Beach
Cantabria has over 220 km of coastline with more than 90 beaches to suit all tastes. There are large, small, urban, wild, sheltered and calm beaches, open to the Cantabrian Sea or to Santander’s Bay.
Perfect places for a walk, enjoy…
The temperature of the sea stays at over 20 ºC during summer, which is ideal for swimming and watersports.
All year round, the beaches are perfect places for a walk, enjoying the heady scents of the sea and for watching the tides coming in and going out, and where the tidal range can be over four metres.
The El Sardinero beaches, located in the urban area of the city of Santander, are noted for their beauty and are also some of the most popular.
Oyambre beach, located on the western coast, next to the mouth of La Rabia estuary and right in the heart of the natural park of the same name, is completely different. It is noted for being one of the best preserved beaches in the region. Particularly noteworthy are its impressive dunes, a real must for nature lovers to visit.
And La Salvé beach, in the town of Laredo, is a fine beach on the eastern coast. It is the longest stretch of sand along the whole Cantabrian coastline.
Discover your favorite beach in Cantabria here!
To do´s in Cantabria
Beach
There are large, small, urban, wild, sheltered and calm beaches, open to the Cantabrian Sea or to Santander’s Bay.
Nature
Millions of years ago, during the Alpine orogeny, the Iberian plate collided with the European plate and fabulous mountains arose from the bottom of the sea.
Culture
Culture has many facets in Cantabria: the facet of the stone of the caves, monasteries and villages.
Health & Wellness
Modern life sets a hectic pace that directly affects our wellbeing and our health.
Sports
Cantabria is the perfect setting to choose your favourite way of enjoying thrills.
Gastronomy
Thanks to its magnificent geographical situation in the centre of the Bay of Biscay coastline, Cantabria is an area influenced by its truly exceptional natural setting.
Caves
Cantabria has the highest density of caves with cave paintings in the world and has over 60 with paintings on its walls.
