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Cantabria

Spain

Cantabria is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad historica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Country, on the south by Castile and Leon, on the west by Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, which forms part of the Bay of Biscay. With a population of 593,623, it is the 4th least populous autonomous community of Spain.

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Things to do in Cantabria

Cantabria: Wine tour and tasting with a lot of Flavour · 1 h · from $21.69 · 3.0/5 (2 reviews)
Visit and tasting 5Ñ de Santoña | BEST ANCHOVIES SANTOÑA 2026 · 40 min · from $9.13 · 3.9/5 (14 reviews)
Santillana del Mar and the medieval Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana · 1 h 45 min · from $14.84 · 3.3/5 (3 reviews)
Private Walking Tour of Altamira and Neocave Museum · 1 h 30 min · from $211.22
El Soplao Cave Visit with entrance ticket- small groups · 4 h 30 min · from $77.64 · 4.5/5 (29 reviews)
Tour to the Anchovies Factory and Santoña Marshes with Tasting · 2 h · from $14.84 · 4.6/5 (31 reviews)

All experiences in Cantabria

Practical facts

Local time: UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 43.18° N, 3.99° W

Near Cantabria

Santillana del Mar · 25 km away
Santander · 34 km away
Santona · 52 km away
Bilbao · 86 km away
Burgos · 96 km away
San Vicente de la Sonsierra · 122 km away

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