Beach days, Carnota
Everyone has their own idea of the perfect beach, be it a secret rocky cove or a bucket and spade stretch of sand. The stunningly beautiful bay of Carnota in …
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Cider and Dinosaurs on the Asturian coast
Asturias’ ‘Cider Country’ or ‘The Dinosaur Coast’, call it what you will, the area around Lastres and Colunga at the foot of the Sierra del Sueve mountains is certainly one …
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Surprising Castro Urdiales
Our big surprise this summer was a visit to Castro Urdiales. During the boom years – pre-crisis of course – the outskirts of Castro have suffered heavily with a lot …
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It is Raining Stars in Cantabria!
Cantabria, along with the rest of Northern Spain, has always been well known for its great home cooked, traditional food “comida casera” at its many small, family run restaurants. …
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On our way to sun, sea and sand…
From as far back as I can remember, almost every summer brought our yearly holiday to Cantabria, when my two sisters and I would be packed into the car in …
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“Sitting on the dock of the bay” at San Vicente de la Barquera
Sitting out on the decking, almost floating, on the impressively wide estuary at San Vicente de la Barquera in Western Cantabria, slowly savouring “a desert island of foie gras”, one …
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Holidaying at Casa Lucinda in Galicia – with all the family!
We are very excited about one of our new properties in Galicia – GLOB1 Casa Lucinda, and even more so after reading this review from someone already hooked on the …
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Beaches of the River Miño
The river Miño – or Minho as locals on either side would call it – forms the border between Galicia and Portugal as well as the southern limit of the …
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Beaches of Eastern Cantabria
Starting from the golden sandspit of Somo, stretching out into the bay of Santander – if you’ve arrived by ferry we’re sure it’ll have caught your eye – all the way across …
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Viva Viveiro and the Costa Lucense
The lovely old medieval town of Viveiro with its three impressive gateways leading into its narrow paved streets with quaint, old fashioned shops, hard to find in this modern …
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