Western coast of Cantabria

The Western Coast of

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the ea ...

is a ''

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which comprises the municipalities of

Val de San Vicente Val de San Vicente is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. Geography Val de San Vicente is the westernmost municipality of the Cantabrian coast. Its border to the north is the Bay of Biscay, to the west the Ast ...

San Vicente de la Barquera San Vicente de la Barquera is a municipality of Cantabria in northern Spain. It had a population of 4,412 in 2002. Tourism is its main activity due to the area's natural environment and heritage. Approximately 80% of the municipal area belongs ...

Valdáliga Valdáliga is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain.:es:Anexo:Municipios de Cantabria References

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Comillas Comillas is a small township and municipality in the northern reaches of Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. The Marquessate of Comillas, a fiefdom of Spanish nobility, holds ceremonial office in the seat of power at a small ca ...

Udías Udías is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. :es:Anexo:Municipios de Cantabria Localities * Canales. * Cobijón. * La Hayuela. * El Llano. * Pumalverde (Capital) * Rodezas. * Toporias. * Valoria. * La Virgen ...

Ruiloba Ruiloba is a municipality in Cantabria Province Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its curre ...

Alfoz de Lloredo Alfoz de Lloredo is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 2.538 inhabitants. Its capital is Novales. Towns *La Busta LA most frequently refers to Los ...

and

Santillana del Mar Santillana del Mar () is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year. There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is ''The Town of Three Lies'', since it is neither a ...

. As its own name indicates, this ''comarca'' extends over the western coast of the autonomous community, from its border with

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensi ...

by the mouth of the

Deva River The Deva is a river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Communities of Cantabria and Asturias until it flows into Tina Mayor, an estuary. Its main tributaries are the Cares and Urdón rivers, among others. Deva is the name of a C ...

, to the Saja- Besaya mouth in Suances, although this limits may vary depending on the source, since this ''comarca'', as the rest of Cantabria's, is not regulated, but there are common characteristic elements in the municipalities that belong to it. This zone has great tourism assets like beaches, nature, gastronomy and culture. Santillana del Mar, Comillas, Suances and San Vicente de la Barquera are the municipalities of greater renown, both in the ''comarca'' and in Cantabria, so they are the main destinations for tourists. Three of the longest rivers of Cantabria flow into the Western coast: The Deva, the

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and the Saja-Besaya. In addition to the numerous beaches, the Oyambre Natural Park and Mount Corona stand out as natural attractions. As has been mentioned, the culture of the zone is quite remarkable, since in a few kilometers-radius many cultural spots are concentrated: the Altamira Cave and Museum, the Zoologic and Botanic Garden, the

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in Santillana del Mar; and the Sobrellano Palace, the

Comillas Pontifical University Comillas Pontifical University ( es, Universidad Pontificia Comillas) is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus in Madrid Spain. The university is involved in a number of academic exch ...

and the Gaudí Caprice in Comillas. The Cantabrian West is a mainly touristic ''comarca'', that opposed to the

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, it had remained safe from the massive house buildings because of the lateness of the construction of the

Cantabrian Motorway Cantabrian or Cantabrians may refer to: *People and things related to the modern Spanish autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria **Cantabrian people, modern inhabitants of Cantabria **Basques, as they were sometimes referred durin ...

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