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Bahía de Santander beaches
The beaches here are more protected than elsewhere around Santander.
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Cathedral
This building is composed of two 13th-century Gothic churches, one above the other. The upper church, off which is a 14th-century cloister, was extensively rebuilt after the 1941 fire. In the lower Iglesia del Santísimo Cristo glass panels reveal excavated bits of Roman Santander under the floor. Displayed nearby are silver vessels containing the skulls of the early Christian martyrs San Emeterio and San Celedonio, Santander's patron saints.
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Iglesia del Santísimo Cristo
Effectively forming part of the Cathedral, this lower section of the church, a 13th-century Gothic design, displays glass panels which reveal excavated bits of Roman Santader under the floor. In the same area, you can see silver vessels containing the skulls of early Christian martyrs.
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Museo de Bellas Artes
A visit to the sometimes fusty but eclectic art collection spanning the 16th to 20th centuries, will be an engaging and more contemporary contrast to the prehistoric collection offered elsewhere. Much of what's on show is secondary Spanish stuff (from about 1920 on the 1st floor, 1860-1920 on the 2nd floor and earlier stuff, mixed in with a few Flemish, Italian and French works, on the 3rd floor). You will turn up the occasional curio, like Goya's portrait of King Fernando VII.
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Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico
The place for you if seafaring is your thing, this place is near the bay beaches. The four-floor museum covers all facets of navigation in Cantabria, and includes an aquarium. The displays range from marine biology to maritime history, which is perhaps the most interesting, dealing for example with Portus Victoriae (Victory Port), the Roman port town from which Santander later grew.
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Museo Regional de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria
Under one roof this museum brings together collections of prehistoric finds across the region, including some elements from the Cueva de Altamira. Among the highlights are copies of cave paintings and some Roman stellae, accompanied by interpretations of their texts.
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes
Architecture buffs will admire the city's sports pavilion with room for 6000 spectators that looks like something out of Lost in Space . The stainless steel and glass coating has almost the air of something NASA might have cooked up. Designed by José Manuel Palau and Julián Franco and opened in 2003, locals think of it as a shiny beached whale.
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Península de la Magdalena
These parklands, crowned by the Palacio de la Magdalena, the former royal palace, are perfect for a stroll and popular with picnickers. Kids will enjoy the sea lions and the little train that choo-choos around the headland.
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Playa del Puntal
A finger of sand jutting out from the eastern side of the bay roughly opposite Playa de la Magdalena, is idyllic on calm days (but beware the currents). Boats sail there every 30 minutes between and June to late September, from the Estación Marítima Los Reginas.
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Playa del Sardinero
This is a hike from the city centre, so catch bus 1, 2 or 3 from outside the post office. It's less protected than some of the other beaches.
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