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  Cantabria guide | Information Santander | Altamira Caves
The tiny autonomous region of Cantabria in northern Spain is one of the Iberian Peninsula’s hidden jewels, largely overlooked by the mass market tourist industry.
Take time out to explore the many delights of Cantabria and you’ll soon see why the Spanish royals chose Santander as their summer retreat in the early part of the 20 th century.
And for those more interested in history and culture, Cantabria is a treasure trove of medieval villages, ancient monuments, grandiose architectural gems and well-preserved prehistoric cave paintings.
www.spanish-living.com /regional/indexR_Cantabria.htm   (725 words)

  
  Secretplaces – Guide to auThentic and romantic Cantabria hotels
In 1981 Cantabria was officially established as an autonomous region.
Cantabria holds a wide variety of festivals over the year and these are generally well advertised.
Cantabria, blessed as it is with glorious nature, is a paradise for trekkers, climbers and cavers of all types and experience.
www.secretplaces.com /sp/1/regions/Cantabria_hotels.asp   (877 words)

  
 cantabria home and hospital offering a wide range of care for the elderly and disabled
Cantabria is nestled in a parklike setting in the heart of Rotorua offering those visiting their loved ones access to a variety of shopping in town or scenic beauty all close at hand.
Cantabria has a medical geriatric hospital designed to meet the special needs of the elderly and disabled, complementing the rest home, flats and units to provide that extra care.
Cantabria is landscaped with beautiful trees and garden views enhancing the peaceful six acre setting.
www.cantabria.co.nz /welcome.html   (193 words)

  
  Holiday villas in Cantabria, Northern Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Self catering holiday apartments and villas in Cantabria offer you the chance to experience the breathtaking scenery and lush green landscapes that exist in the north of Spain and a lifestyle that is so different from that of the southern Spanish.
Holiday villas and apartments in Cantabria are ideal for a family vacation to an area where the opportunities for outdoor activities are endless and the summer temperatures are favoured by many people as being less fierce than those in the south of Spain.
Apartments and villas in Cantabria can be enjoyed all year round when the countryside offers new and exciting alternatives from the sunbathing and watersports that are so popular in the summer on the beautiful beaches that fringe this northern coast of Spain.
www.ownersdirect.co.uk /Spain-Cantabria-3bed.htm   (270 words)

  
 Cantabria and Asturias : Introduction | Frommers.com
The provinces of Cantabria and Asturias are historic lands that lay claim to attractions ranging from fishing villages along the coastlines to the Picos de Europa, a magnificent stretch of snowcapped mountains.
Cantabria was settled in prehistoric times and later colonized by the Romans.
Cantabria was once part of the Castilla y León district of Spain, but is now an autonomous region with its own government.
www.frommers.com /destinations/cantabriaandasturias/1203010001.html   (505 words)

  
 Cantabria
The coastal fringe of Cantabria from east to west is dotted with historical and tourist towns such as Castro Urdiales, Laredo, Noja and the captial of the region; Santander, with its lovely Sardinero beach and splendid bay.
Cantabria is ideal as a single holiday destination or part of a longer holiday.
Cantabria is the land of fresh products of the best quality and variety, thanks to its excellent geographical conditions: sea, mountains, rivers and forests.
www.totallyspain.com /spain_travel_information.asp?id=1   (1368 words)

  
 Cantabria Adventure Travel - Cantabria Travel Guide
Cantabria was settled in prehistoric times and later colonized by the Romans.
Cantabria was once part of the Castilla y León district of Spain, but is now an autonomous region with its own government.
The principality of Asturias lies between Cantabria in the east and Galicia in the west.
away.com /destination-overview/Cantabria-278800-travel-guide.html   (495 words)

  
 Cantabria Infinita
Located in Santander bay, the new Maritime Museum of Cantabria offers its visitors, through more than 7.000 square meters of expositions and aquariums, the biggest monographic sample on the Cantab...
Cantabrian cuisine is among the finest in Spain....
The first known human remains in Cantabria date back to the Palaeolithic period: truly a long history...
english.turismodecantabria.com   (136 words)

  
 SOL - Cantabria Spain On Line Lodging reservations Hotels, hostels, apartments...
The region (autonomia in Spanish) of Cantabria has a population of half a million in the third smallest regional area of Spain at a density one third greater than the national average.
Although one of the smallest regions Cantabria lacks nothing in the diversity of what it has to offer the visitor: mountains, beaches, forests, pastures and a history and heritage that stretches from the earliest times.
Rather than consider an exhaustive inventory of the locations and monuments of Cantabria’s inheritance it is preferable to pick a few indicative items to show what, from the past, makes these people what they are today.
www.sol.com /moduloca.asp?idCA=15   (1097 words)

  
 Cantabria Hotels
Together with Asturias, the region was the last one to be dominated by the Romans, whose influence was very superficial and restricted almost entirely to the area of the cities they founded.
After the year 409, with the vanishing of Roman power in the Peninsula, Cantabria recovered its independence, which was to last until 574 with the coming of the Visigoths, who created the Duchy of Cantabria.
This name showed it to be a geographical area with an identity of its own, although, after a period of confusion, it finally disappeared during the Middle Ages when the eastern part was absorbed into Castile and the western part in Asturias.
www.sleepinspain.com /cantabria/cantabria.asp   (367 words)

  
 Cantabria (Santander) cottages/rural houses, apartments, b&bs, holiday rentals, Spain
Cantabria (Santander) > Cantabria > Upper Ebro Valley > Holiday apartment in a restored watermill - El Molino de Alto Ebro-1Izq.
Cantabria (Santander) > Cantabria > Upper Ebro Valley > Holiday cottage in a restored watermill - E l Molino de Alto Ebro - Río > Property Ref: 20416
CASA VELARDE is a b&b in Cantabria that has been thoughtfully adapted for maximum peace and tranquility.
www.coloursofspain.com /search/region/6/cantabria_santander   (510 words)

  
 Univ. of Cantabria
The University of Cantabria is a young public university, formally established in 1972.
La Universidad de Cantabria es una institución pública, joven y moderna, cuyo principal objetivo es contribuir al progreso social a través de su compromiso con la excelencia docente y científica.
El paso por el campus de la Universidad de Cantabria constituye, al mismo tiempo, una oportunidad irrepetible para disfrutar de una extensa oferta de actividades culturales y deportivas, desarrollar proyectos a través de las asociaciones estudiantiles o participar en la definición y gobierno de la institución a través de los órganos de representación.
oregonstate.edu /cla/santander/univ__of_cantabria.htm   (359 words)

  
 Cantabria travel guide - Wikitravel
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Europe : Mediterranean Europe : Iberia : Spain : Cantabria
Cantabria is a region of Spain, located on the northern coast.
wikitravel.org /en/Cantabria   (188 words)

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