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Santillana del Mar is known as "The village of three lies": it is not a holy city ("santa"), is not flat ("llana") and has no sea ("mar"). It is a little jewel hidden by the hills near Santander.
It was originally a pilgrimage's place; La Colegiata, a Romanesque monastery, has the tomb of Saint Juliana, a christian martyr of 3rd century, during Diocleciano's persecution. Her relics were brought by some monks to this place at 9th century, and founded a little monastery. During 12th century, the present monastery was built; the village grew up around La Colegiata.
Santillana del Mar es conocida como "la villa de las tres mentiras": no es santa, no es llana y no tiene mar. Es una joyita escondida por las colinas cercanas a Santander. Fue originalmente un lugar de peregrinación; La Colegiata, un monasterio románico, guarda la tumba de Santa Juliana, una mártir cristiana del siglo III, durante las persecuciones de Dioclesiano. Sus reliquias fueron traídas por unos monjes a este lugar en el siglo IX, y fundaron un pequeño monasterio. Durante el siglo XII fue construido el actual monasterio; la villa creció en torno a La Colegiata.
- In a nutshell:A charming ancient town around a Romanesque architectural jewel ~ Un encantador pueblo antiguo en torno a una joya arquitectónica románica
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I misses this fine page, but did not miss la villa del tres mentiras, great title of yours Andrea, tks for sharing
Interesting village to visit while in Cantabria.
I love those animals ... orchids lolll :) Another great page Andrea. Fantastic historical city.
Very well done. Enjoy reading and viewing.
Very nice page, Andrea. Enjoyed your photos. Some great views. Thanks
I don't live in the zoo and I've been called an animal before too? What's up with that?
Preciosa página de un sitio que todavía no he tenido el placer de conocer. ¡Enhorabuena y gracias! ... Muy buena idea lo de los tips bilingües -así nos enteramos mejor los que no tenemos mucha idea de inglés- :P
Colegiata!!!!! Cola e' gata!!! Diem algo mas...
WOW... imagine, Caterpillars in a BUTTERFLY garden. I hope they called PEST control to get rid of those ucky crawly bugs! What a mess! ; )
Again, another page with beautiful pics and outstanding commentary---bi-lingual no less!
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