With a surface of 5,300 square kilometres, Cantabria offers extremely varied landscapes and climates. In its mountain ranges, you will find wolves, bears and eagles and the rivers are full of salmon and trout.
The area boasts six nature reserves and a wonderful unspoilt coastline from the main port of Santander to Galicia in the west. In terms of cuisine, this area is famous for it's home grown beef and for a variety of seafood dishes.
Airport: Santander
This airport has been extended and reformed in recent years and in 2005 just under 600,000 people passed through its doors. Although this number of passenegrs is a lot less than many other Spanish Airports it is a lot higher than the 180,000 people who passed through the airport in 1995.
The Santander arrivals and departures area are not that large and there are just 2 baggage collection carousels, 8 check in desks and 3 boarding gates.
There is also a multi shop within the terminal building selling cigarettes, newspapers etc and a cafe serving snacks and drinks throughout the day.
Parking at Santander airport is free and there are currrently 508 parking spaces.