Cantabria, Spain · Europe
Mataporquera is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Villaescusa, 51km from El Soplao Cave.
Mataporquera is a town located in Cantabria, Spain. With a population of 1,323, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mataporquera sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mataporquera to your route.
The Rubagón is a river that runs entirely through the province of Palencia, in the eastern part of the Montaña Palentina, in Spain.
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Mataporquera is located in Cantabria, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 42.8749 latitude, -4.1628 longitude.
Mataporquera has a population of approximately 1,323 people, making it a town in Spain.
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Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
Full driving guide for Spain8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Tiny Burgos village where a waterfall pours straight through the middle of the houses and cascades in travertine pools down to the Ebro. Park at the road below and climb the lanes beside the falling water.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
An old mining cave turned underground wonderland of rare eccentric stalactites that defy gravity, reached by a little mine train.
51 km · about 60 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,609 m pass on the N-621 between Potes and Riaño, famed for the nearby Mirador de Llesba brown-bear monument and grandstand views of the Picos de Europa massifs.
52 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
The 'Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art,' containing stunning 36,000-year-old polychrome bison paintings on cave ceilings.
56 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
Spain's longest gorge carves a dramatic 21km road between towering limestone walls along the Deva river into the Picos.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A charming Cantabrian coastal town featuring one of Gaudi's earliest and most whimsical buildings, the sunflower-adorned El Capricho.
58 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A flawlessly preserved medieval town of cobbled lanes and golden-stone manor houses, dubbed 'the town of three lies' by Sartre.
58 km · about 65 min drive
beach
A wild golden arc of dune-backed sand within a protected natural park, framed by green meadows and the distant Picos de Europa.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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