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Comillas

: Beautiful coastal town with three attractions: a palace (Palacio de Sobrellano), the building El Capricho Antoni Gaudí and the English-like University of Comillas (pontifical) on top of a hill.

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Santillana del Mar

: An open air museum village that, despite the many tourist shops, has kept its medieval charm. The attractions are a Roman church, the former Benedictine monastery and many museums.

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Santander

: The capital of Cantabria, including the summer residence ((Palacio de la Magdalena) of Alfonso XIII in 1908, the maritime museum, Bellas Artes museum and prehistoric museum.

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Caves of Altamira

: One of the most important prehistoric caves with drawings (bison) in the world, which is unfortunately closed to the public. The adjacent museum is very worthwhile (replica of the caves / drawings). Who wants to see real prehistoric drawings has to visit the caves Ribadesella (Asturias).

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Puente Viesgo

: Village at the foot of Monte El Castillo, known for its lime-stone caves with prehistoric drawings.

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Potes

: Very touristy town and the base for many active sports for the east side of Picos de Europa. The highlights include the Tower Infantado and Orejón de Lima Tower (15th century).

On holiday to Cantabria

Touristic information Cantabria

Official website government of Cantabria

Real estate in Cantabria

Accomodation in Cantabria (holiday-homes, hotels and campings)

Hotels in Cantabria
Campings in Cantabria
Holiday home rentals in Cantabria


Experiences Cantabria

Soon Santander webcam, blogs, travelreports, spanish recipes and movie locations.

Pictures, maps and articles of Cantabria

1) Photos (Flickr) of the autonomous community - province Cantabria

2) Air photos and images

3) This area in Google Maps

4) This area in Wikipedia Cantabria (for workpiece or speech)
5) Dutch Wikipedia Cantabria
6) Translated Spanish wikipedia Cantabria

Search pictures of Cantabria

The weather and climate

1) Current weather in Santander (temperature, precipitation).

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2) Weather forecast Santander

3) Weather forecast for tomorrow (meteo online - spanish radar for precipitation): see left.

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General Information Cantabria

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