Cave of Altamira is in Spain, in Santillana del Mar. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (13000 BC) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Spain
City or region
Santillana del Mar
Origin (P571)
13000 BC
Coordinates
43.3833 N, 4.1167 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
75
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Spain
0.1
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Spain
96.2
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Spain
96.5
Burgos Cathedral
Spain
120.7
Atapuerca
Spain
124.8
The closest neighbor is Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, 0.1 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Caverna de Altamira
English
Cave of Altamira
Español
Cueva de Altamira
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 43.3833 N, 4.1167 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Cave of Altamira: 75 sitelinks; closest neighbor Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain at 0.1 km