iii. Cantabria
Another lush slice of Green Spain, petite Cantabria
is usually mentioned in the same breath as Asturias,
sharing a similar blend of beach life, pastures and
rain-washed mountains.The region’s architecture beds
down snugly in the landscape. Roman ruins, lonely
Romanesque churches and cobbled streets lined with
squat, balconied houses are all fashioned from the local
stone. In the prehistoric cave paintings of Cueva de
Altamira (so good they were once considered fake), the
human touch is older still (roughly 15,000 years older).
The port-cum-resort of Santander is the main city.Festival life in Santander
Santander is famous in
Spain and beyond for its
summer festivals. Music
is the main motivator:
bejewelled fingers tap
to opera in the cathedral
in August and glow
sticks wave to techno
on the beach in June.
Big names are usually
guaranteed. Listen very
hard and you might even
catch a snatch of the
rabel, a three-stringed
Moorish instrument of
which the Cantabrians
seem rather fond.13- Identity: the
building blocks of
2. Literature
and philosophy
3. Art and
architecture
4. Performing
arts
5. Cinema
and fashion
6. Media and
communications
7. Food and drink 8. Living culture:
the details of