Parador de Santillana

Spain - Cantabria - Santillana del Mar

Three star hotel in the Parador group. Built in the style of a Cantabria manor house

This newly built manor house conserves the traditional architecture of this region and combines perfectly with the atmosphere of this lovely city.
Comfortable rooms and pleasant surroundings help the visitor to sense an environment of peace and tranquillity.
Sample the most traditional dishes of Cantabria. Recommended are the "cocido montanes" which is a dish of boiled white beans, vegetables, bacon and sausages.

Also enjoy the grilled sirloin steak with Tresviso sauce, Cantabrian hakefish with green asparagus, "sorropotun", and "quesada" (kind of pudding).

Santillana del Mar is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved villages in Spain.

The town has a zoo and nearby you must explore the Altamira Caves which contain one of the most incredible examples of prehistoric paintings in the world. Some have nicknamed it as the "Sixtine Chapel" of Prehistory.

Enjoy the feasts of Santillana. Held on January 5th there is the Three Wise Men Parade. Santa Juliana festivities are held on June 28th and on August 16th the Feasts of San Roque.

Discover the Cabarceno Natural Park and the route of the Cares river. Experience the impressive views of the ”Picos de Europa” (Peaks of Europe) mountains.
In this environment you may practise speleology, bungee-jumping, parapente, climbing, microlight aircraft flying, and canoeing.

This Parador has twenty five twin bedded rooms, one double bedded room and 2 single bedrooms.
In the rooms you will find a telephone, satellite television, TV canal plus and mini bar.

Also for the comfort of your stay there is sauna, heating, a restaurant and bar, garage, and conference facilities if required.

Animals are not allowed.

Directions

The Parador is located in Santillana del Mar's main plaza, in which the city's most characteristic buildings are also located: Torre de Don Borja, Casa del Águila y la Parra, Torre de Merino and the Town Hall. Guests can access the Parador from the Travesía Santander-Comillas by way of a cobblestone street just under 100 metres long. Santillana is located 24 km from Santander.