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Santander - train station -- Turism

Santander is a city in which the mixture of its various vocations, seafaring, commercial and tourism traditions, remains patent. The city's origin is related to the Portus Victoriae founded by the Romans. However, the capital's urban development was not to come about until the XI c. when the town began to grow around the San Emeterio abbey. From its Latin name, Sancti Emeterii, comes the current name of Santander.

During the XVIII and XIX centuries, the city became a key trading port for the maritime routes between Castile and the American colonies. From around the middle of the XIX century, Santander became one of the most exclusive summer tourist destinations on the northern coast of the Iberian peninsula.

The Paseo de Pereda, with its typical houses with miradors, and its gardens constitutes a lively boulevard which separates the coastal strip from the historic quarter of Santander. The nearby Cathedral is one of the oldest buildings in the capital, its earliest construction dating from the XIII c. Inside you can see the tomb of Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo, a work by the sculptor Victorio Macho. Under the main chapel is the crypt of El Cristo, a sombre vaulted chamber in which various traces of the Roman era were discovered.

Opposite the cathedral is the Plaza Porticada, in Neoherreran style surrounded by several public buildings. You find yourself at a major crossroads of lively commercial streets such as Arrabal or el Cubo.

One of these streets leads to the plaza del Generalísimo, site of the Town Hall, next to the popular market of la Esperanza, in the modernist style. Your visit has to continue through the Fine Arts Museum and the Menéndez Pelayo Stately Home, a building which has been declared an Historic-Artistic Site.

In the part of Santander where there is most tourism is El Sardinero. Opposite this famous beach you can enjoy one of the most beautiful promenades in Spain, with magnificent buildings such as the Gran Casino, which evokes the architecture of the Belle Époque. The Plaza de Italia, with its elegant, lively summer terraces, and the Piquío Gardens, which are situated on a rocky inlet marking the separation between the two beaches of El Sardinero, complete the picture.

Hotels

Husa Princesa
Princesa, 40
28008 Madrid

     



A Hotel With Art. The Hotel Husa Princesa is a light and spacious, modern hotel, situated in the heart of Madrid, and offering an exclusive and distinguished atmosphere with excellent and attentive service. The hotel is ideally located for both business and leisure travellers..

Melia Madrid Princesa
Princesa 27
28008 Madrid

     



Madrid is the focus point of the arts. A cultural, fascinating city which we invite you to explore at your leisure. The Meliá Madrid Princesa is waiting for you in the heart of this city, and very close to the commercial center. Stately and distinguished, this hotel has adapted to modern times maintaining its tradition of excellent service and personalized attention. Totally refurbished in 1998, the hotel offers 275 rooms equipped with private en-suite bathroom, minibar, interactive tv via satellite, direct-line phone and internet connexion. The hotel also provides an executive floor, a fitness center, a spa and massage center, an "à la carte" restaurant, a bar and 11 meeting rooms for convention and banquets up to 500 persons..

Catalonia Moratin
C/ Atocha, 23
28012 Madrid

     



The Catalonia Moratín hotel opened its doors in August 2002,The hotel building, part of the historic heritage of the city of Madrid, has kept some of its most representative, original features, such as the classical façade dating from the 18th century, the main wooden stairs and the entrance hall, which is decorated in a classical style with a genuine coffered ceiling. One of the main features of the building is its interior patio, a typical Madrid-style "corrala" adorned with wrought iron bars and embellished with flowers. .

Golf courses

Club de Campo de Córdoba
Carretera Antigua Cordoba - Obejo, km 9,2
14080 Obejo (Córdoba)
Tel. +34 957350208 / Fax +34 957330836

holes: 18
par: 72


The Club de Campo de Córdoba is localted in the hills of Serrania de Cordoba, eight kilometres north of Cordoba city. The design is the only 18 hole course in the province. Natural is the key-word here. The area is a nature park with wildlife and variety of birds..


Club de Golf Campano
Avenida Reyes Católicos, 15
11130 Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz)
Tel. +34 956493081 / Fax +34 956402134

holes: 9
par: 36


Is located close to Chiclana and offers a smooth and easy round of golf through a private urbanization. Of particular interest is hole nº 2, with a dog -led to the right, croassing a riverbed, which requires more of a steady hand than a long drive. The club, close to Novo Sancti Petri, has an excellent driving range and a very complete club house..