Santillana del Mar – Santillana del Mar loop from Santillana del Mar

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Santillana del Mar – Santillana del Mar loop from Santillana del Mar

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Santillana del Mar – Santillana del Mar loop from Santillana del Mar

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2.30km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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755 m

Santillana del Mar

Highlight • Settlement

Santillana is not by the sea, although its municipal area includes two beaches. This medieval town, magnificently preserved, grew around the Romanesque collegiate church of Santa Juliana, from the 12th …

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993 m

Historic Centre of Santillana del Mar

Highlight • Historical Site

In its cobbled medieval streets we can also find multiple artisan workshops and taste tasty milk with biscuits, the most popular snack in the town.

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1.25 km

Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana (Colegiata de Santa Juliana)

Highlight • Religious Site

The cloister is located on the north façade of the complex and its capitals show the main decorative elements used at the time, floral, geometric and figurative. Arches on double …

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1.32 km

Santillana del Mar Historic Town Centre

Highlight • Historical Site

Its historical legacy, together with the natural enclave, make the municipality of Santillana del Mar one of the most beautiful and culturally rich in Cantabria.

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1.36 km

Fountain on Calle del Río

Highlight • Monument

Attached to the wall of the current torture museum, we find one of the fountains whose ornamentation, a vase framed in a niche, is in the Baroque style of the 16th century. XVII.

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1.48 km

Santillana del Mar

Highlight • Settlement

The centuries-old core of the old town with its numerous small palaces and trading houses is ideal for a short sightseeing tour. It is particularly relaxed that no cars are allowed in the entire old town.

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1.61 km

Don Borja Tower, Main Square of Santillana del Mar

Highlight • Historical Site

1.69 km

A lot revolves around chocolate.

Highlight • Cafe

The chocolate made in the village must be tried.

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2.30 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.23 km

614 m

301 m

150 m

Surfaces

2.03 km

269 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

22°C

14°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

October 12, 2023,Cantabria-SantillanaDelMar

-NOTE: if it weren't for the fact that the same idea also occurs to thousands of other people, it would always be a good idea to repeat a visit to this town, one of the most beautiful in Cantabria.

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April 13, 2026,🇪🇸 Santillana del Mar

In the morning, it is again heavily overcast, windy and cold in Celero - it rained briefly at night. We continue on our way and make a stop in Santillana del Mar.

In one of the most beautiful places in Northern Spain, everything is concentrated in a very small space. Lively Middle Ages, a dream of stone, cobbled streets and …

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