Santillana del Mar › Comillas

🗺 Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

A pleasant short stage from Santillana del Mar — a chance to recover after yesterday's long haul, or to visit Altamira in the morning before setting off.

The path winds through the gentlest Cantabrian scenery: lush meadows, oak hedgerows and unspoilt beaches like Oyambre. The coastline grows more jagged as you approach Comillas.

Comillas is a refined 19th-century resort town with several architectural gems: El Capricho by Gaudí (1883–1885), a wonderfully eccentric Orientalist folly tiled with sunflowers; the neo-Gothic Sobrellano Palace; and the Pontifical Seminary. The beach is beautiful, the atmosphere unhurried.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 29,5 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱ Estimated Time for You

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Santillana del Mar · Start

  Medieval village. Altamira cave 2 km away. Visit early morning.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 12km

  Cobreces

  Coastal village. Bar, grocery store.

  💧 Water🛒 Grocery store☕ Bar
• 24,5km

  Comillas · End

  El Capricho by Gaudí, beach, elegant 19th-century atmosphere.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🍽 Restaurant

⚠ Practical Information

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  El Capricho de Gaudí

  Orientalist villa (1883–1885) — Gaudí's first major project

  Sunflower-shaped tiles, Moorish tower

  Open to visitors — admission charge
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  Oyambre Beach

  Protected natural area — dunes and wild beach

  Swimming possible — lifeguards in summer

  No facilities — bring water and a picnic
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  Water points

  Santillana del Mar (km 0)

  Cobreces (km 12)

  Comillas (km 24,5)