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Discover the best top things to do in Santona, Spain including Playa De Berria, Faro del Caballo, Santona Puerto, Centro de Interpretacion del Parque Natural Marismas de Santona, Victoria y Joyel, Excursiones Maritimas, Paseo Pereda, Mercadillo de Santona, Iglesia de Santa Maria del Puerto, Fuerte San Carlos, Virgen del Puerto.
Restaurants in Santona
1. Playa De Berria
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 406 reviews
Reviewed By arnorab - London, United Kingdom
Long, wide, unspoiled, clean beach with no cafes, mess or noise. Lots of surfers from time to time but they bother no one. Never crowded or noisy. Easy parking.
2. Faro del Caballo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 174 reviews
On the cliffs of Mount Buciero, point of entry to the Bay of Santona (Cantabria), you will find this magic place of turquoise waters which is accessed after almost 700 steps.
Reviewed By Jaime G - Bilbao, Spain
Starting from Santoña there's a beautiful hike along the cliffs of mount Buciero. The views from the top are stunning. If you're fit I recommend you go down the 700 steps (built by convicts) to the lighthouse. Great place to swim in the Summer! Avoid weekend bc it's a popular hike!
3. Santona Puerto
Overall Ratings
4 based on 205 reviews
Reviewed By arnorab - London, United Kingdom
The town, the Anchovy Capital of Spain, is really quiet, absolutely typically Spanish, almost no tourists out of season, pleasant walks along the main Promenade and the fishing port itself. There is the usual myriad of pleasant little cafes for sipping and people watching, equally many small restaurants that do really a good value Menu del Dia, plenty of delicatessens and one or two good bakeries, a nice daily market just off the main square and huge one, selling everything, on Saturdays. From there you can get by bus to Santillana del Mar, which is enchanting, and Escalante, which is another absolutely typical and unspoiled little Cantabrian town. Night Life? Go elsewhere.
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Natural Park of the marshes of Santona, Victoria y Joyel. Visitor's Centre. Environmental activities and guided tours
Reviewed By Neuteboom - The Hague, The Netherlands
The last part of our 8-day trip through North-Spain was a visit to the Parque Natural Marismas De Santona, here we enjoyed our final hours with exciting birdwatching, so many different birds and such a wonderful landscape! Everybody from our company could add a lot...MoreGreat! Happy to see that you had a great experience. Hope to see you again in Santoña
5. Excursiones Maritimas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By darsad - Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Recomiendo la visita por el camino de la ruta andando o bien en barco. Alli había mucha gente joven que hasta se bañaba en el mar.
6. Paseo Pereda
Overall Ratings
4 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
The wide Promenade is probably very busy in the summer months but even when we visited early March some hardy locals were taking their constitutionals. At one end is the port area and at the other you can climb the 100 or so steps up to the monument of Virgen del Puerto and along to the impressive Fort de San Carlos with views out to sea and across to Laredo. There’s an impressive monument about half way along but no beach as such - you’ll just have to look enviously across the estuary to the wide expanse on the other side!
7. Mercadillo de Santona
Overall Ratings
4 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By SIEMPREADIETA - Getxo, Spain
Para los que creen que todos los mercadillos son iguales, les recomiendo que se den una vueltita un sábado por el de Santoña: Es el mismo que el de los domingos en Laredo, o los jueves en Castro Urdiales... pues coincidirán muchos vendedores sin duda, pero el de Santoña es más grande y tiene algo especial. Todo el pueblo abarrotado y el aparcamiento imposible sábado tras sábado a cuenta del mercadillo. ¡Por algo será!
8. Iglesia de Santa Maria del Puerto
Overall Ratings
4 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By SIEMPREADIETA - Getxo, Spain
Monumento nacional, de estilo románico, construido en la alta Edad Media y que fue en su origen un monasterio de benedictinos. Bello, proporcionado y con notables retablos, su presencia puede pasar desapercibida al viajero ocasional ya que no queda en el centro del pueblo, cerca de la plaza, o del mercado, o del ayuntamiento, sino por la zona conocida como "Santoñuca" cerca del Monte Buciero y los cuarteles, y tampoco tiene un alto campanario que se vea desde lejos y sirva de referencia.
9. Fuerte San Carlos
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
I walked to the far end of the Promenade, noticed the statue on the hill next to the large block of flats and decided to climb the hundred or so steps to have a look. There’s a road behind the statue and I walked along to the right towards the headland and came across the fort at the end of the road. It looks run down and derelict but inside I was surprised at just how well built and large an expanse it is - guess a lot of militia were kept busy here back in the day! At the far end you can look out through the portals over the Bay of Biscay. You can also climb on top for a walk round and look over the estuary towards Laredo. There’s another structure to the left a bit higher up but I didn’t have time to explore it. The fort is worth the effort of a visit if you’re in the area.
10. Virgen del Puerto
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
At the far end of the Promenade (Paseo Pereda) you’ll see this imposing statue on the hill next to the large block of flats. I counted just over a hundred steps to the top (there is a bench halfway!) and you get some great views back along the estuary and over towards Laredo. The flats below are a bit of a concrete eyesore so you just have to ignore them. If you take the road to the right behind the statue then after a short distance you’ll arrive at the old fort of San Carlos on the headland - you can walk inside the large structure and look out over the sea and also climb on top for even better views. Worth the effort to see both the structures and the views.
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