Evocacion: Santillana

Evocación Santillana is the act of returning to a place you have only visited once, or perhaps never. It is a nostalgic longing for a simpler, stonier, greener time.

Evocación Santillana: A Timeless Journey to the Heart of Cantabria evocacion santillana

To evoke Santillana is to think about the bison painted on the ceiling 36,000 years ago. It is the humbling realization that long before the Romanesque towers and the medieval inns, humans looked at the same landscape and felt the same urgent need to create beauty. Evocación Santillana is the act of returning to

The first thing that hits you when you walk through the gates of Santillana is the light. It is a soft, northern Spanish light that filters through the green valleys of Cantabria. It is the humbling realization that long before

Even if you only visit the excellent Neocave (replica) to preserve the original, the emotion is raw. You look at those hands, those ochre lines, and you feel a direct line of communication with the past.

Walking down the Calle de las Lindas, you realize that every balcony, every wooden beam, and every noble coat of arms has a story. The town is a living museum, but unlike most museums, you can touch it, smell the earth, and hear the distant sound of the river Besaya.

If you have been there, you know the feeling. If you haven't, perhaps it is time to go create the memory.