Can you imagine exploring Santander through the eyes of the writers who loved it? This city is not just sea and palaces: it’s also poetry, history, and living literature. Today, we invite you on a unique journey to discover Santander in a different way: a literary route, step by step.
Get ready to walk, dream, and read your way through squares, libraries, and corners brimming with words.
Cantabria is a land of contrasts, where mountains meet the sea, valleys hide charming villages, and nature takes center stage. And there’s no better way to explore this diversity than on two wheels.
Whether you're a cycling enthusiast or simply looking for a healthy, different way to travel through the region, here are the best cycling routes in Cantabria — from family-friendly paths to challenges for experienced riders.
Get your bike ready and come experience Cantabria by bike.
Cantabria offers a unique experience for those looking to disconnect and dive into nature, adventure, and play.
Are you ready to get lost?
In Cantabria, where nature, art, and fun come together, you’ll find three unique labyrinths inviting you to enjoy something different. Designed for all ages, these spaces are perfect for a day of adventure with friends, your partner, or the whole family.
Cantabria is a land of contrasts, with wild beaches, endless mountains, and charming villages. But beyond the places everyone visits, there is a hidden Cantabria, full of secret spots that don’t appear in travel guides and allow you to connect with nature, the landscape, and the people of our region in a truly authentic and unique way. Today we’ll take you through six of these secret landscapes, perfect for curious travelers and lovers of the unconventional. Are you coming?
Each year, in spring, thousands of birds get to Cantabria ready to spend summer in itsmarshes and natural parks; when autumn arrives, they get ready to fly to hotter places where to stay for the winter: it is time to do birdwatching.
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We visit the six Cantabrian towns and villages that have been described as Spain’s most beautiful towns: Santillana del Mar, Liérganes, Bárcena Mayor, Carmona, Mogrovejo and Potes.
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Perhaps more than anything, Cantabria is a paradise for lovers of nature, the great outdoors, and adventure. And it all comes together up in its mountains in a special way in its “via ferratas”
Posted in... EMILY LUXTON TRAVELS
Hiking was very much on the agenda across the trip on northen Spain, but it was Cantabria that really brought the Camino to life for me. This is where I had a real insight into life on the Camino, and where I saw some of the most amazing landscapes I’ve ever come across in Spain.
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Okuda San Miguel ended last week “Infinite Cantabria”, the artistic intervention on the Faro de Ajo which began on Monday 24 August.
Posted in... VOLOTEA TRAVEL BLOG
We’d like you to come with us to discover just how varied the beaches in Cantabria are. They’re ideal for getting away from it all this summer, and, come to that, at any time of year.
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