Santillana Del Mar

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Santillana Del Mar


This cart is on a hilltop overlooking the village.

This small Spanish village in Cantabria has managed to preserve ancestral houses and buildings dating back to the 7th century Surrounding the village is a panorama of hills. 

The 8 pm Sunday Mass at the town church (in Spanish, of course) was very solemn. It was very dark inside, like a theatre stage. There was just enough light at the altar for the priest, who spoke with fire and emotion.  From the back of the church sang, a choir broke the silence with a solemn communion hymn, a capella. It was as if angels were singing in the dark.

Many stone houses in the village date back to the 14th century.
The drive just outside the village at sunrise.
 

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