Cheap One Way Tickets - Cantabria - A Country of Great Diversity

000 BC and 9000 BC, the most important cave paintings date back to between 16. This cave and another 9 caves were declared as world heritage sites by UNESCO. The most important cave is Al Tamira. " Cantabria has the largest archaeological sites (from the Paleolithic era) in the world. The name Cantabria comes from the Celtic language and its literary translation is "the people who live in stones.

Cantabria freed themselves from the Visigoths, after the fall of the Roman Empire. Cantabrian war against the Romans started, in 30's BC. Cantabrian people were used as mercenaries. Cantabria's notorious population was recorded in Greek and Latin texts. Cantabria was always mentioned in written documents of the Roman Empire, since that time. The first written document about the existence of Cantabria was made in 195 BC.

Cantabria is an area of outstanding vegetation and belongs to the so-called Green Spain

Mountain cliffs are still inhabited by eagles and rivers are still full of trout; in the forested Cantabria still live wolves and bears. Cantabria offers a great variety of landscapes - mountain area is parallel to the sea coast. Climate of this region is milder than expected to be (based on its latitude), thanks to the Golf current. The mountain belt has a high average rainfall. The climate is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The whole area is divided into coast and mountain regions.

Unique place in Cantabria is the highest mountain peak-Pico De Mares

The great cultural offer of the city as summer universities and international festivals attract large numbers of tourists annually; santander is a very active port. The coast is marked by the largest bay of Santander and a capital of the same name. Variety of coastline runs from the steep cliffs to the sandy beach. The Mediterranean coastal belt is circa 10 km long. Beautiful bays and romantic atmosphere with the scent of Mediterranean vegetation, the totally contrast to the cruel and wild mountains is coastal belt with a lovely fishing villages. The Cantabrian Sea or the Mediterranean Sea, every drop of rain has equal chances to fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from here.

Cantabria has 7 national parks and the most famous is Picos de Europa. There are many sports facilities that make this city an exceptional place for vacation, in addition.

It offers unforgettable gastronomic delights that do not leave anybody indifferent, in addition. Vegetation and cultural heritage is exceptional tourist reserve, cantabria due to its unique mixture of climate.