Places where to stay in Cantabria / Santander, Santillana del Mar

Splendid area at the edge of the Atlantic, surrounded by the Basque Country, Asturies and Castille and Leon with which it divides the mountainous chain of the "Picos de Europa" and where is the largest national park of Spain (64.000 ha).

El Monte of El Castillo shelters the paleolithic complex most significant of Europe with the caves of El Castillo, Las Monedas, Pasiega and Las Chimeneas. A modern center of interpretation supports the knowledge of this complex and makes it possible to approach the prehistory in a didactic and pleasant way. Moreover, the visitor will have the possibility of admiring the original cave paintings in the caves of El Castillo and Las Monedas. Cantabrie, in more of joining together the greatest inheritance of prehistoric caves at the European level (Altamira, Inheritance of Humanity), account with innumerable caves of geological interest (more than 3000). A great number of these caves are in the valley of the Asón river, authenticates paradise for speleology on a world level.

Weather in Cantabria : Cantabrie has an Atlantic climate. The weather in interior of the grounds and on the coasts is influenced by this climate, but there also exists important weather variations according to the relief. The whole area knows an Atlantic climate, with moderate and wet weather, except in the zones of the interior where the climate is influenced by altitude. The temperature is soft all year long, except in mountain, where the minimal temperatures go below 0 º C and where it snows a lot.

Principal festivals:

Feria of Santander the "afición" is not less in septentrional Spain than in other more considered areas taurines. This famous feria coincides with the tourist season of Santander (July)

Tourism office of Cantabria : Calle Hernán Cortés, 4, (Mercado del Este) - 39003 Santander (Cantabrique)

The sea resort of Santander offers to the tourists a lot of various holidays activities like golf, beach sports et walk in natural reserves of Pena Cabarga and Dunes of Cantabria.

The town of Santillana del Mar is a stage city of the pilgrimage of Saint Jacques de Compostelle. In 2008 dates from the pilgrimage of Saint Jacques de Compostelle: from May 1st, 2008.

It's also possible to make ski in Cantabria in the mountain station of Alto Campoo.

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