Stage

Santillana del Mar - Comillas

Santander - Santillana del Mar Comillas - Colombres

22 km

This section starts just by the Correos office in Calle de Los Hornos, crosses the road and goes down to the villages of El Arroyo and Oreña, with the church of San Pedro on a hillock. You go further down towards Caborredondo and from there to Cigüenza, where you can see the Baroque church of San Martín de Tours.

The path continues to Cóbreces, where all sorts of services are available. You exit it by surrounding the church of San Pedro Advíncula. Going into the forest, you then go towards La Iglesia and Pando, until you reach Comillas.

This is a beautiful coastal town with several Art Nouveau buildings, such as the Capricho de Gaudí, the impressive façade of the local cemetery and the Universidad Pontificia. It was towards the end of the 19th century that this town flourished, as it became the favourite summer retreat for members of the royal family and high society. It was the first place in Spain to have street lighting powered by electricity.

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What to do and see in Comillas?

Purificación Gómez Correos Comillas

“The municipality of Comillas is the last destination in Cantabria on the Northern Way. This town combines architectural heritage with an amazing coastline of beautiful landscapes and nature. Art Nouveau palaces and villas stand side by side with folk mountain architecture that reminds us of rural life.

When you go past Cobreces you can buy some of their famous cheeses, as relevant as the three types having a denomination of origin in the region: Queso Nata de Cantabria, Quesucos de Liébana and Queso Picón Bejes-Tresviso”.