Cantabria is a region of only 5,300 kilometers square, offers the climatologic, faunísticas differences and of vegetation own of a great region. In their coast, laid out of fishing towns, beaches and small coves, are enjoyed gorgeous landscapes. In the interior the mountainous landscapes abound, with beautiful valleys where villas are based pasiegas of great tipismo. In their rivers, with a climate in smooth and humid general, the salmons and trouts abound.
The most singular mountain of Spain is in Cantabria, that as soon as it emphasizes between the surrounding ones, but that nevertheless has the peculiarity of which a drop caida in its summit can go as much to the Atlantic Ocean, as to the Bay of Biscay like a the Mediterranean. To it it must his name of Tip of Three Seas, because from it leaves the Pisuerga river here that but late will be the Duero, ending at the Atlantic; the brave Nansa river that flows to the Cantabrian; and finally the Hijar that immediately will be transformed into the Ebro to die in the Mediterranean.
From this singular summit they undertake montañeras excursions and usually they descend the Ebro in Canoe. The Cantabrian capital, Santander, are located in a beautiful bay, whose port maintains a great marine traffic. It is to emphasize the ample cultural supply that one unfolds in her during the summer time, mainly thanks to his University the International Menéndez Pelayo and the Festival the International. Their museums, bullfighting fairs, casino of games in the incomparable frame of the sport port of the Sardinero, along with their important sport facilities, make of Santander an extremely attractive city for the leisure.
To few kilometers of the city is Santillana of the Sea, gorgeous locality of streets and medieval houses, where are the famous Prehistoric Caves of Altamira, declared Historical Patrimony of the Humanity by UNESCO. In all the region other prehistoric caves can be visited in addition, as well as like the rock Church of Santa Maria of Valverde, churches mozárabes; románicas colegiatas and other monuments of great antiquity. Cantabria is a rich earth in folclore and traditions that have been conserved until nowadays through their celebrations. Here you have the calendar with the celebrations of the 2003.
Of the Cantabrian gastronomy the affirmation has been said that one of the most polished and refined of the country then is although is influenced by the Asturian one and Basque has its own personality, becoming famous "that eats well in the north". The Estrabón historian spoke already, 2,000 years ago, of the peculiar habit of the Cantabrian savages to eat mantequilla. Tam- bién is characteristic from century XIII in our region the use of the olive oil, that would not be implanted in the rest of Spain until century XX. Throughout 283 km of the Cantabrian coast we were with 70 beaches, of main attractive the tourist ones of the region, that every year it by the hundred attracts of thousands of veraneantes. Most of beaches they are located next to important localities that have an ample supply hostelera and exceeded infrastructures. Cantabria offers other many compatible possibilities with beaches during the vacations, as it is the rural tourism, the contact with the nature and the mountain, the sports of adventure, the beautiful marine and rural towns, a rich one and varied gastronomy, crossed by the architectonic patrimony or the cultural supply of a beautiful and modern city as it is Santander.
More and more people resort to the rural tourism like a way to spend the vacations and the time of leisure in contact with the nature, the rest and the traditional forms of life. Cantabria is a earth privileged for this class of tourism. In its numerous rural villages we can enjoy a life way that has remained almost invariable du- rante generations. A true paradise that maintains its landscape, intact traditions and customs and with the incentive of which each region in Cantabria has its own identity and enchantments.
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