Activities in Cantabria, Asturias & Galicia
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Walking Tour of Santander
If you'd like to take a self-guided tour, or simply an informal wander, begin within the stately Plaza Porticada, which is surrounded by 64 porticoes.
Proceed down past the post office to the cathedral. Below it, amid a traffic circle, a poignant sculpture recalls the devastation of the 1941 fire. To the east spreads the lovely Jardines de Pereda, named after the Cantabrian writer José María de Pereda, whose seminal work, Escenas Montañesas, is illustrated in bronze and stone here. Opposite the park you'll see the 1950s Banco de Santander building, one of the country's major financial institutions. Going through its grand archway you enter the old quarter. Proceed thro…
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Escuela de Surf Santander
Surfers emerge in force along El Sardinero when the waves are right. Playa de Somo, across the bay, can also be good. Three or four shops on Calle de Cádiz and Calle Méndez Núñez sell boards and wetsuits. The Escuela de Surf Santander is a surf school (€50 for two hours' private tuition) with boards for rent (€6 per hour).
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Cathedral Rooftop Tour
For an unforgettable bird's-eye view of the city, take the cathedral rooftop tour organised by the Museo da Catedral. This tour is the only way to visit the Gothic Pazo de Xelmírez (1120), where the main banquet hall is adorned with exquisite little wall busts depicting feasters, musicians, kings and jugglers.
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Compostur
The city's official tour operator offers a range of two-hour walking tours in English and/or Spanish that give a fascinating glimpse into the stories behind Santiago's old stone walls. Get information on current offerings at the city's tourist office, where the walks start. A general old-town tour in English (adult/child €10/5) leaves at 1pm Tuesday and Saturday from June to October and 1pm Sunday in other months. Other options include a gastronomic tour, a convents tour and a nocturnal tour.
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Full Day Tour to The Coast of Death and Cape Finisterre
10 hours (Departs Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
by Viator
Discover the wild and unspoilt beauty of the Galicia region on a day trip from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre. A three-course lunch is included in this fu…Not LP reviewed
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Bay Tours, Estación Marítima Los Reginas
This boat station runs one-hour bay tours (around €7) daily in summer (on weekends April to June) and a year-round passenger ferry to Somo (with another sandy beach), just beyond Playa del Puntal.
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Full Day Tour to Vigo, Baiona and Valenca do Minho
10 hours (Departs Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
by Viator
Explore the Galicia region and a famous Portuguese fortress city on a day trip from Santiago de Compostela. This fully guided tour includes a three-course lunch…Not LP reviewed
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Full Day Tour to the Galician High Estuaries - Pontedeume, Mino, Betanzos, La Coruna
9 hours (Departs Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
by Viator
Take time out to explore the Galician High Estuaries on a day trip from Santiago de Compostela. The High Estuaries area, on the Artabro gulf, is known for its f…Not LP reviewed
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Full Day Tour to the Galician Low Estuaries - Carril, Cambados, Toxa, Sanxenxo, Combarro, Pontevedra
9 hours (Departs Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
by Viator
Tour the extraordinary monuments, country mansions, magnificent museums, Romanesque and Baroque churches of the Galician Low Estuaries from Santiago de Composte…Not LP reviewed
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