Cantabria - Kantabrien

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Location of the Cantabria region in Spain

The region Cantabria (Cantabria) is in the north of Spain.

Regions

Map of Cantabria

places

  • 1 SantanderWebsite of this institutionSantander in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSantander in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSantander (Q12233) in the Wikidata database - the capital of the region
  • 2 TorrelavegaWebsite of this institutionTorrelavega in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTorrelavega in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryTorrelavega (Q494693) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 CamargoWebsite of this institutionCamargo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCamargo in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryCamargo (Q1635185) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 Castro-UrdialesWebsite of this institutionCastro-Urdiales in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCastro-Urdiales in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCastro-Urdiales (Q501090) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 PiélagosWebsite of this institutionPiélagos in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPiélagos in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPiélagos (Q1623000) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 El AstilleroWebsite of this institutionEl Astillero in the Wikipedia encyclopediaEl Astillero in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryEl Astillero (Q1443915) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 LaredoWebsite of this institutionLaredo in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageLaredo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLaredo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLaredo (Q828955) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 Los Corrales de BuelnaWebsite of this institutionLos Corrales de Buelna in the encyclopedia WikipediaLos Corrales de Buelna in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLos Corrales de Buelna (Q1443867) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 ReinosaReinosa (Q24014627) in the Wikidata database
  • 10 Santa Cruz de BezanaSanta Cruz de Bezana (Q24014616) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

  • The Picos de Europa, Spanish for Summit of Europe, are a Cantabrian limestone mountain range

background

A variant of the Way of St. James.

language

getting there

mobility

Transcantábrico

At the Transcantábrico it concerns two of the RENFE operated luxury tourist trains that offer up to one-week tours in the region in restored sleeping cars (built in 1923) from April to September. Different routes are on offer. There are two variants of the trains, one is the Gran Lujo, with a maximum of 28 passengers and the Tren Clásico, which offers space for 54. Both trains have dining and several saloon cars. The Gran Lujo costs from € 5150 p.p. in 2019, the Clásico, depending on the length of the tour (4-8 days), € 1700-3000.

Tourist Attractions

La Magdalena Castle in Santander
  • The Magdalena Palace in Santander
  • The monastery Santo Toribio in Liébana
  • The cottage El Capricho by Gaudí in Comillas
  • Altamira cave in Santillana del Mar, caves at Monte Castillo in Puente Viesgo and other caves with Paleolithic cave paintings, UNESCO World Heritage Site

activities

Regular events

  • The community Santillana del Mar organizes the annual on January 5th Auto Sacramental y Cabalgata de Reyes de Santillana del Mar, the Eucharistic Festival and the procession of the Magi. The citizens re-enact various scenes about the birth of Jesus.
  • The Batalla de flores de Laredowho have favourited The Flower Battle of Laredo instead of. At 5.30 p.m. there is a parade through the streets with floats decorated with countless flowers. There is also a street market, music events and the selection of the most beautiful car. When it gets dark there is a Fireworks.
  • Both Las Guerras Cántabras, the Cantabrian Wars, is the reconstruction of Hispania's last resistance to Roman rule in the first century BC. The event takes place in Los Corrales de Buelna from the last weekend in August to the first weekend in September.

kitchen

Typical cuisine is cocido montañés a hearty stew or squid with onions. There is a cheesecake for dessert quesada pasiega or sobaos pasiegos, Butter biscuits.

nightlife

security

climate

On the coast the summers are cool and the winters mild, in the interior of the country the climate is more mountainous.

literature

Web links

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