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Santander & El Sardinero
An elegant coastal city with a spectacular crescent bay, grand belle epoque beach promenades, and the striking Botin Centre.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Cantabria, Spain · Europe
Penagos works well as a base: 10 minutes from Santa María de Cayón, 48km from El Soplao Cave.
Penagos is a town located in Cantabria, Spain. With a population of 1,704, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Penagos 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 Penagos to your route.
Cabárceno Natural Park (Spanish: Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno) is a zoo and nature reserve located in the town of Penagos, Spain, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Santander.
The park is located in a former open-pit iron mine on a karstic landscape consisting of 750 hectares. It now belongs to Cantur, a tourismRead more
state-owned enterprise of the Government of Cantabria.
The Cabárceno Natural Park has two main purposes: the conservation of endangered species and environmental education.
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Penagos is located in Cantabria, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.3522 latitude, -3.8138 longitude.
Penagos has a population of approximately 1,704 people, making it a town in Spain.
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beach
An elegant coastal city with a spectacular crescent bay, grand belle epoque beach promenades, and the striking Botin Centre.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
An eclectic royal summer palace on a sea-girt peninsula in Santander, ringed by beaches and a small free-roaming zoo of seals and penguins.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A flawlessly preserved medieval town of cobbled lanes and golden-stone manor houses, dubbed 'the town of three lies' by Sartre.
24 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
The 'Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art,' containing stunning 36,000-year-old polychrome bison paintings on cave ceilings.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A charming Cantabrian coastal town featuring one of Gaudi's earliest and most whimsical buildings, the sunflower-adorned El Capricho.
39 km · about 45 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
An old mining cave turned underground wonderland of rare eccentric stalactites that defy gravity, reached by a little mine train.
48 km · about 55 min 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.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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