Discover Santander by Hire Car
Santander is a popular seaside resort for Spaniards in the north of the country on the Atlantic coast.
Santander is located near Bilbao, the most famous city in northern Spain, and has its own international airport.
A hire car will make it easy for you to explore the city and the surrounding countryside.
Sights in Santander
A total of 182,000 people live in Santander, which belongs to the autonomous region of Cantabria, whose capital is also the seaside resort.
But Santander is also gaining popularity with foreign tourists, because Santander is not as crowded as the classic holiday regions such as Malaga, Alicante and, of course, Mallorca. On the contrary, here you can still experience Spain as it is. Because tourism has hardly left any traces in Santander so far. One of the largest Spanish banking houses is also named after the city.
On the peninsula la Magdalena stands a castle built at the beginning of the 20th century in which the university is now housed. The castle is one of the sights of Santander. Otherwise, the city seems quite new and unfortunately has very few historic houses, as the old town was almost completely burned down in a major fire disaster in 1941.
Discover the surroundings of Santander
However, the fantastic nature of northern Spain ensures that the city is an ideal place to start a holiday in Spain. The best way to explore the region is with a hire car, which offers maximum flexibility.
Santander is connected by air to Frankfurt-Hahn. Alternatively, you can fly from Cologne-Bonn, Hanover, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf to neighbouring Bilbao.
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