in Cantabria, Spain. It is located just north of the village of Omoño, part of the municipality of Ribamontán al Monte.
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Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria
The Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria (also known as MAS) is an art museum in Santander, Spain. Today the museum specializes in modern and contemporary art.
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Playa de los Bikinis
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Cantabrian coast
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Arnía
Playa de la Arnía, commonly known as Arnía, is a beach located in the natural park of the Dunas de Liencres and Costa Quebrada, between the municipalities of Piélagos and Santa Cruz de Bezana, in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.
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Castle of Pedraja
43°27′17″N 3°55′46″W The Castle of Pedraja, the Castle of Liencres or Castle of Hercules was a castle-type fortification located on La Picota mountain (also called, at the time, Castle Mountain), overlooking the town of Liencres (Cantabria).
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Top 10 sights in Santander

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Palacio de la Magdalena

The Palacio de la Magdalena (Spanish for Magdalena Palace) is a palace in Santander (Cantabria), Spain.

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Santander Cathedral

Santander Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Santander, or "Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Santander") is located in the Spanish city of Santander.

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Sardinero

Sardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria.

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Cueva de El Pendo

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Cabarceno Natural Park

Cabárceno Natural Park (Spanish: Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno) is a zoo and nature reserve located in the town of Penagos, Spain, 17 kilometres south of Santander.

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Botin Centre

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La Garma cave complex

The La Garma cave complex is a parietal art-bearing paleoanthropological cave system in Cantabria, Spain. It is located just north of the village of Omoño, part of the municipality of Ribamontán al Monte.

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Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria

The Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria (also known as MAS) is an art museum in Santander, Spain. Today the museum specializes in modern and contemporary art.

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Playa de los Bikinis

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Cantabrian coast

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Arnía

Playa de la Arnía, commonly known as Arnía, is a beach located in the natural park of the Dunas de Liencres and Costa Quebrada, between the municipalities of Piélagos and Santa Cruz de Bezana, in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.

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Castle of Pedraja

43°27′17″N 3°55′46″W The Castle of Pedraja, the Castle of Liencres or Castle of Hercules was a castle-type fortification located on La Picota mountain (also called, at the time, Castle Mountain), overlooking the town of Liencres (Cantabria).

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