The Santander City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: which bars around Cañadío do the best rabas, how to walk the bay from the Centro Botín to the Sardinero, where the cliff path to the Cabo Mayor lighthouse starts and which boat drops you on a wild beach across the water. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look at and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Santander City Guides
- 137 places
- 6 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Santander guides
Food guide
22 places
Pincho bars around Plaza Cañadío and Peña Herbosa, seafood houses in Puertochico and the fishermen’s quarter, four modern kitchens, markets, bakeries and ice cream.
Things to do guide
20 places
Free art spaces and the Centro Botín, the Magdalena and its cliffs, the lighthouse at Cabo Mayor, city beaches and the best order to see it all.
Family guide
23 places
Sea lions and penguins on the Magdalena, shallow bay beaches, a boat to the sandbar at El Puntal, a maritime museum with an aquarium and food children like.
Nightlife guide
24 places
A vermouth and a pintxo at the bar, old wine bodegas, craft taprooms, jazz and late bars on Calle del Sol and terraces with a sea view.
Day trips guide
24 places
Surf beaches by boat and bus, Santillana del Mar and Gaudí’s villa in Comillas, caves with Ice Age paintings, the Picos de Europa and a city day in Bilbao or Burgos.
Budget guide
24 places
Free museums and walks, five city beaches, the weekday lunch menu and bars where a pintxo still costs €2 to €3.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Restaurante Los Peñucas
Calle Marqués de la Ensenada 35, Barrio Pesquero
A loud, plain dining room close to the fish auction, where sardines, octopus, prawns and the day’s catch go straight onto the grill. This is the fish house locals queue for. From the food guide.
Ascensor Río de la Pila
Calle Río de la Pila 36, centre
A free public lift built for the people living in the steep upper town. At the top waits a wide view over the roofs and the bay, and on the way up a huge mural by the artist Zed1. From the things to do guide.
El Capricho de Gaudí
Comillas, about 1 hour by bus
Gaudí’s summer villa wrapped in green tiles and ceramic sunflowers, with a slim tower like a minaret, one of his rare works beyond Catalonia. Three quarters of an hour is enough inside. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Santander
Day one: a museum in the morning, then walk the bay from the Grúa de Piedra past the Centro Botín to the Magdalena, and finish with pinchos around Cañadío. Day two: take the boat across the bay to Somo or a bus to Santillana del Mar and Comillas, and come back for dinner in the Barrio Pesquero. For a rainy or slow day: the Museo Marítimo, the prehistory museum under the Mercado del Este and a long lunch in an old bodega.
Questions about the Santander guides
What do the Santander City Guides include?
137 places across six guides: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth it, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page as soon as payment goes through and also arrive in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Santander?
Yes. Load each guide once while online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six are €19.99.
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