Marinera Cantabria: Santander and the Four Villas de la Costa

If anything differentiates Cantabria rest of the provinces of Spain, probably the proximity of the mountains and their ancient caves of the Cantabrian Sea semper aeternus, which binds them through some tight ties in waves, sometimes wild, sometimes sometimes gentle and playful, gently swaying to the rhythm of the sky and sea. Championed by its seafront capital, Santander, where they arrive include the unforgettable views from the Sardinero beach and the Palacio de la Magdalena, Cantabria has an interesting path of fishing villages, led by Cuatro Villas de la Costa and minted from the Modern Age: Castro Urdiales, Laredo, Santander and San Vicente de la Barquera.

Photography by andrewcparnell

Castro Urdiales: cliffs, beaches and seascapes.

Castro Urdiales, the first of four «villas sea» of Cantabria, is located on the eastern coast area of ??the province. It is a fishing port and commercial whaling, whose reputation has reached today as one of the most dynamic cities in Cantabria. In your area is also located the Church of St. Mary, dating from the twelfth century and is one of the best preserved Gothic representations classic Cantabria. Although known for its coastal scenery, rugged cliffs and beautiful beaches, also has evidence of Paleolithic cave art of great value as Cuco Peña. Known as Flavióbriga during the Roman settlement, the town was declared a Historical Site in 1978. The boats are also typical of Castro Urdiales, and its trawler La Marinera one of the most famous of Biscay.

Laredo, Cantabria tourist enclave

Together with one of the most beautiful bays of the Cantabrian Sea, Laredo is one of the main tourist sites. The marina village of Laredo won the jurisdiction in 1200 for commercial shipping, from Galizano channel to the mouth of Assos, where he began a stage of take-off and sea trade in Europe. Moreover, the late fifteenth century was the seat of mayor of the Four Villages of the Coast and Trasmiera Merindad and later settled in the town Militia Regiment. Today, Laredo receives most of its tourists, mostly from the Basque Country and the interior of the peninsula, during the months of July and August thanks to its excellent location and climate on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea.

Photography by Larra Jungle Princess

Santander: stately town and revitalizing tourism

The capital of Cantabria is a modern, dynamic business that has emerged in recent years thanks to the tourism that comes to the province increasingly encouraged by the many deals we offer this corner of northern Spain, among which tourism spa, dining and huge underground geological heritage and the region. Which was the origin of which is now one of the banks dealing in Spain, both nationally and internationally, today retains the charm of which was once considered one of the Cuatro Villas de la Costa along with the rest of their neighboring Castro Urdiales, Laredo and San Vicente de la Barquera. His unmistakable seascapes and dense cultural capital have made this one of the highlights in check for all the modern traveler.

San Vicente de la Barquera, pristine beaches and coves in the Natural Park Oyambre

The fourth and last of the Cantabrian fishing villages are San Vicente de la Barquera, whose location in the Natural Park of Oyambre allows you to have a magnificent beaches of excellent quality and no buildings around, obscuring their natural beauty. San Vicente de la Barquera is a village predominantly fishermen and sailors, whose port is still the heart of the Barquerena that also proudly described as the birthplace of the Spanish singer David Bustamante.

Photography by Nacho y Adriana

Cantabria seafood is, as we see, a reflection of the iconic pictures of the fishing villages of northern Spain that will take us a very complete memories of fishing villages, their customs and toiling fishermen, always ready to go to sea for next task.