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Melinda328
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I have 2 weeks coming up after the end of my job and I plan to spend the majority of the time in Cantabria. I�m already definite on where I want to go - Santander, Santillana del Mar, Comillas and San Vicente de la Barquera. I plan on a day in Santander at the beginning and one at the end, one in Santillana and Comillas and 2 and a half in San Vicente. Does anyone have reccomendations on where to stay? I�m kinda nervous about finding a place because I�m going at the end of August/beginning of September so I�m not sure how many tourists there would be. I called a place in San Vicente and the guy was like, "Um yeah we�ll probably have a room." Greaaaaaaaat. Also, I plan on walking from Comillas to San Vicente. Anyone done this before? How is the walk? I�ve never walked alone through Spain so I�m kind of nervous. But I�ve been wanting to make this trip for a LONG time and the friend I was supposed to go with had a family emergency so he can�t come. I�m counting down the days.... and I�ll be going to Madrid, Segovia and hopefully Toledo from Cantabria Smiler

Melinda
 
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Hi Melinda, I have been to the following places in Cantabria and enjoyed them all...

� Llanes ( www.llanesnet.com ). Some of THE most beautiful beaches in Spain.
Get your mouth wattering HERE Cool

� Santander ( www.santanderciudadviva.com ). Spend a few days here.

� Santillana del Mar ( www.santillana-del-mar.com ). A day trip would suffice but they have some very quaint hostels and the village is nice at night.

� Comillas ( www.turismocomillas.com ). I know it is obvious but go see "El Capricho", even if you don't eat there.

Wish I had kept track of where we stayed but it was many years ago and I was backpacking around Spain, multimadrid was not even a glimmer in my eye yet Big Grin

I know I stayed at youth hostels in Llanes and just outside of Comillas.

In Santillana we stayed at a nice hostel and same for Santander.

I still have the Let's GO Spain guide I used waaaayyy back then, with all my notes in it as well. Worth it's weight in gold!!!

I will check it when I get home and see if I can't find more info on the places we stayed.

Enjoy!!!

Saludos,
jer...


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CleoPoleo
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Hola !!

Brilliant idea visiting Cantabria ! I�m pretty sure you will love it !

Besides the places you named, and Jer�s suggestions, I would add visiting Laredo and surrounding little villages. Laredo is about 43 kms away from Santander, and it�s really beautiful.

Here a few interesting links about Laredo :

LAREDO This one has english version.

AYUNTAMIENTO DE LAREDO Town Hall web page. Only in Spanish unfortunately.

MAS LAREDO Another page with useful information, in Spanish.

From Laredo you can make wonderful trips to the little villages along the coast.

Have fun and don�t hesitate asking if you have more questions !


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There's also Potes, Fuente De(The cable car up to the picos is a must) and el Valle de Liebana, Barcena Mayor used to really nice but local politics, one person in particular, have turned it into a tourist rustic village.
 
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Hello Melinda,

Cantabria is a very good choice. Last year I have been to Cantabria and Asturia and it ws a great trip.
If you like walking, you should try the "Garganta de Cares", that's a very beautiful walk in the mountains in something like a canyon.
It's a bit exhausting (6 hours ida y vuelta), but you have really fantastic views of the canyon.

Buen viaje!
Saludos,
Kathrin
 
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Melinda328
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I�ve actually just made the decision that I�m going to walk the whole trip. I was originally planning to stop in San Sebastian for 2-3 days before but I�m cutting it and walking across cantabria instead. Never done anything like it so I�m going to practice here by walking to Blanes and Tossa to see how my feet take it hahaha.

Thank you for the websites... I�ve got them saved and I�m going to start doing my research this week.

Kathrin where is la Garganta de Cares? Sounds interesting and I�d love to do it. I�m probably only going as far as San Vicente de la Barquera because I want to spend at least 2 days in Madrid to visit friends and go to Segovia as well as stop in Zaragoza on the way to see an expatriot friend who�s been helping me along for the past year over email and a friend I made in line for the Operacion Triunfo concert. My trip will be from the 24th-7th. Or if things keep going bad with my friend, I may leave the 23rd.

Melinda
 
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