Oceans ’ 11 - IEEE SANTANDER

The full accompanying program price is 280 € and the program includes all the tours and social events explained below.

A special selection of tours has been designed for the OCEANS ’11 accompanying persons, families and for delegates on their free days. Tour descriptions can be found below.

Monday, 6th June 2011

Welcome Cocktail. Magdalena Palace

Tuesday, 7th June 2011

Visit to Liébana Valley and Picos de Europa. Day trip

It is one of the most visited areas in Cantabria which boasts natural landscapes of extraordinary beauty.

Pick-up at the hotels about 8,30 a.m.
A drive through the steep gorge of La Hermida, an imposing 20-kilometre-long channel carved out of the limestone of the Picos de Europa by the river Deva.
Visit to the monastery of Sto. Toribio de Liébana. It is renowned as being the home of a relic named the “Lignum Crucis”, reputed to be the largest known piece of the cross of Christ.
Go up through the valleys until Fuente De cable car, which takes the visitors to an altitude of 1800 metres, passing through the impressive Fuente De glaciar cirque, in the heart of the central range of the Picos de Europa.
Lunch in a typical local restaurant in the village of Camaleño.
Potes is one of the most attractive villages in the northern Spanish region of Cantabria. Located in the centre of Liebana district, it is an area surrounded by spectacular mountains, running streams and clear rivers. Its streets have many bridges and outstanding buildings and monuments, such as the Infantado and Orejón de la Lama Towers (15th century). The historic part of the village is full of narrow streets and stately houses, symbols of its former splendour. It is the ideal place to buy the typical local products of the district such us autochthonous cheeses, orujo, honey and cheek peas.
Arrival in Santander about 6.30 p.m.

It includes: transport, lunch, English/Spanish speaking guide and entrance fees.

Wednesday, 8th June 2011

Trip to Santillana del Mar and Altamira Caves

Pick-up at the hotels about 9.00 a.m.
On a top of a hill is the Altamira Cave which is declared a “World Heritage Site” by UNESCO. The original cave is closed to the public, but visitors can visit the “Neocave”, a exact reproduction of the original space with all its cracks and textures and the permanent exhibition “The Times of Altamira”, which introduces visitors to the prehistory of the peninsula and rupestrian art.
The medieval town of Santillana del Mar with its cobbled streets is a declared “Site of Artistic and Historical Importance” and for decades has been one of the best-known cultural and tourist centres in Cantabria. It boasts an extraordinary architectural heritage of towers, stately houses and palaces. From a religious point of view, the Collegiate church of Santa Juliana is outstanding. The church dates back to the 12th century and gives its name to the village.
Lunch in a typical local restaurant in Santillana del Mar.
Arrival in Santander about 4,00 p.m.