Santander, Cantabria
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The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community
and historical region of Cantabria
situated on the north coast of Spain
. Located east of Gijón
and west of Bilbao
, the city has a population of 183,446 (2009).
, the city was known as Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium. Its present name is possibly derived from Saint Andrew
(Sanct Ander) or Saint Emeterio (Santemter, Santenter, Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the 3rd century, along with that of Saint Celedonio, according to legend.
In 1187, King Alfonso VIII of Castile
made the abbot
of San Emeterio lord of the town, and in 1248 Santander participated in the battle for Seville
, receiving a coat of arms as reward.
The city owes its existence to the excellent harbour of the Bay of Santander
. Santander was an important port for Castile
in the later Middle Ages
, and also for trade with the New World
. It officially became a city in 1755.
In 1893 the freighter Cabo Machichaco exploded in the harbour, killing 500 people.
In the early 1900s Santander became the favoured summer residence of King Alfonso XIII
, who built the Palacio de la Magdalena
as the residence of the royal family
during the holidays. The city gained great popularity from this and from the 19th century enthusiasm for sea bathing
and it remains popular with the Spanish for beach holidays today.
, a firefighter
killed in the line of duty, but thousands of families were left homeless and the city was plunged into chaos.
The fire destroyed the greater part of the medieval
town centre and gutted the city’s Romanesque
cathedral
.
of Santander includes, since 2009, the city of Santander and urban areas of Cueto, Monte, Peñacastillo, and San Román / places that were once village
s but are increasingly being assimilated into the city centre. Santander and these town
s have several neighbourhoods that are not ordered administratively or have specific limits but some of them do have a certain personality that differentiates them from other areas of the city. Currently the city of Santander is working to adapt the municipality to the law of large cities and thus decentralise power in several districts.
Cfb). The annual thermal oscillation of the average monthly temperatures reaching around 10 °C.
The humidity
is quite high throughout the year and sometimes reaches more than 90% . Average daily maximum temperatures vary from 23 °C in summer
down to 13 °C in winter
.
The maximum temperature reached in Santander was 37.4 °C on August 31, 2009. And the minimum temperature -5.4 °C on January 21, 1957.
(conservative) has served as Mayor of Santander. The most important political parties in the local area, in addition to the PP, are the Socialist Party of Cantabria -PSOE
(social democrat), whose current spokesman is Jesús Cabezón Alonso, and the Regionalist Party of Cantabria
with Rafael de la Sierra González. Throughout its history the most influential political parties have been of the ideological right wing, especially the PP.
The Santander City Council is divided into various areas: finance, property and public safety, city planning, public function, the internal system and culture, economic development, training and employment, social, civic participation and drug addiction; of citizen action, and management of municipal companies. The council holds regular sessions each month, but has often held extraordinary plenary sessions to discuss issues and problems affecting the city.
The Governing Board, chaired by the mayor, is currently composed of 15 PP councillors. The municipal council consists of 27 members, 15 of the PP, 7 of the PSC-PSOE and 5 of the PRC
. The following tables show the results of municipal elections in 2003 and 2007.
, the University of Cantabria
and Grupo Santander
. Activities related to culture, leisure and tourism
are an important part of the city's economy, and the regional and municipal authorities look to augment the summer tourist trade with additional offerings, including conventions, conferences, cultural festivals and cruises.
rate and aging population have combined with rising immigration
figures to keep the population growth fairly stagnant. Nevertheless, the Santander conurbation
continues to sprawl
as young families move away from the high cost of living in the heart of the city.
In this municipality, there are many bienes de interés cultural
:
In addition, there are several inventory properties in the municipality:
In recent decades the growth of Santander is beyond the periphery of the city with smaller buildings and structures and aimed at the residence of the first and second home (this last of special importance). Stresses the El Sardinero
, that changes its morphology of garden city to residential and leisure area of Santander, the Nueva Montaña zone recovered industrial land for residential and commercial activity, Cierro del Alisal, Los Castros Avenue and urban sprawl along the northern slope of Vaguada de las Llamas.
In the 1980s the port of Santander was displaced from the center of the city and in recent years Santander is in a recovery of its southern edge facing the Bay of Santander
. The transfer of all port activities to Puerto de Raos has been gradual, with the exception of maritime passenger traffic that is centered on its maritime station front of Paseo de Pereda.
Currently the growth of port activity, increased value-added traffic (vehicles and containers mostly off the liquid and solid) for storage requiring a lot of ground already scarce and insufficient depth for some types of ships, is forcing the Port Authority to consider the long-term construction of a port outside the bay. On June 29, 2005 Santander celebrated the 250th anniversary of the granting of the title of "City."
and dance
, as the Festival Internacional de Santander
(FIS) and Festival Internacional de Música de Órgano (FiMÓC).
s and pilgrimages, distributed across the various neighborhoods and areas of the city. Mention the existence of many feasts of neighborhood character, such as those of Mendicoague, Perines, etc. The best known festivals in Santander and more tourist attraction, are:
Santander offers a magnificent selection of seafood
that has a high reputation in the Iberian peninsula. Amayuelas highlights products such as ensis
and morgueras, pancho
s, red mullet
, anchovies
, seabass
and sardines, as well as breakers
and squid
.
Santander's cuisine
is based mainly on fish
. The gastronomic tour could start at the Barrio Pesquero, continuing on to Puertochico, El Sardinero
and finally to Corbán.
Santander also caters dining of other municipalities in Cantabria
in fish
and shellfish
such as the clams
of Pedreña, the bonito
of Colindres
, the anchovies
of Santoña
, breams of Castro Urdiales
, etc. But it also deserves special mention the great variety of legumes, fruit
s and vegetable
s produced in the region of Liébana
, as well as tables of different kinds of quality cheese
s that produce Cantabria
and which supplies the city of Santander.
Santander's meat comes from the cattle
that are raised in Cantabria
. Reared on natural grasses, the veal
, heifer, yearling
and ox
enjoy a great reputation. Santander's restaurants offer a kitchen with great charisma, and based on its varied and exquisite cuisine.
Some typical dishes of the city of Santander are the fried calamari
and double donuts, in addition to leading the aforesaid cocido montañés and fish
and seafood
dishes ranging from seabass
and sardine
to products such as the morguera.
In this city plays the football team of the Spanish first division Racing de Santander
one of the historic and certainly that was one of the founders of La Liga
, play their home games at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
. Racing de Santander
has been 40 seasons in first division and 32 in second. In the 1930/1931 season, finished second level on points with Athletic Club Bilbao (champion) and the Real Sociedad (third), that time was the one that came closest to winning the league championship
.
A long tradition in the city was the handball, with CB Cantabria
as a banner that has taken the name of Santander in Europe and the world with the achievement of several international titles, the European Cup in 1994,the Recopa in 1990 and 1998 and the EHF Cup in 1993. Currently, the club is dissolved. The only team that has an important place in the national scene at the moment is the Adelma Santander 2016, belonging to the Handball Club Sinfín. He competes in the category of the Divisón de Honor Plata (second division).
Some elite teams of Santander:
Also:
Main sports centers:
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
and historical region of Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
situated on the north coast of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Located east of Gijón
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
and west of Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, the city has a population of 183,446 (2009).
History
In the Roman EmpireRoman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, the city was known as Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium. Its present name is possibly derived from Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
(Sanct Ander) or Saint Emeterio (Santemter, Santenter, Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the 3rd century, along with that of Saint Celedonio, according to legend.
In 1187, King Alfonso VIII of Castile
Alfonso VIII of Castile
Alfonso VIII , called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate...
made the abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of San Emeterio lord of the town, and in 1248 Santander participated in the battle for Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, receiving a coat of arms as reward.
The city owes its existence to the excellent harbour of the Bay of Santander
Bay of Santander
The Bay of Santander is both a comarca of Cantabria and the largest estuary on the North coast of Spain, with an extension of 22.42 km² 9km long and 5 km wide...
. Santander was an important port for Castile
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
in the later Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, and also for trade with the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
. It officially became a city in 1755.
In 1893 the freighter Cabo Machichaco exploded in the harbour, killing 500 people.
In the early 1900s Santander became the favoured summer residence of King Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...
, who built the Palacio de la Magdalena
Palacio de la Magdalena
The Palacio de la Magdalena is an early 20th-century palace located on the Magdalena Peninsula of the city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain.-History:...
as the residence of the royal family
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
during the holidays. The city gained great popularity from this and from the 19th century enthusiasm for sea bathing
Sea bathing
Sea bathing is swimming in the sea or in sea water and a sea bath is a protective enclosure for sea bathing. Unlike bathing in a swimming pool, which is generally done for pleasure or exercise purposes, sea bathing was once thought to have curative or therapeutic value. It arose from the medieval...
and it remains popular with the Spanish for beach holidays today.
Great Fire of 1941
Santander fell victim to a great fire in 1941. Fanned by a strong south wind, the fire burned for two days. There was only one casualtyCasualty (person)
A casualty is a person who is the victim of an accident, injury, or trauma. The word casualties is most often used by the news media to describe deaths and injuries resulting from wars or disasters...
, a firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
killed in the line of duty, but thousands of families were left homeless and the city was plunged into chaos.
The fire destroyed the greater part of the medieval
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
town centre and gutted the city’s Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
.
Geography
Towns
The municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Santander includes, since 2009, the city of Santander and urban areas of Cueto, Monte, Peñacastillo, and San Román / places that were once village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
s but are increasingly being assimilated into the city centre. Santander and these town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s have several neighbourhoods that are not ordered administratively or have specific limits but some of them do have a certain personality that differentiates them from other areas of the city. Currently the city of Santander is working to adapt the municipality to the law of large cities and thus decentralise power in several districts.
- CuetoCueto, SpainCueto is a town in the municipality of Santander , north of the capital. Cueto faces northward toward the Atlantic Ocean and is mainly composed of high cliffs. Cueto is well known for its lighthouse, Faro de Cabo Mayor, built in 1839 by the engineer Felipe Bauzá.In recent years, as Santander has...
- Neighborhoods: La Pereda, Valdenoja, Fumoril.
- Monte
- Neighborhoods: Corbanera, La Torre, Aviche, Bolado and San Miguel.
- Peñacastillo
- Neighborhoods: Nuevo Parque, Primero de Mayo, Nueva Montaña, Ojaiz, Adarzo, Rucandial, Camarreal, Lluja, El Empalme, La Lenteja.
- San Román de la Llanilla
- Neighborhoods: Corbán, Rostrío.
- Santander (Capital)
- Neighborhoods: La Albericia, Cazoña, El SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
, Barrio Pesquero, El Alisal, Cabildo de Arriba, Castilla-Hermida, Puertochico, Centro, Cuatro Caminos, Calle Alta, General Dávila, Canalejas, San Fernando, etc.
- Neighborhoods: La Albericia, Cazoña, El Sardinero
Climate
The climate of Santander is of oceanic humid type (Koppen climate classificationKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Cfb). The annual thermal oscillation of the average monthly temperatures reaching around 10 °C.
The humidity
Humidity
Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,...
is quite high throughout the year and sometimes reaches more than 90% . Average daily maximum temperatures vary from 23 °C in summer
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
down to 13 °C in winter
Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...
.
The maximum temperature reached in Santander was 37.4 °C on August 31, 2009. And the minimum temperature -5.4 °C on January 21, 1957.
Politics and government
Since June 2007, Iñigo de la Serna, of the People's PartyPeople's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
(conservative) has served as Mayor of Santander. The most important political parties in the local area, in addition to the PP, are the Socialist Party of Cantabria -PSOE
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(social democrat), whose current spokesman is Jesús Cabezón Alonso, and the Regionalist Party of Cantabria
Regionalist Party of Cantabria
The Regionalist Party of Cantabria , is the second oldest political party in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Cantabria. The PRC originated in the Association in Defense of the Interests of Cantabria , founded on May 14, 1976, with the objective of promoting Cantabrian autonomy.-History:The PRC...
with Rafael de la Sierra González. Throughout its history the most influential political parties have been of the ideological right wing, especially the PP.
The Santander City Council is divided into various areas: finance, property and public safety, city planning, public function, the internal system and culture, economic development, training and employment, social, civic participation and drug addiction; of citizen action, and management of municipal companies. The council holds regular sessions each month, but has often held extraordinary plenary sessions to discuss issues and problems affecting the city.
The Governing Board, chaired by the mayor, is currently composed of 15 PP councillors. The municipal council consists of 27 members, 15 of the PP, 7 of the PSC-PSOE and 5 of the PRC
Regionalist Party of Cantabria
The Regionalist Party of Cantabria , is the second oldest political party in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Cantabria. The PRC originated in the Association in Defense of the Interests of Cantabria , founded on May 14, 1976, with the objective of promoting Cantabrian autonomy.-History:The PRC...
. The following tables show the results of municipal elections in 2003 and 2007.
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Economy
As a service center at the regional level, Santander contains important public institutions and private organisations with a large number of employees, including Marqués de Valdecilla University HospitalMarqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
The Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, mainly known as Valdecilla is a general hospital located in the city of Santander, Cantabria, in Spain.-History:...
, the University of Cantabria
University of Cantabria
University of Cantabria , in Spanish Universidad de Cantabria, is a public university located in Santander and Torrelavega in Cantabria, Spain. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in 12 schools and colleges....
and Grupo Santander
Grupo Santander
The Santander Group is a banking group centered on Banco Santander, S.A., the largest bank in the Eurozone and one of the largest banks in the world in terms of market capitalisation. According to Forbes Magazine Global 2000, it is the 13th largest public company in the world...
. Activities related to culture, leisure and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
are an important part of the city's economy, and the regional and municipal authorities look to augment the summer tourist trade with additional offerings, including conventions, conferences, cultural festivals and cruises.
Demography
, Santander has a population of 183,800. The number has remained fairly steady since 1981. Spain's low fecundityFecundity
Fecundity, derived from the word fecund, generally refers to the ability to reproduce. In demography, fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an individual or population. In biology, the definition is more equivalent to fertility, or the actual reproductive rate of an organism or...
rate and aging population have combined with rising immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
figures to keep the population growth fairly stagnant. Nevertheless, the Santander conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
continues to sprawl
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...
as young families move away from the high cost of living in the heart of the city.
Heritage
Bien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the Spanish heritage register. This category dates from 1985 when it replaced the former heritage category of Monumento nacional in order to extend protection to a wider range of cultural property...
:
- Santander CathedralSantander CathedralSantander Cathedral is located in the Spanish city of Santander. Its structure is mainly Gothic, although it has been extended and renovated in later times.- History :...
, with the rank of monument. - Regional Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria, monument, which also include two heritages of special protection, the Pátera de Otañes and the Early medieval treasure of Ambojo of Pedreña.
- Museum of Fine Arts of Santander, monument.
- Tower, walls and monuments of la Casa Noble de los Riva-Herrera, in Pronillo, monument.
- Palacio de la MagdalenaPalacio de la MagdalenaThe Palacio de la Magdalena is an early 20th-century palace located on the Magdalena Peninsula of the city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain.-History:...
and its gardens, monument. - Library and casa-museum of Menéndez Pelayo, monument.
- Convent of las Madres Clarisas de Santa Cruz (in a time tobacco factory), monument.
- Former Hospital of San Rafael (home of the Regional Assembly of Cantabria), monument.
- Mercado del Este, monument.
- Iglesia de Santa Lucía, monument.
- Parroquia de la Anunciación (La Compañía), monument.
- The Dam of Gamazo, monument.
- Seminario de Monte Corbán, monument.
- Paseo de Pereda, with historical category.
- An area of "El SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
", the historic district. - Iglesia de San Francisco, artistic and religious heritage of Cantabria.
- Cartulary of San Salvador de Oña (Burgos), personal property kept in the Provincial Historic Archive of Santander.
- Cartulary of the Monastery of Santa María de Piasca, heritage preserved in the Library of Santander.
In addition, there are several inventory properties in the municipality:
- Iglesia de la Virgen del Faro in CuetoCueto, SpainCueto is a town in the municipality of Santander , north of the capital. Cueto faces northward toward the Atlantic Ocean and is mainly composed of high cliffs. Cueto is well known for its lighthouse, Faro de Cabo Mayor, built in 1839 by the engineer Felipe Bauzá.In recent years, as Santander has...
. - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Visitación (Salesas Reales).
- Batería de San Pedro del Mar in Monte.
- The Protestant Cemetery.
- Two of the steam locomotives ("Udías, Mary, Revilla, Peñacastillo, Brawl and Begoña 3") inventoried, in particular Peñacastillo locomotive and Revilla locomotive, both located in the old workshop hauled RENFERENFERenfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...
.
Famous people
- Seve Ballesteros (1957–2011), golfer
- María Gutiérrez Blanchard (1881–1932), paintress
- Matilde CamusMatilde CamusMatilde Camus is a Spanish poet who has written research works. She was born in Santander, Cantabria.-Research Works:*Vicenta García Miranda, una poetisa extremeña ....
(* 1919), poet - Iván Helguera (* 1975), football player
- Pedro MunitisPedro MunitisPedro Munitis Álvarez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander usually as a forward, although he can also operate as winger....
(* 1975), football player - Eduardo NoriegaEduardo NoriegaEduardo Noriega may refer to:*Eduardo Noriega *Eduardo Noriega...
(* 1973), actor - Iván de la PeñaIván de la PeñaIván de la Peña López is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder. During his career, de la Peña earned the nicknames Little Buddha and Lo Pelat due to his shaven head and slight frame....
(* 1976), football player - Fernando San EmeterioFernando San EmeterioFernando San Emeterio Lara is a Spanish professional basketball player. San Emeterio currently plays for the Spanish club Baskonia, which is also known as Caja Laboral.-Pro career:...
(* 1984), basketball player
Urban growth
From 1950 to the 70's urban growth takes off with the construction of many housing blocks with solid buildings of 5 to 6 stories but few housing developments for the working population.In recent decades the growth of Santander is beyond the periphery of the city with smaller buildings and structures and aimed at the residence of the first and second home (this last of special importance). Stresses the El Sardinero
Sardinero
Sardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
, that changes its morphology of garden city to residential and leisure area of Santander, the Nueva Montaña zone recovered industrial land for residential and commercial activity, Cierro del Alisal, Los Castros Avenue and urban sprawl along the northern slope of Vaguada de las Llamas.
In the 1980s the port of Santander was displaced from the center of the city and in recent years Santander is in a recovery of its southern edge facing the Bay of Santander
Bay of Santander
The Bay of Santander is both a comarca of Cantabria and the largest estuary on the North coast of Spain, with an extension of 22.42 km² 9km long and 5 km wide...
. The transfer of all port activities to Puerto de Raos has been gradual, with the exception of maritime passenger traffic that is centered on its maritime station front of Paseo de Pereda.
Currently the growth of port activity, increased value-added traffic (vehicles and containers mostly off the liquid and solid) for storage requiring a lot of ground already scarce and insufficient depth for some types of ships, is forcing the Port Authority to consider the long-term construction of a port outside the bay. On June 29, 2005 Santander celebrated the 250th anniversary of the granting of the title of "City."
Main sights
- The Cathedral of Santander:
- The lower temple, called "cripta del Cristo" was built around 1200 on other earlier romanRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
buildings. Is 31 meters long and 18 wide, organized into three naves. His style is a transition from romanesqueRomanesque artRomanesque art refers to the art of Western Europe from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 13th century, or later, depending on region. The preceding period is increasingly known as the Pre-Romanesque...
to gothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
and is accessed by two doors of late romanesque. Here are the remains of the Holy Martyrs (Emeterius and CeledoniusEmeterius and CeledoniusSaints Emeterius and Celedonius are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. Two Roman legionaries , they were martyred for their faith around 300...
), which reached Portus Victoriae (the ancient Roman Santander) by boat. - The upper church was built between the late 13th and 14th century. At be completed the gothic cloister was built.
- The lower temple, called "cripta del Cristo" was built around 1200 on other earlier roman
- El SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
was in 1840 a rugged area of Santander environment. Since 1850, started arriving the first tourists and created some facilities (bath houses, eateries ...). Following the summer of Queen Isabella IIIsabella II of SpainIsabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...
in El Sardinero in 1861 and Amedeo of SavoyAmadeo I of SpainAmadeo I was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy...
in 1872, the area acquired great fame and began to attract many tourists. There was a spectacular urban and cultural development with the construction of several hotels, inns, cafes, trains and trams arriving at El Sardinero.
- The Palacio de la MagdalenaPalacio de la MagdalenaThe Palacio de la Magdalena is an early 20th-century palace located on the Magdalena Peninsula of the city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain.-History:...
, eclectic style, English influenced, built in 1909 by public subscription as a gift for the Spanish Royal Family.
- El Hotel Real was opened in the summer of 1917, in a privileged location overlooking the bay and the open sea. It is a beautiful five-storey building, with south porch on a high terrace. The style is modern with an air of eclecticism, by the architect González Riancho.
- Next to El Hotel Real stands The old house built for Don Adolfo Pardo from 1915-1918. Of mountain style with well marked tower was designed by the architect Gonzalez Riano and today is the palace of Emilio Botín García de los RíosEmilio BotinEmilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos, 1st Marquis of O'Shea, is a Spanish banker. He is the Executive Chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander...
.
- The Gran Casino del SardineroGran Casino del SardineroThe Gran Casino del Sardinero is a leading gambling casino in the city of Santander in the autonomous community of Cantabria . It is in the Plaza de Italia in El Sardinero.-History:...
completed in 1916, has some relationship to El Hotel Real and is one of the symbolSymbolA symbol is something which represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite. Numerals are symbols for...
s of the city. It has a terrace balcony which is accessed by a monumental staircase. The central body, two-story is framed by the sides with two octagonal towers, covered by domes, whose edges involved, from top to bottom, shafts with capitals for each floor.
- The Lighthouse of Cabo Mayor presides the entrance to the Bay of SantanderBay of SantanderThe Bay of Santander is both a comarca of Cantabria and the largest estuary on the North coast of Spain, with an extension of 22.42 km² 9km long and 5 km wide...
. Privileged balcony overlooking the Cantabrian sea and in the city is now one of the most emblematic and evocative for citizens and visitors of Santander. Located in the extreme northeast of the city, the area where is located the Lighthouse of Cabo Mayor is part of a larger area consisting of the headlands of Cabo Mayor and Cabo Menor. The physical configuration of this space is defined by its particular geomorphologyGeomorphologyGeomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them...
, marked by its beaches and cliffs of coastline and a rugged terrain with maximum dimensions of 50 meters above the sea level. Historically located on the outskirts of the city, the area of Cabo Mayor and Cabo Menor has applications and relevant functions: signal maritime defensive position, horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
, campingCampingCamping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...
, public park, golf courseGolf courseA golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
, etc. Thus became tourist landmark and one of the areas of greatest variety of landscape and environmental.
Neighborhoods
- La Gandara.
- Cabildo de Arriba.
- CuetoCueto, SpainCueto is a town in the municipality of Santander , north of the capital. Cueto faces northward toward the Atlantic Ocean and is mainly composed of high cliffs. Cueto is well known for its lighthouse, Faro de Cabo Mayor, built in 1839 by the engineer Felipe Bauzá.In recent years, as Santander has...
. - Cazoña.
- Corbán.
- Cuatro Caminos.
- El Alta.
- El Barrio Pesquero.
- El SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
. - La Cavaduca.
- La Albericia.
- Nueva Montaña.
- Puertochico.
- Zona centro or del Ayuntamiento.
- San Martín/Tetuán.
Main streets, squares and parks
- Streets, avenues and boulevards:
- Paseo de Pereda (The ancient pier is a promenade overlooking the bayBay of SantanderThe Bay of Santander is both a comarca of Cantabria and the largest estuary on the North coast of Spain, with an extension of 22.42 km² 9km long and 5 km wide...
and the towns of Somo and Pedreña. cafés can be found as old as "El Suizo" where, in the past, met traders, military writers, such as PeredaJosé María de PeredaJosé María de Pereda was one of the most distinguished of modern Spanish novelists....
himself), the Gardens are also the same name (which, in turn, is the monument to the writer José María de PeredaJosé María de PeredaJosé María de Pereda was one of the most distinguished of modern Spanish novelists....
, which contains references to his works). - Reina Victoria Avenue (location of chaletChaletA chalet , also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, native to the Alpine region, made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof with wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of the house.-Definition and origin:...
s overlooking the bayBay of SantanderThe Bay of Santander is both a comarca of Cantabria and the largest estuary on the North coast of Spain, with an extension of 22.42 km² 9km long and 5 km wide...
. Through this street it has access to the beach Los Peligros). - Paseo del General Dávila (El Alta) (former Meteorological Observatory of Santander, I.E.S. José María de Pereda, Conservatorio Jesús de Monasterio).
- Paseo de Pérez Galdós.
- Castelar Street. (Overlooking the bay, joins the Paseo de Pereda with Reina Victoria Avenue)
- Calvo Sotelo Street (Ministry of Finance, Post).
- Burgos Street (It is one of the oldest streets of the city. It may be considered part of the old part of town, although the first references to the street dating from the mid 18th century. The title of Burgos Street was awarded in 1845. The street pedestrian has benefited the trade of the area and its residents. This street is the headquarters of the ONCEONCEONCE , or Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles , is a Spanish foundation founded on December 13, 1938 to raise funds to provide services for the blind and people with serious visual impairment....
and the Plaza de Juan Carlos I). - San Fernando Street (Street with great trafficTrafficTraffic on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel...
flow is the main gateway to the city center. The Plaza de las Cervezas is a pedestrian-only area which belongs to this street, named for the breweryBreweryA brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
(La Cruz Blanca) which stood there before their current disposition.) - Alameda de Oviedo (Paseo full of treeTreeA tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s, runs from the streets of San Fernando and Vargas, parallel to them, between Cuatro Caminos and Numancia). - Avenida de los Castros (In this broad avenue are located most of the universities centres of the University of CantabriaUniversity of CantabriaUniversity of Cantabria , in Spanish Universidad de Cantabria, is a public university located in Santander and Torrelavega in Cantabria, Spain. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in 12 schools and colleges....
).
- Paseo de Pereda (The ancient pier is a promenade overlooking the bay
- Parks and gardens:
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- Park of la Magdalena (Located on the Magdalena PeninsulaMagdalena PeninsulaThe Magdalena Peninsula is a 69 acre peninsula located near the entrance to the Bay of Santander in the city of Santander, Cantabria along the north coast of Spain.The peninsula is a popular recreational destination for both tourists and locals...
, it is a major tourist spot thanks to the Palacio de la Magdalena, the tank seals and the old stables of the palace, where different college classes at UIMP are held.) - Las Llamas Atlantic Park (Open to the public on May 11, 2007, but today is still under construction. The park was initially budgeted at 22.5 million euros, but its price has risen 39.1% (8.8 million euros) for the incorporation of improvements).
- Piquío Gardens (so called because they are shaped like the beak of a ship that "enters" into the sea, referring to the views offered at the end of the garden).
- La Marga Park (Located on the outskirts of the city, at the end of Castilla Street, named for the old timber that was placed there.)
- Doctor Morales Park.
- Doctor González Mesones Park.
- Water Park (on the hillside of Calle Alta).
- Parque de la etnia gitana de santander de la Patrona in the Patron santander.
- Mendicoague Park.
- Los Pinares Park (park full of pines).
- Mataleñas Park (Formerly private, was opened to the public as green space on the way to Lighthouse).
- Gardens of Pereda.
- Farm Altamira.
- Farm of Jado.
- Park of la Magdalena (Located on the Magdalena Peninsula
- Squares:
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- Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Council Square).
- Plaza de Pedro Velarde (Pedro Velarde Square) or Plaza Porticada.
- Plaza de Pombo (Pombo Square)
- Plaza de Atarazanas (Shipyards Square) or Plaza de la Catedral.
- Plaza de la Esperanza (Hope Square).
- Plaza de Italia (Italy Square).
- Plaza de México (Mexico Square).
- Plaza de Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos I Square) or Plaza del Rey.
- Plaza de las Cervezas (Beers Square).
- Plaza de Colón (Columbus Square).
- Plaza del Cuadro (Cuadro's Square).
- Plaza de Numancia (Numancia Square).
- Plaza de Cañadío (Cañadío Square).
- Plaza Acebo (Holly Square).
- Plaza de Cuatro Caminos (Four Roads Square).
- Plaza de Las Estaciones (Seasons Square).
- Plaza de los Remedios (Remedios Square).
- Plaza de Miranda (Miranda Square).
- Plaza del Príncipe (Prince's Square).
- Plaza del Dos de Mayo (May 2 Square).
- Plaza de Las Brisas (Breeze Square).
- Plaza de Rubén Darío (Rubén Darío Square).
Tallest buildings
- Alta, 46. 17 floors.
- Feygón Tower. 16 floors.
- Dobra Building. 16 floors.
- Ibio Building.16 plants.
- Vargas, 51. 16 floors.
- Residencia Cantabria. 15 floors.
- Palacio de Festivales.
Education
- University of CantabriaUniversity of CantabriaUniversity of Cantabria , in Spanish Universidad de Cantabria, is a public university located in Santander and Torrelavega in Cantabria, Spain. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in 12 schools and colleges....
is the largest university in CantabriaCantabriaCantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
. - Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) specializes in teaching foreigners about Spanish languageSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and culture
Culture
Santander has a great tradition and cultural activity, with events that play an important role in cultural and social life of the city. Is a major international university summer UIMP and organizes large festivals of musicMusic
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, as the Festival Internacional de Santander
Festival Internacional de Santander
The Festival Internacional de Santander is one of Spain's oldest music festivals. Each year, during the month of August it presents two to three operas as well as performances from visiting ballet and theatre companies, solo recitals, and choral, symphonic, and chamber music concerts...
(FIS) and Festival Internacional de Música de Órgano (FiMÓC).
Museums and cultural centers
- Cantabrian Maritime Museum.
- Museum of Fine Arts.
- Regional Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria.
- Taurine Museum of Santander.
- Palace of Festivals of Cantabria.
- Palace of Exhibitions and Congress of Santander.
- Modesto Tapia Cultural Center.
- Regional Film of Cantabria.
Festivals
Santander is a city of many festivalFestival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
s and pilgrimages, distributed across the various neighborhoods and areas of the city. Mention the existence of many feasts of neighborhood character, such as those of Mendicoague, Perines, etc. The best known festivals in Santander and more tourist attraction, are:
- January 5: The Cavalcade of MagiCavalcade of MagiThe Cavalcade of Magi is a typical parade of coaches practically in all the Spanish cities and also some cities and towns in Mexico. The Magi ride through the streets, as their page boys throw candies to children.It is celebrated every January 5 in the evening...
covers a small part of the city, from the Palacio de Festivales to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. - The first Sunday of June: Cantabria Child Day is celebrated on MagdalenaMagdalena PeninsulaThe Magdalena Peninsula is a 69 acre peninsula located near the entrance to the Bay of Santander in the city of Santander, Cantabria along the north coast of Spain.The peninsula is a popular recreational destination for both tourists and locals...
. It is a 'Regional Tourist Interest', an exaltation of the native, organized by the "Association for the Defence of the Interests of Cantabria" (ADIC), an association founded by Miguel Ángel RevillaMiguel Ángel RevillaMiguel Ángel Revilla Roiz, President of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria , was born in Polaciones, Cantabria on 23 January 1943.In 1976, he was a founder of the Association in Defense of the Interests of Cantabria , a pioneer organization in the defense of the autonomy of Cantabria, and later...
. In this event shows among other things, an exhibition of "Aluche" (Ancient Cantabrian Fighting) and types of rural sports like milkmaid racing, archeryArcheryArchery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
, salto pasiego and wood chopping. - Monday of PentecostPentecostPentecost is a prominent feast in the calendar of Ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection of Jesus...
: Fiestas de la Virgen del Mar. - June 24: The Bonfires of Saint JohnBonfires of Saint JohnBonfires of Saint John is a popular festival celebrated around 24 June Saint John's day throughout many cities and towns in Spain; however, the largest is in Alicante, where it is considered the most important festival in the city...
is celebrated in El SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
, particularly in the second beachBeachA beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
of Sardinero. This festival celebrates the arrival of summerSummerSummer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
with a bonfire and a pilgrimage. In other parts of the municipality are also makes bonfires as in la Albericia and the Barrio Pesquero neighborhoods. - July 25: Festivals of Saint James (Regional Tourist Interest).
- August 30: Feasts of the Holy Martyrs (Emeterius and CeledoniusEmeterius and CeledoniusSaints Emeterius and Celedonius are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. Two Roman legionaries , they were martyred for their faith around 300...
). Santander patrons. - Sept. 15: Fiestas de la Virgen de la Bien Aparecida, patroness of the Diocese of Santander and CantabriaCantabriaCantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
('Regional Tourist Interest'.)
Gastronomy
Seafood
Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
that has a high reputation in the Iberian peninsula. Amayuelas highlights products such as ensis
Ensis
Ensis is a genus of medium-sized edible saltwater clams, littoral bivalve mollusks in the family Pharidae.In the United States, other common names for species in this genus are razor clams or jackknife clams. This is because the long, narrow, and parallel-sided shape of their shells is unusual in...
and morgueras, pancho
Pancho
Pancho is a nickname for Spanish name FranciscoIt is also used as a nickname for Francis .Likewise "Pancha" is used as a nickname for Francesca, or Francis Pancho may also refer to:...
s, red mullet
Red mullet
The red mullets or surmullets are two species of goatfish, Mullus barbatus and Mullus surmuletus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, east North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea. Both "red mullet" and "surmullet" can also refer to the Mullidae in general.Though they can easily be distinguished—M...
, anchovies
Anchovy
Anchovies are a family of small, common salt-water forage fish. There are 144 species in 17 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as an oily fish.-Description:...
, seabass
European seabass
The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax, is a primarily ocean-going fish that sometimes enters brackish and fresh waters. It is also known as the sea dace...
and sardines, as well as breakers
Breakers
Breakers may refer to:*Coal breakers, an industrial mechanism for breaking chunks of coal into smaller chunks*Breakers , a 1996 fighting arcade game by Visco*Breakers , from the Dark Tower books...
and squid
Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...
.
Santander's cuisine
Cuisine
Cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific culture. Cuisines are often named after the geographic areas or regions that they originate from...
is based mainly on fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
. The gastronomic tour could start at the Barrio Pesquero, continuing on to Puertochico, El Sardinero
Sardinero
Sardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
and finally to Corbán.
Santander also caters dining of other municipalities in Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
in fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
and shellfish
Shellfish
Shellfish is a culinary and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some kinds are found only in freshwater...
such as the clams
CLaMS
CLaMS is a modular chemistry transport model system developed at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. CLaMS was first described by McKenna et al. and was expanded into three dimensions by Konopka et al....
of Pedreña, the bonito
Bonito
Bonito is a name given to various species of medium-sized, predatory fish in the Scombridae family. First, bonito most commonly refers to species in the genus Sarda, including the Atlantic bonito and the Pacific bonito ; second, in Japanese cuisine, bonito refers to the skipjack tuna , which, in...
of Colindres
Colindres
Colindres is a town in the northern Spanish province and autonomous community of Cantabria. Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Colindres has a population of approximately 7200.-Overview:...
, the anchovies
Anchovy
Anchovies are a family of small, common salt-water forage fish. There are 144 species in 17 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as an oily fish.-Description:...
of Santoña
Santoña
Santoña is a town in the eastern coast of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. It is situated by the bay of the same name. It is 45 km from the capital Santander. Santoña is divided into two zones, an urban plain, and a mountainous area, with Mount Buciero at its...
, breams of Castro Urdiales
Castro Urdiales
Castro Urdiales is a seaport of northern Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria, situated on the bay of Biscay.Castro Urdiales is a modern town, although its castle and the Gothic-style parish church of Santa María de la Asunción, date from the Middle Ages. Its chief industries are...
, etc. But it also deserves special mention the great variety of legumes, fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
s and vegetable
Vegetable
The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant....
s produced in the region of Liébana
Liébana
Liébana is a comarca of Cantabria .It covers 570 square kilometers and is located in the southwest of Cantabria, bordering Asturias, León and Palencia...
, as well as tables of different kinds of quality cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
s that produce Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
and which supplies the city of Santander.
Santander's meat comes from the cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
that are raised in Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
. Reared on natural grasses, the veal
Veal
Veal is the meat of young cattle , as opposed to meat from older cattle. Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds...
, heifer, yearling
Yearling (horse)
A yearling is a young horse of either sex that is between one and two years old. Yearlings are comparable in development to a very early adolescent, they are not fully mature physically, and while they may be in the earliest stages of sexual maturity, they are considered too young to be breeding...
and ox
Ox
An ox , also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable...
enjoy a great reputation. Santander's restaurants offer a kitchen with great charisma, and based on its varied and exquisite cuisine.
Some typical dishes of the city of Santander are the fried calamari
Squid (food)
Squid is a popular food in many parts of the world.In many of the languages around the Mediterranean sea, squid are referred to by a term related to the Italian "calamari" , which in English has become a culinary name for Mediterranean dishes involving squid, especially fried squid...
and double donuts, in addition to leading the aforesaid cocido montañés and fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
and seafood
Seafood
Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
dishes ranging from seabass
European seabass
The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax, is a primarily ocean-going fish that sometimes enters brackish and fresh waters. It is also known as the sea dace...
and sardine
Sardine
Sardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant....
to products such as the morguera.
Sports
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
one of the historic and certainly that was one of the founders of La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, play their home games at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
Estadio El Sardinero
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero , is a multi-purpose stadium in Santander, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, holding 22,400 people....
. Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
has been 40 seasons in first division and 32 in second. In the 1930/1931 season, finished second level on points with Athletic Club Bilbao (champion) and the Real Sociedad (third), that time was the one that came closest to winning the league championship
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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A long tradition in the city was the handball, with CB Cantabria
CB Cantabria
Club Balonmano Cantabria was a team of handball based in Santander, Cantabria. CB Cantabria currently wasn't registered in any handball league until 2008. -History:...
as a banner that has taken the name of Santander in Europe and the world with the achievement of several international titles, the European Cup in 1994,the Recopa in 1990 and 1998 and the EHF Cup in 1993. Currently, the club is dissolved. The only team that has an important place in the national scene at the moment is the Adelma Santander 2016, belonging to the Handball Club Sinfín. He competes in the category of the Divisón de Honor Plata (second division).
Some elite teams of Santander:
| Club | Sport | Ligue | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racing de Santander Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators.... |
Football | La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Estadio El Sardinero Campos de Sport de El Sardinero , is a multi-purpose stadium in Santander, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, holding 22,400 people.... |
| Adelma Santander 2016 | Handball Team handball Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team... |
Liga División de Honor Plata | Pabellón Municipal de La Albericia |
| Cantabria Lobos Cantabria Baloncesto Cantabria Baloncesto is a professional basketball team who played during five seasons in Liga ACB. The team was also known as Cantabria Lobos.... |
Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
Liga LEB Liga Española de Baloncesto Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league... |
Palacio de Deportes Palacio de Deportes de Santander Palacio de Deportes de Santander is an arena in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. It is primarily used for basketball and handball. The arena has got 6,000 seats.- External links :*... |
| C.D Estela Santander | Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
Liga EBA Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Amateur is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth level in the Spanish basketball league system, behind Liga ACB, LEB Oro and LEB Plata. Is administered by the FEB.The Liga EBA is constituted by five groups... |
Palacio de Deportes Palacio de Deportes de Santander Palacio de Deportes de Santander is an arena in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. It is primarily used for basketball and handball. The arena has got 6,000 seats.- External links :*... |
| Marina Park | Women's basketball Women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges... |
Liga Costa Blanca | Pabellón Municipal de La Albericia |
| Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena | Field hockey Field hockey Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks... |
División de Honor | La Albericia |
Also:
- Santander has hosted the Davis CupDavis CupThe Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
in 2000 and 2006. - Santander hosted in many times a finish of stage of the Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
. - There are numerous watercraft rowingWatercraft rowingWatercraft rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of oars in the water. The difference between paddling and rowing is that with rowing the oars have a mechanical connection with the boat whereas with paddling the paddles are hand-held with no mechanical connection.This article...
regattas in the BayBay of SantanderThe Bay of Santander is both a comarca of Cantabria and the largest estuary on the North coast of Spain, with an extension of 22.42 km² 9km long and 5 km wide...
and Abra del SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
. - Summer tournaments of football and beach volleyballBeach volleyballBeach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
. - SailingSailingSailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
races organized by the Real Club Marítimo de Santander. - Horse RacingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
in la Campa de la MagdalenaMagdalena PeninsulaThe Magdalena Peninsula is a 69 acre peninsula located near the entrance to the Bay of Santander in the city of Santander, Cantabria along the north coast of Spain.The peninsula is a popular recreational destination for both tourists and locals...
. - Around all the municipality can locate many boleras of the modality Bolo PalmaBolo palmaBolo palma is a variant of bowls played throughout the north of Spain. The game originated in Cantabria but is also played in the neighbouring Asturias and Basque Country. Records of the game go back as far as the 16th century...
, typical of the region. Held various competitions and championships, being common Cantabria both and in AsturiasAsturiasThe Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
and BiscayBiscayBiscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
. - Surfing championships of international stature. As the WQS 4Stars Rip Curl Pro in Liencres beach, or the female WCT in the beaches of Liencres and SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
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Main sports centers:
- Sport Complex of la Albericia (Sport Municipal Institute).
- High Performance Centre of Sailing Príncipe Felipe.
- Puertochico (sporting marina).
- Mataleñas golf field.
- Royal Society of Tennis La Magdalena.
Trivia
- Santander is the only coastal city in northern Spain facing the south.
- The lamp of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento represents the four seasons.
- The building of the Banco de SantanderGrupo SantanderThe Santander Group is a banking group centered on Banco Santander, S.A., the largest bank in the Eurozone and one of the largest banks in the world in terms of market capitalisation. According to Forbes Magazine Global 2000, it is the 13th largest public company in the world...
is not symmetric, because it was not built all at once time. First it was the right, then sent to the arch and the left side, but lacks a balcony. - The chalets located on the left of Paseo de Reina Victoria were built for the nobles and bourgeoisie who were to summering with King Alfonso XIII of SpainAlfonso XIII of SpainAlfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...
. - In El SardineroSardineroSardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. Sardinero is actually two beaches, divided by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes...
there are two beaches called the first and the second. The first was for the nobility and upper classes, and the second for everyone else. - There is a cross next to the Lighthouse of Cabo Mayor that is a monument to the Francoist, conservative, and clerical victims of the Republicans killed during the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, thrown over the cliffCliffIn geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
by mandate local functionaries of the Republican GovernmentSecond Spanish RepublicThe Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
. - In the Plaza del Ayuntamiento , right next to where there used to be a statue of Francisco FrancoFrancisco FrancoFrancisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
(removed due to public protests), the coat of arms of the Second Spanish RepublicSecond Spanish RepublicThe Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
were hidden under a tree. - The Beach of the bikinis was named because it was a beach frequented by foreign students coming to study at the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) during the summer in the 1960s and 1970s. The female students wore bikiniBikiniThe bikini is typically a women's two-piece swimsuit. One part of the attire covers the breasts and the other part covers the crotch and part of or the entire buttocks, leaving an uncovered area between the two. Merriam–Webster describes the bikini as "a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit" or "a...
s, but the new beachwear fashion had not yet arrived in the then conservative Santander, so the students' beachwear attracted attention. - La Playa de Italia (Italy Beach) was named after the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
to mark the arrival of the Italian brigade ("Littorio" Division) at the Gran Casino del SardineroGran Casino del SardineroThe Gran Casino del Sardinero is a leading gambling casino in the city of Santander in the autonomous community of Cantabria . It is in the Plaza de Italia in El Sardinero.-History:...
, as part of the troops sent by Benito MussoliniBenito MussoliniBenito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
(called Corpo Truppe VolontarieCorpo Truppe VolontarieThe Corps of Volunteer Troops was an Italian expeditionary force which was sent to Spain to support General Francisco Franco and the Spanish Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War...
). They fought in the Battle of SantanderBattle of SantanderThe Battle of Santander was fought over the summer of 1937 in the War in the North campaign in the Spanish Civil War. Santander's fall on September 1 assured the Nationalist conquest of the province of Santander and marked the last stand of the Republic's "Army of the North," which was destroyed...
on the Nationalist side against the Republican troops. In that square, there is a memorial to those soldiers. - The great fire of Santander is known as "The Andalusian" because it started in Cadiz Street and ended in Seville Street.
- The waterfront formerly came up as far as Plaza de Cañadío.
- Radio CarolineRadio CarolineRadio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
's final ship, MV Ross RevengeRoss RevengeThe MV Ross Revenge is a radio ship, formerly the home of Radio Caroline, as well as having supported Radio Monique and various religious broadcasters. She was constructed in Bremerhaven in 1960, and initially served as a commercial trawler, notably taking part in the cod wars of the 1970s...
, was converted from a side trawler into a radio ship in Santander between 1981 and 1983.
External links
- Webcams de Santander y Cantabria — Live webcams Santander and Cantabria.
- Ayuntamiento de Santander — Official website of the Santander City Council (In SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
). - Santander - Cantabria 102 Municipios
- Webcam en Puertochico — Live webcam of Santander's Puertochico district.
- Tiempo y webcam de Santander desde El Sardinero — Live webcam and weather station at Sardinero beach
- Municipios de Cantabria, incluyendo Santander—All the cities and villages in Cantabria, including Santander: History, Demography and more exhaustive information
- Pictures of Santander — More than 100 photos of this city.
- Santander, rutas y monumentos — Touristic routes, museums, monuments...