The Basque Country & Northern Spain
Santander
Calabria
One of our day trips with Alliance Schlumberger was to Santander, the capital of Cantabria province, which lies just outside Basque Country, and the Cave of Altamira several miles away. Santander is located on the coast and has economy based on tourism, fishing and industry, It is a beautiful city, the more impressive considering that much of it was destroyed by fire in 1941.
Botin Center Museum
(2056)
Botin Center Museum
(2052)
Botin Center Museum
(2063)
Botin Center Museum
(2062)
View from Botin Center
(2059)
Botin Center Museum
(6022)
Opera House from Botin Center
(2068)
Pereda Gardens
(2057)
Pereda Gardens
(2071)
Santander Street Scene
(2074)
Air Raid Shelter
(2076)
Air Raid Shelter
(2075)
Plaza Velarde named for military hero Pedro Velarde
(2080)
Plaza Velarde named for military hero Pedro Velarde
(2081)
Town Hall
(2085)
Town Hall
(2087)
Santander Cathedral
(2082)
Santander Cathedral
(2091)
Santander Cathedral
(2090)
Santander Cathedral
(2089)
Map of City Destroyed in 1941 Fire
(2094)
Cabo Mayor Lighthouse
(2106)
Spanish Civil War Memorial
(Photo by Gerard Zivy)
View from Civil War Memorial
(2104)
Primera Playa
(2109)
Primera Playa
(2111)
© Tom Lebsack 2023
Banner photo taken at Chillida Leku, Hernani