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Experiences in Cantabria Spain| Holiday like a Local

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Do you ever wonder what professional travel planners do during their Summer holidays? Because we spend the Spring and Autumn months road-testing new hotels, venues, activities and experiences, in July and August, we stay local at home here in Cantabria. In Northern Spain, the temperatures are perfect for days on the beach, BBQs at home and lunches out with friends and family. Here is the longlist of 25 experiences in Cantabria we’ve planned for this Summer! If you’re planning an active trip to Cantabria, get in touch and we’ll design your perfect holiday!

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Famous Paintings in Spain

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Picasso, Velázquez, Goya and Dali are just some of the big names we all associate with Spanish art. If you’re researching a trip to see some famous paintings in Spain – we’ve selected five of the great masterpieces below that are real ‘must-sees! You may not know that we’ve been planning itineraries around Spain and Portugal for 18 years and work with the best private guides who can make your museum and gallery experiences even more memorable. Before you get in touch with us to design your trip, check out the paintings below!

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Santander City in Northern Spain │ What to See & Do

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To celebrate the brand-new ferry route from Cork direct to Santander, we’ve pulled together 10 Things to See & Do in Santander, one of Spain’s best loved cities on the Northern coast. We live a stone’s throw from here, across the bay in Cantabria, and it’s a joy to showcase what’s on our doorstep. If you want to travel in style, we’d be honoured to design your tailored Totally Spain trip starting out here in Santander, Northern Spain.

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Northern Spain Through the Lens – 21 Images That Define Cantabria

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Here at Totally Spain, we’ve lived and worked from Cantabria for many years and always take pleasure in showcasing this beautiful Northern coastal region in Spain. We’ve been planning custom itineraries around Spain and Portugal since the year 2000 and more and more of these trips include a few days here in our home region. Have a look at what we consider to be the essential Cantabria and let us know which locations are of most interest to you when you come to visit.

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Centro Botin Santander Cantabria – Art at its Best on the Bay

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Five years in the making, the Renzo Piano designed Centro Botin Santander opens shortly and here at Totally Spain we can’t wait to add this space to our list of inspiring architectural and cultural spaces. We’ve been designing custom travel itineraries throughout Cantabria and Spain since we set up in the year 2000 and being based near Santander in Cantabria, we are very keen to set foot inside to experience the design, the art and the catering with none other than local, double Michelin-star chef Jesus Sanchez’ at the helm.

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