Sports in Cantabria
Slope, wind, water, waves… Cantabria is the perfect setting to choose your favorite way to enjoy strong emotions.
Cantabria is an ideal destination for lovers of sports and adventure. The unique nature of the region offers the ideal natural resources to guarantee the best conditions for the development of various sports and active tourism activities. Its landscape, with an extensive coastline, rugged mountains, fast-flowing rivers, and a marvelous underground paradise, makes this region an ideal destination for adventure sports enthusiasts.
In the water, on land, in the snow
In the water: Diving, surfing, paddle surf, windsurfing, kite surfing, water skiing, sailing, diving, kayaking, rafting…
On land: climbing, canyoning, caving, mountain biking, bungee jumping, parachuting, quads…
In the snow, downhill skiing, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snow hiking…
To do´s in Cantabria
Coast
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.
