POTES AND LIEBANA

Potes is located in the centre of the Picos de Europa. It´s highlty recommeded a trip there because the landscapes are impressive. The town is traditional but quite big and it´s surronded by mountains and near you can visit Santo Toribio Monastery, you can walk from Potes centre to there and from there you can ask for the Cueva Santa, that´s a...

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A WEEKEND IN MADRID

Madrid is not far away and if it´s your first time in Spain maybe is worthy a weekend in Madrid. You can go there by bus ( more less 6 hours) and choose the midnight bus so as to be in Madrid early in the morning. Also there are trains ( more or less 5 hours and a good option is the nigh train) and you can look for cheap plane tickets. For more...

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NIGHTLIFE IN SANTANDER

BARS AND NIGHTLIFE The best idea is to take a walk because Santander is a quite calm city but be careful specially late at night. The most part of the bars and clubs are around Cañadio Square, Rio de la Pila Street, El Sol or El Carmen Street and Perines Street. Except the last one, the rest are quite near each other so you can move freely....

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LA CAVADA AND THE ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM

This is one oportunity to take a walk in a quiet envirorment and learn more about the Spanish army history. You take the FEVE train in the centre of Santander and you get out in La Cavada train stop, it´s the same train that goes to Liérganes. From there you can ask for the Museum ( it´s in the old schools) and also visit the arch and the few...

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OUR LAST STUDENTS IN SANTANDER: OPINIONS ABOUT THE SPANISH COURSES IN SANTANDER

We have received the visit of a school group form North Ireland. They visited the surrondings: Santillana del Mar, El Soplao, Cabarceno, Santander and Bilbao. They could improve their Spanish and practise in the language and cultural lessons in Unilang Idiomas. A school group from the UK has visited us and enjoyed...

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DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES IN SANTANDER TO ENJOY YOUR STAY

Santander can offer a wide range of outdoors activities and inside activities so as to enjoy your stay. Here we offer you a selection, but remenber there are different events all the year round and you can be informed in the City Tourist Office in the Pereda Gardens. FORESTAL PARK in Cabo Mayor ( city bus 15 in the summer or city bus 13 a walk...

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VISIT GAUDI IN COMILLAS: EL CAPRICHO

You can take the bus from Santander whenever you will have a free afternoon or day and you can visit the Capricho in Comillas, one of the Gaudi´s masterpieces. This international architec of the nineteen century is well know in all over the world. The visit is well prepared and strongly recommended, also you can take a look or book it in internet during...

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SOME INTERESTING PLACES NEAR SANTANDER

ETNOGRAFIC MUSEUM OF MURIEDAS- A quite interesting museum about the traditions in Cantabria in an old house. The guide will explain kindly but in Spanish. The buses are the A1 or A4 next to the Santander bus station. Ask to the driver to tell you where to go down and you should walk a bit. VIRGEN DEL MAR- It´s a beautifull small island with...

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VILLAGE NEAR SANTANDER: LIÉRGANES

Liérganes is located in the middle of the countryside. It has two mountains called " The breast of Liérganes". It´s a beautiful and nice town and quite traditional, in spite of some modern buildings just next to the railway station. It has a spa where you can have a coffe and a lot of coffe shops where you can taste "chocolate con churros"....

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VISIT THE ALTAMIRA MUSEUM IN SANTILLANA DEL MAR

It´s less than one hour from Santander. It´s an incredible prehistorical masterpiece and now you can enjoy the modern museum with a fantastic cave copy. You should take the bus to Santillana del Mar and from there 45 minutes´walk. Another option is to go to Torrelavega and form there there are some buses to the caves ( check the timetables)...

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ONE DAY TRIP FROM SANTANDER: LAREDO- SANTOÑA

These two fishing villages are a fantastic option for a free afternoon. Laredo has a fantastic beach and in Santoña you can take a walk along the sea. LAREDO- It´s a fishing village with an impressive beach. It has a modern part but also an old one with a beautiful church. If you follow a path that goes along the cementery you will reach...

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ONE DAY TRIP FORM SANTANDER: SANTILLANA- COMILLAS- SAN VICENTE DE LA BARQUERA

These three towns can be visited in one day or each one is the perfect option for one free afternoon. We specially recommend you Santillana. AUTOBUSES LA CANTABRICA offers a service from the Santander bus station to San Vicente de la Barquera, so you can stop in one town visit it and then take the bus to the next. You can check the timetables in the...

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TRIPS FROM SANTANDER

Santander is the capital of one of the most beautiful Spanish region. It´s on the north of Spain and very green with beautiful landscapes between the sea and the mountains. From Santander you can arrange different trips to nearby regions like Euskadi, Asturias, Castilla... The best option is to rent or bring your car. But if that´s impossible...

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LOCATION: HOW TO COME TO SANTANDER

Santander is located on the North coast of Spain. It has an airport with national connections with Madrid, Barcelona and other cities. Also it has international flights to Frankfurt, London, Rome, Pisa, Milan, Paris and Dublin with a low cost company. But if you prefer you can arrive by bus or train because it has connections with the most part...

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USE THE BIKE IN SANTANDER: RENT A BIKE FOR ONE DAY OR ONE WEEK

The town hall hires bikes and that offers you a good opportunity to move freely and fast. The information you can get easly from the tourist office in the Pereda Gardens. There is one of the main bike stations. There are different cards and even for one day or one week, the first hour is free and the hour price is very low. The best option is...

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SARDINERO: THE BEST BEACHES TO GO IN SANTANDER

Of course you can´t miss the beaches. They are a bit far away from the city centre. This part is called the Sardinero and it was developped from the 19 century. Even the Spanish Royal Family spent their summer  in the city and they had a beutiful palace in the Magadalena Peninsula. It´s an expensive part of the city and it´s full of tourists. To...

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