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Seve Ballesteros - Santander Airport

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Seve Ballesteros - Santander Airport

PageLatest News on Spanish Airports

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Aena’s financial and traffic results 2016Total consolidated revenue increased to 3,772.5 million euros (+7.2% compared to 2015).

Aena’s EBITDA was 2,293.6 m€ (+9.3% over 2015).

Total consolidated net profit increased up to 1,164.1 m€ (+39.7% increase over 2015).

Regarding traffic results Aena’s airports reached 230.2 million passengers in 2016 (+11%increase over 2015).

A.S. Madrid-Barajas airport reached 50.4 milion passengers (+7.7%) and Barcelona-El Prat 44.1 milion passengers (+11.2%).

Other airports with signficant traffic increases have been: Palma de Mallorca with 26.2 million passengers (+10.6%), Malaga-Costa del Sol with 16.6 million (+15.7%), Alicante-Elche with 12.3 million (+16.7%) and Gran Canaria with 12 million (13.8%).

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September 2016

October 2016

From To AirlineAS Madrid-Barajas Sofia RyanairGran Canaria Bristol easyJetMalaga-Costal del Sol Belfast Ryanair

From To AirlineAlicante-Elche Glasgow RyanairAlicante-Elche London Gatwick RyanairAS Madrid - Barajas Rome Fiumicino RyanairAS Madrid - Barajas Tokyo Narita IberiaAS Madrid - Barajas Brussels RyanairBarcelona - El Prat Tel Aviv NorwegianFuerteventura Nuremberg GermaniaFuerteventura Budapest Wizz AirFuerteventura Munich Transavia HollandGran Canaria Ostersund Evelop AirlinesGran Canaria Gothenburg Primera AirGran Canaria Munich Transavia HollandGran Canaria Leeds RyanairGran Canaria Milano Malpensa RyanairGran Canaria Vienna EurowingsGran Canaria Nuremberg GermaniaGran Canaria Manchester NorwegianGran Canaria Berlin RyanairGran Canaria Glasgow RyanairLa Palma London Gatwick easyJetLa Palma Zurich Air BerlinLa Palma Stockholm Primera AirLa Palma Gothenburg Primera AirLanzarote Nuremberg GermaniaLanzarote Gothenburg SAS

From To AirlineLanzarote Berlin RyanairLanzarote Belfast RyanairLanzarote Tenerife North Canary FlyLanzarote Valencia RyanairMalaga - Costa del Sol Birmingham VuelingMalaga - Costa del Sol Glasgow RyanairMurcia Antwerp JetairflyTenerife North Rome Fiumicino AlitaliaTenerife South Gothenburg Primera AirTenerife South Oslo RyanairTenerife South Malmo Tuifly NordicTenerife South Gothenburg SASTenerife South Katowice Wizz AirTenerife South Belfast RyanairValencia Warsaw Ryanair

November 2016

From To AirlineAlicante-Elche Tenerife North VuelingAlicante-Elche Poznan RyanairAS Madrid - Barajas Reykjavik NorwegianAS Madrid - Barajas Marrakech NorwegianAS Madrid - Barajas Wroclaw RyanairAS Madrid - Barajas Toulouse RyanairBarcelona- El Prat Reykjavik NorwegianFuerteventura Vienna EurowingsFuerteventura Dusseldorf EurowingsFuerteventura Geneva easyJetFuerteventura Zurich Germania SwitzerlandFuerteventura Marseille TUIfly Belgium

October 2016

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From To AirlineFuerteventura Gothenburg Scandinavian AirlinesFuerteventura Gothenburg Primera AirFuerteventura Stockholm Primera AirGran Canaria Hamburg RyanairGran Canaria Newcastle easyJetGran Canaria Rome Fiumicino NorwegianGran Canaria Manchester easyJetGran Canaria Oslo RyanairGran Canaria Zurich Germania SwitzerlandGran Canaria Nantes VuelingGran Canaria London Southend easyJetGran Canaria Milan Bergamo AlbastarGran Canaria Reykjavik Primera AirLa Palma Berlin easyJetLa Palma Zurich Germania SwitzerlandLa Palma Billund Primera AirLa Palma Copenhague Primera AirLa Palma Hamburg GermaniaLanzarote Glasgow RyanairLanzarote Dusseldorf EurowingsLanzarote Budapest Wizz AirLanzarote Newcastle RyanairLanzarote Rome Fiumicino RyanairLanzarote Katowice Wizz AirLanzarote Nantes TUIfly BelgiumLanzarote Rostock-Laage GermaniaLanzarote Marseille TUIfly BelgiumMalaga-Costa del Sol Vienna EurowingsMalaga-Costa del Sol Birmingham VuelingMalaga-Costa del Sol Rome Fiumicino NorwegianSeville Berlin RyanairTenerife South Rome Fiumicino NorwegianTenerife South Newcastle Ryanair

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From To AirlineTenerife South Munich TransaviaTenerife South Hamburg EurowingsTenerife South Manchester NorwegianTenerife South Bucharest Wizz AirTenerife South Dusseldorf EurowingsTenerife South Nuremberg GermaniaTenerife South Nantes TUIfly BelgiumTenerife South Linz NikiTenerife South Milan Bergamo AlbastarTenerife South Paderborn Small PlanetTenerife South Humberside Thomson AirwaysValencia Valetta RyanairValencia Craiova Ryanair

December 2016

November 2016

From To AirlineAS Madrid - Barajas Delhi Air IndiaAS Madrid - Barajas Verona RyanairAS Madrid - Barajas Guayaquil Air EuropaAS Madrid - Barajas Chengdu Beijing Capital AirlinesAS Madrid - Barajas Cordoba Pajas Blancas Air EuropaBarcelona-El Prat Islamabad Pakistan AirlinesBarcelona-El Prat Lahore Pakistan AirlinesBarcelona-El Prat Lima LAN PeruFuerteventura Bordeaux VoloteaMalaga-Costa del Sol Tangier Air Arabia MarocSB - Santander Seville Volotea

November 2016

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Airport

FY 2016

PassengersChange

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15

Change. %

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15

26 SB Santander 778,318 -97,602 -11.1%

27 FGL Granada-Jaen 753,142 45,872 6.5%

28 Zaragoza 419,529 -4,344 -1.0%

29 Melilla 330,116 12,310 3.9%

30 San Sebastian 264,422 9,345 3.7%

31 Valladolid 231,868 13,452 6.2%

32 El Hierro 156,439 9,650 6.6%

33 Pamplona 153,476 4,915 3.3%

34 La Gomera 38,042 3,088 8.8%

35 Vitoria 36,716 25,534 228.3%

36 Leon 36,554 -2,153 -5.6%

37 Badajoz 32,963 10,593 47.4%

38 Logroño 17,374 2,393 16.0%

39 Salamanca 15,526 -7,526 -32.6%

40 Cordoba 7,397 40 0.5%

41 Burgos 4,682 -4,398 -48.4%

42 Sabadell 4,414 433 10.9%

43 Son Bonet 2,278 -1,260 -35.6%

44 Madrid-Cuatro Vientos 2,041 -813 -28.5%

45 Ceuta/Helipuerto 1,654 558 50.9%

46 Albacete 1,277 -76 -5.6%

47 Algeciras/Helipuerto 136 121 -

48 Huesca-Pirineos 95 -147 -60.7%Total 230,229,523 22,808,477 11.0%

Traffic by Airport

Airport

FY 2016

PassengersChange

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15

Change. %

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15

01 A.S. Madrid-Barajas 50,.420,583 3,595,745 7.7%

02 Barcelona-El Prat 44,154,693 4,443,456 11.2%

03 Palma De Majorca 26,253,882 2,508,859 10.6%

04 Malaga-Costa Del Sol 16,672,776 2,268,570 15.7%

05 Alicante-Elche 12,344,945 1,769,657 16.7%

06 Gran Canaria 12,093,645 1,466,427 13.8%

07 Tenerife South 10,472,404 1,354,890 14.9%

08 Ibiza 7,416,368 939,085 14.5%

09 Lanzarote 6,683,966 554,995 9.1%

10 Valencia 5,799,104 743,977 14.7%11 Fuerteventura 5,676,817 649,402 12.9%12 Seville 4,624,038 315,193 7.3%

13 Bilbao 4,588,265 310,540 7.3%

14 Tenerife North 4,219,191 403,875 10.6%

15 Minorca 3,178,612 311,091 10.8%

16 Santiago 2,510,740 214,331 9.3%

17 Girona 1,664,763 -110,563 -6.2%

18 Asturias 1,281,979 162,706 14.5%

19 La Palma 1,116,146 144,470 14.9%

20 Murcia-San Javier 1,096,980 29,312 2.7%

21 A Coruña 1,063,291 37,603 3.7%

22 Vigo 954,006 240,439 33.7%

23 Almeria 919,808 228,568 33.1%24 Jerez De La Frontera 916,451 93,291 11.3%25 Reus 817,611 112,573 16.0%

Statistics

Source: Aena

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Airlines Ranking

Airline

FY 2015 FY 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15Change. %

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15Number of

airports operated

01 Ryanair 35,159,572 39,855,897 17.3% 4,696,325 13.4% 24

02 Vueling 29,574,360 32,236,952 14.0% 2,662,592 9.0% 28

03 Iberia Group 29,029,737 31,772,470 13.8% 2,742,733 9.4% 32

04 Air Europa 15,586,523 16,184,934 7.0% 598,411 3.8% 26

05 easyJet 12,870,732 13,861,372 6.0% 990,640 7.7% 19

06 TUI Group 9,049,809 10,795,041 4.7% 1,745,232 19.3% 16

07 Lufthansa Group 8,452,895 9,148,825 4,0% 695,930 8.2% 17

08 Air Berlin Group 9,740,272 8,476,907 3.7% -1,263,365 -13.0% 15

09 Norwegian 5,330,759 7,750,426 3.4% 2,419,667 45.4% 17

10 Thomas Cook Group 6,726,309 7,568,061 3.3% 841,752 12.5% 15

11 Binter+ Naysa 5,252,489 5,324,846 2.3% 72,357 1.4% 8

12 Jet2.com 3,354,098 3,983,031 1.7% 628,933 18.8% 13

13 Monarch Airlines 3,153,622 3,363,586 1.5% 209,964 6.7% 12

14 Transavia 2,833,342 3,336,254 1.4% 502,912 17.7% 15

15 British Airways 2,290,817 2,465,973 1.1% 175,156 7.6% 14

Other Airlines

29,015,710 34,104,948 14.8% 5,089,238 17.5%

Total Aena

207,421,046 230,229,523 100% 22,808,477 11.0%

Statistics

Iberia Group: Iberia, Iberia Express and Air NostrumAir Berlin Group: Air Berlin and NikiTUI Group: Thomson Airways, TUIfly, Jetairfly, TUIfly Nordic, Arkefly and Corsair

Lufthansa Group: Lufhtansa, Eurowings, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Edelweiss and Austrian AirlinesThomas Cook Group: Condor, Thomas Cook UK, Thomas Cook Scandinavian and Thomas Cook Belgium

Source: Aena

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Market Ranking I

Statistics

Source: Aena

Country

FY 2015 FY 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15Change, %

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15

01 Spain 62,501,684 67,976,343 29.5% 5,474,659 8.8%

02 United Kingdom 36,030,037 41,700,473 18.1% 5,670,436 15.7%

03 Germany 25,195,312 27,728,750 12.0% 2,533,438 10.1%

04 Italy 11,871,529 13,032,089 5.7% 1,160,560 9.8%

05 France 11,088,353 11,802,321 5.1% 713,968 6.4%

06 Netherlands 6,351,054 7,588,040 3.3% 1,236,986 19.5%

07 Switzerland 5,508,689 6,127,255 2.7% 618,566 11.2%

08 Belgium 5,477,091 5,672,226 2.5% 195,135 3.6%

09 Ireland 3,442,969 3,947,665 1.7% 504,696 14.7%

10 Portugal 3,231,641 3,612,145 1.6% 380,504 11.8%

Top 10 Countries

170,698,359 189,187,307 82.2% 18,488,948 10.8%

Other Countries

36,722,687 41,042,216 17.8% 4,319,529 11.8%

Total Aena

207,421,046 230,229,523 100% 22,808,477 11.0%

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Market Ranking II

Statistics

Source: Aena

Region

FY 2015 FY 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15Change. %

FY ‘16 - FY ‘15

01 Spain 62,501,684 67,976,343 29.5% 5,474,659 8.8%

02 Europe 129,081,540 144,902,902 62.9% 15,821,362 12.3%

03 Latinamerica 7,045,843 7,629,521 3.3% 583,678 8.3%

04 Northamerica 3,290,274 3,621,144 1.6% 330,870 10.1%

05 Africa 2,717,026 2,862,839 1.2% 145,813 5.4%

06 Middle East 2,415,951 2,735,733 1.2% 319,782 13.2%

07 Asia and others 368,728 501,041 0.2% 132,313 35.9%

Total Aena

207,421,046 230,229,523 100% 22,808,477 11.0%

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Short Haul Route: Paris

Paris and Tokyo

General overview

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, located in northern central France. It has a population of 2,270,000 within its administrative limits and 12,200.000 in the region.

Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, it was the largest city in the western world and a prosperous trading centre. By the 17th century Paris was also one of Europe’s major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science and arts. Position that it still holds.

With an incomparable heritage of historic sites, iconic monuments and attractions, Paris is a dream destination for visitors in search of places to discover. Among Paris’ important museums and cultural institutions are the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée National d’Art Moderne in the Pompidou Centre. The central area of the city along the Seine River is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site, and includes many notable monuments, including Notre Dame Cathedral (12th century to 13th century, the Sainte-Chapelle (13th century); the Eiffel Tower (1889), the Grand Palais and Petit Palais (1900); and the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre (1914).

The city is served by three commercial international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Beauvais-Tillé. There is also one general aviation airport, Paris-Le Bourget, which is used only for private business flights.

Picture source: graphicslink

Potential Routes

Spain is connected to Paris from 22 airports (Barcelona-El Prat, A.S. Madrid-Barajas, Malaga-Costa del Sol, Valencia, Seville, Palma de Majorca, Alicante-Elche, Bilbao, Ibiza, Tenerife South, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Girona, Menorca, Santiago, Zaragoza, Asturias, La Palma, Santander, Tenerife North, and Valladolid).

In 2016 there were 8,2 m passengers who travelled from Spain to Paris.

Even though there is a good connectivity with Spain, there are stll some routes with potential.

One of this potential routes would be Santander-Paris (according to Aena’s statistics this route reached more than 40,000 pax in 2011 and had more than 65,000 Skyscanner searches in 2016).

Aena’s marketing team will be glad to make a tailor made business case for you, so do not hesitate to contact us.

Paris overview

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Long Haul Route: Tokyo

General overview

Tokyo is a cosmopolitan city, center of the culture, politics and economy of Japan. The city receives each year large numbers of visitors from all over the world in search of the enchanting beauty of the most visited areas like Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Roppongi and Odaiba, as well as the electronic district, Akihabara, where you can buy high-tech gadgets.

The night view of Tokyo from the high skyscrapers is also one of the characteristics images of Tokyo, especially the commercial areas with their neon lights.

Appart from that, Japan is also well known by the seasonal spectacle of the cherry blossom which is part of Japan’s most deep-rooted cultural and philosophical beliefs.

But there is much more to do in Tokyo: hiking, fishing, surfing, swimming with the dolphins and watching the whales are some of the activities that you can enjoy all year round.

When travelling to Tokyo, you cannont miss the tea ceremony in one of the tea houses surrounded by Japanese gardens. The tea ceremony is an art itself that takes time to learn and aims at expressing the ideals of harmony, purity, respect, tranquility and appreciation for the moment.

In essence, a city with the right mixture of past, present, tradition and modernity which is worth visiting once in a lifetime.

Paris and Tokyo

Potential RoutesSpain is connected to Tokyo from AS Madrid-Barajas Airport.

Nevertheless, in 2016 there were almost 494,000 indirect passengers who travelled from Spain to Japan (342,600 to Tokyo)

Even though the route is served from AS Madrid-Barajas, there is still some routes with potential. The main destinations to consider as possible new routes according to the indirect traffic and Skyscanner searches figures in 2016 are: Barcelona-El Prat (178,200 indirect passengers and 1,082,000 serarches) and Málaga-Costa del Sol (11,200 indirect passengers and 93,400 searches).

Incentive SchemeThe new route would benefit from the growth on long-haul routes incentive valid for 2017, with a 75% discount in the passenger charge in the season “n”. An additional 25% discount applies if the airline at least maintains the same number of passengers as in the season “n”.

Additionally, the airport charges decrease an 11% in the period 2017-2021 (2.2% annually)

Check this information in the Price Guide 2017 by clicking here.

Tea Ceremony. Picture Source: Moyan Brenn, flicker

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15 Corpus Christi in Castilla-La Mancha

24 Saint John in Catalonia Community

13 Easter (except in Catalonia)

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17 Easter Monday in: Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencia, Navarra, Basque Country and La Rioja

24 St. George Day in Aragón and Day of Castilla-León Community

Public Holidays in Spain

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2 Day of Madrid Community

15 St. Isidro festivity in Madrid

17 Galicia Community Literature Day

30 Day of the Canary Islands Community

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Cantabria 2017:Liébana Holy Year in Cantabria

This year, Cantabria will be celebrating the Liébana Holy Year. This is one of the most important social, cultural and religious events in the Region, involving an extensive programme of festivities which will bring tourists and visitors to the Region.

Although traditionally Liébana’s Holy Year was inaugurated when the feast day of Santo Toribio, the 16th April, falls on a Sunday, this year in order to coincide with Easter, will be inaugurated on 23rd April until 22rd April of the following year.

Thousands of followers will present themselves before the Puerta del Perdón (Door of Forgiveness), to travel through and obtain

jubileo (papal jubilee). Achieving this goal is one of the visitors’ aims but those who arrive at Santo Toribio will also have the opportunity to enjoy the artistic, cultural and natural wealth of Cantabria.

The Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana is one of the only five Christian holy places and pilgrimage destinations in the world, with the privilege of being considered a Land of Jubilee Indulgence. The Lignum Crucis, the largest known piece of the holy cross on which Jesus Christ died, is preserved and worshipped in the monastery.

One of the best ways to arrive in Santo Toribio is taking the Camino Lebaniego. This way is a

branch of the James´s North Way, that emerged with the aim of taking pilgrims to venerate the relics of Santo Toribio. Both ways were added to the list of World Heritage sites in July 2015.

Since the opening of the Door of Forgiveness at the Monastery of Santo Toribio, in the district of Liébana, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have come to the Region to earn the Jubilee Indulgence and enjoy the leisure and cultural activities organised for the occasion. Many cultural events have been organised to celebrate the Holy Year. Concerts such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Scorpions and Enrique Iglesias, are confirmed. About 1,000 cultural and sporting activities are waiting for visitors in Cantabria during this year.

Monastery of Santo ToribioSource: Government of Cantabria

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A quick way to fly to European Cities

General Airport Facts Passenger Profile

Timetable

Summer: 05:30-21:00PS 2HR PPRWinter: 06:30-22:00 PS 2HR PPR

Runway 11/29 (2,320 x 45 m.)

Runway capacityArrivals: 8Departures: 8Total: 12

Terminal CapacityPax/h

Arrivals: 600Departures: 425

Commercial Aviation Parking stands

Total: 12 Types:8 B-737-800 3 B-737-1001 F-50

Potential routesCheck the unserved routes at The Route Shop Profile (anna.aero) by clicking here

Discover Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport

Source: Aena

Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport is located five kilometres outside the city in the town of Maliaño. It constitutes one important business and tourist centre, encouraging economic growth in the area. In 2016 the airport handled 778,318 passengers and 9,822 flight operations.

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A city with hundreds of possibilities

Don’t miss Santander

Santander, the capital of Cantabria Region, is one of the most elegant and beautiful cities on the North of Spain,. It is located on a beautiful South-facing bay, which belongs to the Club of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays.

Tourism in Santander began in the mid-nineteenth century with the first “wave baths” on the Sardinero beaches and culminated with the summer visits of the King of Spain from 1913 to 1930, becoming the summer court during this period. It was the heyday of the city and the period its most representative buildings date from: the Palacio Real de La Magdalena, the Hotel Real and the Gran Casino, buildings, which radiate splendour even today.

Few cities can boast including within their urban area a dozen beaches with such diverse characteristics and, at the same time, so attractive: family, sheltered, distinguished and sporting beaches.

Its elegant promenades and avenues (Pereda, Castelar or Reina Victoria) offer visitors the charm of a city that has managed to combine tradition and modernity, where nature plays the lead role in any space. The city has a rich and varied cultural and artistic heritage to enjoy. Two events have marked the cultural development of Santander in recent decades: the Menéndez Pelayo International University and the International Festival of Santander, events of great significance that have projected the image of the city outside our borders.

The center of the city culture has created a ring around a network of museums that weaves the space, offering a diverse range, including the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Santander and Cantabria, the Maritime Museum of Cantabria (MMC), the Museum of Prehistory, the cathedral or the Interpretation Center of the Ancient Springs.

All these qualities, along with many others (unique scenery and large number of hotels), have succeeded in making the Cantabrian capital one of the favourite destinations in Spain for organizing all kinds of professional, social or sporting events. Proof of this is the upcoming June 2017 World Sailing Cup in the waters of the bay.

Source: Government of Cantabria

Santander Bay

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Cantabria, nature in blue and green

Don’t miss Cantabria

Cantabria has more than two hundred kilometres of coastline that enclose a wide variety of landscapes. Steep cliffs alternate with small islands, deep estuaries, spacious bays and beautiful beaches. Three out of the six protected natural areas in the region are directly linked to the coast: the Oyambre Natural Park, the Liencres Dunes Natural Park and the Santoña and the Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park. Around them are based lively fishing villages where tourism and history come together in respectful harmony. In this vast space a wide range of recreational activities (fishing, diving, etc.) or sports (sailing, rowing, surfing, windsurfing, kite-surfing, etc.) are offered, which help to diversify and enrich the holiday entertainment. There are about one hundred beaches of high natural and scenic value on the coastline of Cantabria.

Green Cantabria is inland. An area subdivided into valleys formed by short, steeply sloping rivers, which produce very sharp reliefs at their sources and gentle reliefs in their intermediate courses. These areas are dominated by the countless shades of green that colour the forests and meadows, and rolling hills which alternate with high mountains. The Cantabrian Network of Protected Natural Spaces incorporates 37 spaces. These include The Picos the Europa National Park.

Cantabria has also one of the most important rock art heritages in the world with ten Cantabrian caves declared World Heritage by UNESCO. Altamira is one of those that had registered its name in such a prestigious list.

Source: Tourespain and Government of Cantabria

Valle del PIsueñaLaredo beach

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Cantabria, a real treat for the palate

Don’t miss Cantabria

The privileged location of Cantabria, with deep river valleys and mountains, and bathed by the sea it gives its name to, gives it a natural larder with the finest raw materials from both the sea and the land. The richness and diversity of its products, coupled with traditional processing methods make Cantabria a special place to enjoy the most exquisite gastronomic delicacies. The famous anchovies, the cheeses, the well known sobao pasiego (traditional sponge cake), Cantabrian meat, fish, shellfish and various foods covered by Controlled Quality brands complete the roll of honour of Cantabrian delicacies.

A little known but significant fact is that Cantabria currently provides the first largest regional concentration of Michelin stars in Spain per habitant. The Region has five restaurants with this esteemed award, (two of them with two stars) which clearly demonstrates the high level of Cantabrian cuisine.

Nevertheless, the offer is so plural that it can be adapted to all kinds of pockets.

Source: Government of Cantabria

Cantabrian anchovies

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Calendar of events

JANUARY 2017New Year’s Concert Strauss Festival Orchestra and Ballet

Three Wise Men Parade

Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria

FEBRUARY 2017Career solidarity Entreculturas International

Route pout of Cantabria

MARCH 2017Santander International Half Marathonwww.mediomaratonsantander.es

APRIL 2017Holly Week Celebrations

Liébana Holy Year. 23rd April until 22rd April 2018 MAY 2017Our Lady of the Sea pilmigrageWhit Monday

JUNE 2017Saint John big bonfire and a pilgrimage

World Sailing Cup. Bay of Santander

JULY 2017Semana Grande

Música en Grande www.musicaengrande.es

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festivities

Baños de Ola Festivity

Saint James Festivities

ARTESANTANDER

AUGUST 2017Regional Championship of Rowing Boats

Holy Martyrs. ‘La Semanuca’ (The Small Week)

Santander International Festivalwww.festivalsantander.com

Santander Musicwww.santandermusic.es

SEPTEMBER 2017MAF: International Exhibition of Arts Fantásicas

International Sailing Week “Ciudad de Santander”

Festival of Nations 2016

OCTOBER 2017Shatti Santander International Festival

Popular Race ‘We are ready’

NOVEMBER 2017Programming Autumn Festival Hall

Santander Festival Boleros

DECEMBER 2017Christmas Festivities

San Silvestre (footrace)

DURING THE SUMMERSummer Courses at the Menéndez Pelayo International University.www.uimp.es

Source: Government of Cantabria

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