City: Cantabria
Top Things to do in Cantabria
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Cantabria, Spain
Cantabria (/kænˈtæbriə/, /-ˈteɪ-/; Spanish: [kanˈtaβɾja]) is a historic Spanish community and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community (province of Biscay), on the south by Castile and León (provinces of León, Palencia and Burgos), on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay).
Restaurants in Cantabria
1. Prehistory and Archaeology Museum of Cantabria
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 389 reviews
Reviewed By Elmo_Putney_00
This museum is incredible. Just WOW ... I was blown away!! I like this sort of historical museum and have recently seen the likes of New Grange (near Dublin) or the History Museum in Bordeaux (Musée d'Aquitaine) which has a lot of information about cave art and details the same period, but honestly this museum of Cantabrian Prehistory was an absolute gem, and a MUST SEE. I learnt so much about the history of the region. The displays are beautiful, English translation is widely offered on exhibits. Because I enjoy this sort of place I visited the archaeological museum in Bilboa, which was okay ... but really and truly Santander sets the benchmark for me. Beautiful exhibits, friendly staff, very good entry fee. This museum alone is worth visiting Santander for. Wonderful. The imagination, communication and knowledge of the curators is incredible. They have created something truly special.
2. Cave of El Castillo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 690 reviews
The Cave of El Castillo contains a very well preserved cave art ensemble and an archaeological deposit with a stratigraphic sequence dating back from the Lower Paleolithic Era (about 150,000 years ago) to the Bronze Age (about 6,000 years ago).
Reviewed By BosleyCloud
Visited the cave complex that includes El Castillo on a Thursday in mid June @ around 11.00am and stayed for about 3 hours - not many other tourists visiting @ this time. The staff were very helpful, especially the young guy who was assigned to my group of 3 visitors to El Castillo - 2 Spanish visitors and myself British. He gave detailed explanations in Spanish, followed by English for my benefit, which was very helpful as you need explanations to fully appreciate the significance of what you are seeing in this superb cave. I was so impressed with this tour that I purchased a ticket to see Las Monedas as well - even though I was the only person wanting to see this second cave @ this time, the ticket staff were very helpful - fitted me in with a tour for 1 person and the same guide gave another equally detailed tour in English of this second amazing cave. I realise that I was very fortunate to have visited these caves on a quiet day, and to have been given a guide whose English was good enough for non-Spanish speakers to understand what they were encountering. I have visited other caves for study purposes and consider the tours I had @ this cave complex to be some of the best I have encountered
3. El Capricho de Gaudi
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4.5 based on 3,052 reviews
The Caprice is a palace designed by the amazing architect Antoni Gaudí i Cornet and is considered to be one of the jewels of European Modernism. While exploring the interior, exterior and the gardens, you will discover a work of great colour, inspired in nature and full of symbolism.
Reviewed By FactotumDellaCitta - London, United Kingdom
This little architectural gem in the coastal town of Comillas, is well-maintained and easy to tour. We enjoyed walking through the house and the grounds, including the excellent explanatory materials.
4. Universidad Pontificia
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4.5 based on 351 reviews
5. Colegiata de Santillana del Mar
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4.5 based on 883 reviews
Reviewed By 598marisap - Dallas, United States
This is a beautiful church built in the 12th century. It is a Romanesque style temple with three naves and a magnificent tower. It also hosts a cloister, but I could not see it. I went to the Collegiate for mass at 8.00 p.m. The priest was really nice and friendly.
6. Parroquia Santisimo Cristo
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4.5 based on 75 reviews
7. Iglesia de Santa Maria
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4.5 based on 468 reviews
8. Capilla-Panteon
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4.5 based on 127 reviews
9. Cueva El Soplao
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4.5 based on 2,082 reviews
Reviewed By ricardova - San Juan, Caribbean
Very huge caves discovered by accident by miners excavating it. You most reserve your tickets previous to visit it because they have many visitors and the visit take one hour. Our was scheduled from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. You start climbing into a mine train to take you to the actual cave through a tunnel just a two minutes ride, then the view is spectacular and the guide explain everything clearly. The formations are incredible that we have not seen before even visiting several caves before. Of course they do not allow to touch nor to take pictures. There is also a cafeteria, rest rooms and a souvenir store where you can by souvenirs.
