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Bilbao

Our visit to Bilbao, where we wanted to see the Gugenheim Museum, was canceled due to rough seas. So, we stopped in Santander instead for a few hours. After wandering around town on our own we went to a very old cathedral. The construction began in the 12th century. Then, another church was...

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rcodel on June 2, 2011 from Santander, Spain

from the travel blog: World Cruise - 2011

Beaches.. that's about it

Santander. Not really all that impressive. The coast is great, loads of beaches, a mediocre bird park, some ships, a castle/palace thing, some trees, a few parks, Pizza Hut, more beaches, statues of surfers and a creepy kid statue on a hill. But then there's the city. The...

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Brigid Jelsma on May 11, 2011 from Santander, Spain

from the travel blog: Walk a little further to another plan

Last Excursion

Today we had our last ISA excursion! We went to Santander, which was actually the location of our little bus incident a couple weeks prior. Once we arrived, we took another bus to the Real Racing Club soccer stadium to watch their open practice. Unfortunately, we arrived at the very end, so we...

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Laura Hanson on April 23, 2010 from Santander, Spain

from the travel blog: Un Semestre en España

The Rain in Spain

Having heard that the rain in Spain falls mainly in Santander, I was not surprised to arrive into a dark and drizly afternoon in the town bordering the Bay of Biscay. I had survived another train journey, which became gradually more and more interesting as the weather became gradually less and...

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BenWH on May 25, 2009 from Santander, Spain

from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

Here! I'm off to sunny Spain!

Took the ship for a long weekend in the Basque Country. Had my first cappucino. My first olive. First time I was rescued from a windsurfer (no wind - current took me away). First time I even fell asleep in a night club because I had not slept for three days. Wonderful time.

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kevlaw on August 7, 1984 from Santander, Spain

from the travel blog: Grey Funnel Line

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