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Palacio de la Magdalena
An eclectic royal summer palace on a sea-girt peninsula in Santander, ringed by beaches and a small free-roaming zoo of seals and penguins.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Cantabria, Spain · Europe
Escalante is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Santoña, 49km from Cave of Altamira.
Escalante is a town located in Cantabria, Spain. With a population of 763, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Escalante sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Escalante to your route.
Escalante is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 749 inhabitants.
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Escalante is located in Cantabria, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.4368 latitude, -3.5135 longitude.
Escalante has a population of approximately 763 people, making it a town in Spain.
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An eclectic royal summer palace on a sea-girt peninsula in Santander, ringed by beaches and a small free-roaming zoo of seals and penguins.
21 km · about 25 min drive
beach
An elegant coastal city with a spectacular crescent bay, grand belle epoque beach promenades, and the striking Botin Centre.
23 km · about 25 min drive
bridge
The world's oldest transporter bridge, a UNESCO iron giant that ferries cars and people across the Nervion estuary in a hanging gondola.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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A flawlessly preserved medieval town of cobbled lanes and golden-stone manor houses, dubbed 'the town of three lies' by Sartre.
48 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
The 'Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art,' containing stunning 36,000-year-old polychrome bison paintings on cave ceilings.
49 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece that single-handedly reinvented Bilbao is an essential road-trip pilgrimage for art and architecture lovers.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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A hermitage perched on a tiny tidal islet connected to the mainland by a dramatic stone bridge with 241 steps, made famous as Dragonstone in Game of Thrones.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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