# The most beautiful villages in Cantabria

Manor-house towns, fishing ports and hamlets in Cantabria's valleys.

- 641 votes · 11 items
- Mar 1, 2026 · Rodrigo
- https://even.best/en/l/3674/the-most-beautiful-villages-in-cantabria

## Top 11

1. **Santillana del Mar** (73 · ▲77 ▼4) — Collegiate church of Santa Juliana, cobbled streets and stone balconies.
2. **Comillas** (55 · ▲65 ▼10) — Gaudí's El Capricho, Sobrellano palace and the Pontifical University.
3. **Bárcena Mayor** (55 · ▲60 ▼5) — Rural architecture in the Saja valley, inside the Saja-Besaya park.
4. **Liérganes** (48 · ▲52 ▼4) — Old bridge and the legend of the Fish Man.
5. **Potes** (44 · ▲51 ▼7) — Infantado tower and bridges over the Deva, gateway to Liébana.
6. **San Vicente de la Barquera** (43 · ▲51 ▼8) — La Maza bridge with the Picos de Europa behind.
7. **Castro Urdiales** (34 · ▲41 ▼7) — Church of Santa María and the castle-lighthouse above the port.
8. **Cartes** (33 · ▲42 ▼9) — A single high street of coat-of-arms mansions.
9. **Mogrovejo** (32 · ▲42 ▼10) — Medieval tower facing the Picos de Europa.
10. **Carmona** (26 · ▲38 ▼12) — Houses with wooden galleries in the Cabuérniga valley.
11. **Tudanca** (26 · ▲36 ▼10) — José María de Cossío's manor in the Nansa valley.

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