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📖 Stage Description

San Vicente de la Barquera (km 8) is one of the finest coastal villages in Cantabria: a medieval castle commanding the ría, a Gothic bridge with 28 arches spanning the estuary, and sweeping crescent beaches. One of the great highlights of the camino.

Beyond San Vicente, the path follows the last kilometres of the Cantabrian coast before crossing into Asturias. The landscape shifts almost imperceptibly — the white limestone houses give way to the darker dressed stone typical of Asturian villages.

Colombres is the first Asturian village — and what a village. Its grand Indiano villas, built by emigrants who made their fortunes in Mexico and Cuba and returned to erect palaces in their homeland, speak of a prosperous and cosmopolitan past.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 35 km

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Comillas · Start

  El Capricho de Gaudí, plage.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 8km

  San Vicente de la Barquera

  Medieval castle, Gothic bridge with 28 arches, beaches. A stunning village.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🍽 Restaurant
• 26,1km

  Colombres · End

  First Asturian village. Remarkable Indiano villas built by returned emigrants.

  💧 Water🛒 Grocery store🏕 Accommodations

⚠ Practical Information

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  San Vicente de la Barquera

  Castle of los Infantes (14th c.) — panoramic views

  Puente de la Maza — 28 Gothic arches spanning the estuary

  Plage de Merón — large beach sauvage
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  The Indianos of Colombres

  Art Nouveau and eclectic villas built by returning emigrants

  Museum of American Emigration in Colombres

  A unique testament to the Asturian diaspora in the Americas
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  Entering Asturias

  Cantabria–Asturias border around km 20

  Language: Asturian (bable) spoken alongside Spanish

  Landscape and architecture change gradually