Gold Treasures Of Charming Cantabria
- Duration: 10 days
- Board Basis: Mixed Board
- Tour Ref: D2TBAK11995
Holiday Summary
- Travel Type: Coach
10 Days - 7 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast
2 overnights on board Brittany Feries
Home Link Included
Holiday Highlights:
Return sailings on the luxury Brittany cruise ferry with two berth bunk bed cabins provided
Santillana del Mar
Santander & Comillas
Picos de Europa National Park's Sotama Visitor Centre
Fuente Dé Cable Car ride
PLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Sunday
A leisurely drive to Plymouth and the late afternoon sailing for Spain on Brittany Ferries new ship. Travelling at speeds up to 50% faster than traditional ferries, the sailing to Santander is a mere 18 hours. Cabin accommodation is provided and there is plenty of time to enjoy the restaurants, entertainment and the lovely pool.
Monday
Arriving in Santander in late morningwe then travel to Suances and our hotelfor the next 7 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast.
During your stay
• Free time to explore Suances at leisure.• We head west along the coast to the prettyvillage of Santillana del Mar to explore itscobbled streets and admire the honeycoloured churches.• Comillas which is home to many typesof neo-classical buildings and a beautifulcemetery which has been declared a Site ofCultural Interest.• We travel to the engaging capital city ofCantabria, Santander, full of fine beaches,shops, cafés and some intriguing culturalattractions. The Palacio de la Magdalena,once the royal summer residence, lies atthe mouth of the Bay of Santander on therocky La Magdalena Peninsula whilst the citycentre is home to Santander cathedral, withits octagonal cupola and Gothic cloister.• Visit to the Picos de Europa National Park’sSotama Visitor Centre. We spend sometime here before we travel on to FuenteDé, where we enjoy a ride on the FuenteDé cable car clinging to the mountain slopewhere there are spectacular views from thetop, at a height of 1,800m!• The glorious Cantabrian Coastline visiting theseaside town of San Vicente de la Barquera.
Monday.
Leaving Suances after breakfast wetravel back to Santander and board our shipfor the return sailing where again cabin berthsare provided on a room only basis.
Tuesday
Arriving in Portsmouth late afternoon, we disembark and return home.
Other Information
Your Hotel
The Gran Hotel Suances is located 700m
from the beach and is an impressively grand,
brilliant white Victorian style building. All
bedrooms are en suite with air conditioning,
TV, hairdryer and safe. All bedrooms have
views either of the sea or of the beautiful
countryside. Guests also have use of the
outdoor swimming pool at the sister hotel
next door.
The hotel has a lift.
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