We're just back from a four day visit to the northern
Spanish city of Santander. "We" being myself, Gwen and her brother
& sister-in-law. We were interested in visiting the city after budget
airline Ryanair starting flying here recently.
Only two hours from Edinburgh, Santander is a beautiful city
in a wonderful seaside setting. Great architecture, spectacular beaches, a
lovely city to walk about. Unlike most of Spain it's not hot & dry but has
a fresh temperate climate. We enjoyed good food all washed down with excellent Rioja
wine.
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| This area is green and has an alpine look |
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| View from our hotel |
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| The beach |
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| Beach tennis is popular |
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| There were a lot of contrails - the city is on the flight
path between the UK and the resorts of southern Spain |
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| The marina |
The city has many grand buildings
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| This magnificent building is the Mayor's residence (I
think)….. |
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| ….."guarded" by this pair of friendly old
girls. |
Looks like a lovely place for a holiday - and warm too. You are lucky in that so many countries are a hop skip and short flight away.
ReplyDeletePeople I told had either never heard of Santander or had no idea where it was - it's a bank to most folk.
DeleteMost of Europe (or at least the bits you'd want to go to) are under 3 hours away for us. Budget airlines make travelling affordable.