"The Rain is Spain" Top 5 Page for this destination Santander by chrishc

Santander Travel Guide: 374 reviews and 925 photos

Fell mainly while we were there

A great place but we just caught some bad weather, wind and rain. The wind was great for the surfers though.

My wife (as ever) has a more comprehensive page already. nhcram.

The city didn't seem to have too much architecturally, but there were some lovely beaches (it seems to be a bit of a mecca for surfers).

There were also some nice garden areas.

Will definitely return, hopefully in better weather.

And when the sun came out briefly . . .

. . . I still got wet.

Hotel view

You can see the sea

This was the view from our room in the Palacio Del Mar. The beach was behind the trees (or in front of them depending on your point of view).

Pros and Cons

Pros:Not flooded with tourists
Cons:Flooded
In a nutshell:Go there, a great place

Last visit to Santander: Oct 2004
Intro Updated Nov 6, 2004
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Written Nov 6, 2004

6 photos

No boiling weather but the ocean boiled big time

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Comments (8)

ranger49 Jun 20, 2008 at 4:04 AM Report Abuse

Great pages , tips, photos and sense of humour! Next time we arrive there via the Ferry we will spend more than a couple of hours to get to know the town better ( as we always used to in Dover!)
bijo69 Jul 19, 2007 at 3:35 AM Report Abuse

Nice page! Might visit Santander this year. Just hope it won't rain too much...
Anchovy56 Jul 18, 2006 at 12:26 PM Report Abuse

ha ha...Mums the word then eh? Take care out there mate...
deecat Apr 14, 2006 at 10:09 AM Report Abuse

A most enjoyable presentation of Santander. Your photographs are quite beautiful, even with the rain and wind. What a hotel. Thanks for this lovely virtual tour.
kentishgirl Nov 14, 2004 at 1:24 PM Report Abuse

Great page here Chris! Brill piccies and tips and a great sense of humour shining through!! Ali x
alucas Nov 7, 2004 at 9:33 AM Report Abuse

I see what you mean about the sculpture !
mazzap Nov 6, 2004 at 3:55 PM Report Abuse

Tips and pics as good as I expected Chris! Sil xx
nhcram Oct 21, 2004 at 5:39 AM Report Abuse

It was wet then!!!!