The most beautiful villages in Cantabria
The top 3 according to 641 votes from people: Santillana del Mar · Comillas · Bárcena Mayor. (Updated Mar 1, 2026.)
Manor-house towns, fishing ports and hamlets in Cantabria's valleys.
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Top 11
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1
Santillana del Mar
Collegiate church of Santa Juliana, cobbled streets and stone balconies.
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2
Comillas
Gaudí's El Capricho, Sobrellano palace and the Pontifical University.
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3
Bárcena Mayor
Rural architecture in the Saja valley, inside the Saja-Besaya park.
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4
Liérganes
Old bridge and the legend of the Fish Man.
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5
Potes
Infantado tower and bridges over the Deva, gateway to Liébana.
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6
San Vicente de la Barquera
La Maza bridge with the Picos de Europa behind.
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7
Castro Urdiales
Church of Santa María and the castle-lighthouse above the port.
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8
Cartes
A single high street of coat-of-arms mansions.
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9
Mogrovejo
Medieval tower facing the Picos de Europa.
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10
Carmona
Houses with wooden galleries in the Cabuérniga valley.
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11
Tudanca
José María de Cossío's manor in the Nansa valley.
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Comments (2)
Santillana está muy bien pero llena de tiendas de souvenirs, Cartes me gustó más
Bárcena Mayor en otoño es de cuento