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Plaza de Mayor in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain Royalty Free Stock Photo

View of Plaza Mayor with its rural medieval houses. Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain Royalty Free Stock Photo

Rural old houses on Plaza Mayor. Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain Royalty Free Stock Photo

Architecture in Plaza Mayor in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is The Town of Three Lies, since it is neither a Saint Santo, nor flat llana, nor is it by the sea Mar as implied by its name. However, the name actually derives from Santa Juliana or Santa Illana whose remains are kept in the Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year. Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain