THE PALACE
maximum expression of Renaissance architecture in Cantabria
The Velarde Palace, also known as Las Arenas, had its origins in a late medieval tower, much smaller than what we know today. Sister of another located in the Plaza del Cantón, both belonged to the Velarde family.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, Pedro and Alonso Velarde expanded the building by adding Renaissance elements intended to ennoble and expand the primitive construction. Over time, the construction suffered periods of abandonment and several renovations and extensions either due to its ruin or to follow other artistic tastes, especially in the Baroque era.
THE PALACE
maximum expression of Renaissance architecture in Cantabria
The Velarde Palace, also known as Las Arenas, had its origins in a late medieval tower, much smaller than what we know today. Sister of another located in the Plaza del Cantón, both belonged to the Velarde family.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, Pedro and Alonso Velarde expanded the building by adding Renaissance elements intended to ennoble and expand the primitive construction. Over time, the construction suffered periods of abandonment and several renovations and extensions either due to its ruin or to follow other artistic tastes, especially in the Baroque era.
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THE GHOSTS OF THE PALACE
500 years of history
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and Countess of Contamina
RICARDO LEÓN Y ROMÁN
PEDRO VELARDE
of Crusade
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