Monday, January 26, 2009

What To See On Holiday In Cantabria

Cantabria is actually an autonomous Spanish community having Santander as the capital city. This beautiful city has many self catering holiday apartments to rent as holiday accommodation.

It is bordered by Basque Country towards the east, Leon and Castile towards the south, Principality of Asturias towards west and Cantabrian Sea towards the north. It is an amazing place for holiday makers staying in holiday rentals to visit and has some of the most spectacular views anywhere in the world.

Each year people from all over the world make plans to come here and stay in holiday villas and cottages. As there are so many great activities in Cantabria to indulge in, people like to come to this region of Spain to spend their holidays.

You can also have the most remarkable time of your life here and relish the scenic beauty and amazing recreational facilities offered. It is an ideal place to stay in self catering holiday accommodation with family and friends.

Santillana del Mar is one of the most picturesque towns of Cantabria, Spain. It is known around the world for its superb architecture and is a very popular holiday home destination. As there are so many scenic places and other attractions here, it is an ideal place to visit for a holiday.

Another great attraction of Cantabria is Mount El Castillo which is an incredible heritage site of the Paleolithic age. It consists of the great El Castillo caves and caves of La Pasiega, Las Chimenneas and Las Monedas.

The El Pendo caves are quite popular too as they are very impressive. They are famous for their exquisite beauty and size. There is a contemporary interpretation centre also that provides tourists with educational and enjoyable insights into prehistory of the place.

The beaches of Cantabria are one thing that you simply can not afford to miss at all. There are about sixty different beaches in this region of Spain that are very popular with tourists. You can visit a different beach everyday of your holidays and each beach offers its own particular charm. Many of the beaches have holiday villas next to them that can be rented as holiday homes.

The white fine sand beaches have clear blue water and are ideal for sunbathing and watersports. The most popular of the beaches are the Salve Beach, Laredo, Oyamnre Beach, El Teio and the La Concha Beach. You can also try your hand at many of the water sports that include diving, sailing, swimming and wind surfing.

Cantabria also hosts a couple of great events that you can not only enjoy, but you can also take part in. For instance, Orujo Festival is one such festival that is loved by locals and tourists. Many families now come to this beautiful region of Spain and stay in self catering holiday accommodation.

They find that by renting holiday villas and self catering apartments is a great way to get to know the area. It does not matter what type of holiday home that they want to rent as there are holiday homes in Cantabria to suite all tastes and budgets.

Andrew Gibson is MD of http://www.Directholidaybookings.co.uk. They have a great selection of holiday villas and self catering holiday apartments around the world.

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