Cantabria

Spain

Cantabria is a region on the northern coast of Spain. Its main infrastructure hub is Santander with about 180,000 inhabitants.

Santander. – capital city

Castro Urdiales.

Santillana del Mar.

Torrelavega.

Bison in the Altamira cave

  • Monte el Castillo Caves
  • Covalanas Caves
  • El Pendo Caves
  • Hornos de la Peña Caves
  • Altamira Caves and Museum
  • El Soplao Caves
  • Roman spa in Camesa Rebolledo
  • Cabárceno Nature Park and Zoo
  • Picos de Europa National Park

Monte el Castillo Caves

Covalanas Caves

El Pendo Caves

Hornos de la Peña Caves

Altamira Caves and Museum

El Soplao Caves

Roman spa in Camesa Rebolledo

Cabárceno Nature Park and Zoo

Picos de Europa National Park

You can surf at the beaches of Somo, Los Locos in Suances near Torrelavega and Meron in San Vicente de la Barquera.

  • El Estanque de Gama, Gama (Next to the N634, +34 942104202. One of the most beautiful restaurants in Cantabria. 20 min. from Santander towards Bilbao. It is also an elegant cocktail bar in the middle of the Santoña`s Nature Reserve Marshes. €20.

El Estanque de Gama, Gama (Next to the N634, +34 942104202. One of the most beautiful restaurants in Cantabria. 20 min. from Santander towards Bilbao. It is also an elegant cocktail bar in the middle of the Santoña`s Nature Reserve Marshes. €20.

If you are coming from the Basque Country the logical continuation is to go to Asturias. Just follow the coastline westwards.