Santander is the capital of the provincial autonomous community of Cantabria. It has an important urban center with beaches and a natural harbor. Areas worthy of a visit are: Mataleñas, El Sardinero and La Magdalena, the summer residence of Alfonso XIII. Among its many points of interest are the Centro Botín, the cathedral, the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, the Plaza Porticada and the promenade. Just a few kilometers away from Santander, you will discover the Liencres Dunes Natural Park and the Cabárceno Nature Par, the largest semi-free animal park in Europe. The Costa Quebrada, Santoña, Laredo and Castro Urdiales are also within easy reach of Santander.


Santander has some wonderful restaurants both traditional and avant-garde, one or two of them are Michelin starred and are definitely worth blowing the budget for that extra special occasion

The best plans to discover Santander

Hotels in Santander

Cantabria is a land of mountains, coast, tradition and culture, green meadows, rivers and natural parks. Traveling to Cantabria is synonymous with authenticity, local products and good food, charming towns
1 night28 €per person

3 days. Santander with food tour

This 3-day plan in Santander allows you to discover the flavors of Cantabria. This experience includes accommodation in the center of Santander and a 10-hour gastronomic tour where you will
2 nights

5 days. Essential Cantabria with excursions included

If you are looking for nature, mountains, fairytale towns and tradition, with this 5-day plan you will see everything there is to see. This experience includes 4 nights of accommodation
4 nights

5 days. Route by car through the essentials of Cantabria

If you want to get to know Cantabria, don't wait any longer! This beautiful green land has a lot to offer: mountains, some of the most beautiful villages in Spain,
4 nights

7 days. Route by car through Cantabria

Cantabria is a land of mountains, coast, tradition and culture, green meadows, rivers and natural parks. Traveling to Cantabria is synonymous with authenticity, local products and good food, charming towns
6 nights

Asturias and Cantabria with Madrid

5 nights

Full tour of Cantabria with excursions included

If you are looking for a vacation in Cantabria that allows you to discover this beautiful land in its entirety with scheduled excursions but with enough free time to rest
6 nights

Getaway to Santander with excursion to Cabárceno Park

Looking forward to a weekend in the city and nature? This little getaway to Santander is for you! This weekend plan includes accommodation in a central Santander hotel, a guided
2 nights

Getaway to Santander with tickets to the Botín Center

Santander is a city that has it all: culture, art, history, sea and beach. In this getaway you will be able to get to know the city, its monuments, its
1 night

Weekend in Santander with excursions included

This weekend in Santander is organized so that you can make the most of your getaway. This weekend plan includes: 2 nights in a central hotel in Santander and an
2 nights

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What to see in Santander?

Centro Botín

The Botín Center is an art center of the Botín Foundation. The building itself is striking, designed by architect Renzo Piano and resembling an open book. With an avant-garde style and a privileged location on Santander's seafront, the Botín Center houses temporary exhibitions and a permanent art collection among which we can find eight works on loan from Jaime Botín: Femme Espagnole, by Henri Matisse; Self Portrait with an injured eye, by Francis Bacon; Arlequín, by Juan Gris; Al baño. Valencia, by Joaquín Sorolla; Woman in red, by Daniel Vázquez Díaz; Half-length figure, by Isidre Nonell; The builder of masks, by José Gutiérrez Solana and Portrait of my mother, by Pancho Cossío.Climbing its exterior stairs of free access, you will enjoy panoramic views of the Cantabrian Sea and the coast of Santander.

The Raqueros

The statues of Los Raqueros are located in the Puertochico, in Santander. They are cast in bronze by the Santander sculptor, José Cobo Calderón, who decided to create this work in 1999 in honor of the raqueros of Santander. The word raquero comes from colloquial language and referred to the poor and marginalized children who, in the late nineteenth and twentieth century, wandered around Puerto Chico waiting for a bored crew member or a tourist to throw a coin into the water to go diving for them. Hence the poses of the children jumping into the water.
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