Activities in Cantabria, Asturias & Galicia
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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…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…Not LP reviewed
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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…
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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 unforgettable bird's-eye views of the cathedral interior, and of the city from the cathedral roof, take the rooftop tour, which starts in the Pazo de Xelmírez to the left of the cathedral's Obradoiro facade. This is also the only way to visit the Pazo de Xelmírez itself, dating from 1120, where the main banquet hall is adorned with exquisite little wall busts depicting feasters, musicians, kings and jugglers. The tours are popular, so go beforehand to reserve a time slot. Tours are given in English if there is enough demand, and the guides provide a good insight into Santiago's history.
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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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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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Escuela Cántabra de Surf
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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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