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From Santander: Western Coast of Cantabria Villages Day Trip
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Overview
- Get to know San vicente de la Barquera and its impressive views.
- Discover Comillas the only Modernist village in Cantabria
- A tour of the medieval town of Santillana del Mar
- Visit the Museum of Altamira and its neo-cave
- Visit Gaudí's Capricho (optional)
Activity location
- Santander
- Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Meeting/Redemption Point
- C. Castelar, 29, 39004 Santander, Cantabria, Spain | Recogidas: Hotel Chiqui: 8:30 horas. Hotel Palacio del Mar: 8:35 horas. Gran Casino: 8:40 horas. Castelar 29: 8:45 horas. Calle Cádiz, nº3 (lado plaza): 8:50 horas. Torrelavega, Pabellón Habana Vieja: 9:20 horas.
- Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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What's included, what's not
- Local guide
- Transport by coach
- Entrance to the Museum of Altamira
- Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana
- Food, drink
- Entrance to Capricho de Gaudí is optional and payable to the guide on the day of the tour in cash. Entrance fee is 7,00 € /adult - 5,00 €/recuded - 3,00 € (child 7-12 years) - under 7 years /free of charge
Know before you book
- Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, People with respiratory issues
What you can expect
On this full day excursion you will get to know the main villages of the western coast of Cantabria. Our first stop will be in San Vicente de la Barquera, a fishing and fishing village, whose port was and still is the heart of the activity of the municipality. During the tour we will also admire the privileged environment that surrounds this town located in the heart of the Oyambre Natural Park, a park that we will also visit by minibus along its coastal path; you will love its estuaries, beaches, dunes and cliffs, a real natural treasure.
Our next stop will be to visit Comillas, the only town with a modernist influence in Cantabria. You will fall in love with its heritage complex formed by Gaudí's Capricho, the Palace and Chapel of Sobrellano and the Pontifical University. Here you will have some free time for shopping or to visit El Capricho de Gaudí (optional visit), probably the most eye-catching building in Cantabria due to the colours and shapes it intermingles. You may wonder why Gaudí chose this place to place his work in a different location from his beloved Barcelona, we will find out during our visit!
We will stop in Santillana del Mar for lunch (lunch not included). Santillana is the medieval town of Cantabria par excellence, famous for its historic centre made up of medieval buildings, cobbled streets and its collegiate church of Santa Juliana, a jewel of Romanesque architecture in Cantabria. Here we will also take a walking tour to discover its medieval old town of mansions, towers and palaces that make Santillana one of the most beautiful villages in Spain.
To round off the day, we will go to the Altamira Museum to visit the Neocave, a reconstruction of the prehistoric paintings of the original Altamira cave, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 and which will take us back to the primeval age of mankind.
In short, it will be a very complete day, full of history, landscapes and walks to get to know one of the most touristic areas of Cantabria.
The tour ends back at the pick-up points.
Location
Activity location
- Santander
- Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Meeting/Redemption Point
- C. Castelar, 29, 39004 Santander, Cantabria, Spain | Recogidas: Hotel Chiqui: 8:30 horas. Hotel Palacio del Mar: 8:35 horas. Gran Casino: 8:40 horas. Castelar 29: 8:45 horas. Calle Cádiz, nº3 (lado plaza): 8:50 horas. Torrelavega, Pabellón Habana Vieja: 9:20 horas.
- Santander, Cantabria, Spain