At 6 am I was already sitting in the wizzair plane. We started soon, but iit was not a pleasant 3,5 hours trip. I have long legs and they offer little space between the rows. Short people are Ok. But why wizz punish me because I am tall?
Santander airport is very small. But there is info office to grab the city map and the city bus waiting just in front to go to the center. They charge already 2,90 euro for that service. Why so much? The ride on city bus costs only 1,30, and it is not so far!
I disembarked at the bus station. In the basement they have baggage lockers – you can leave there your stuff till midnight paying 3 euro.
I did. Then it was the time to enjoy the capital of Cantabria. Almost all attractions are located along the main street. Nice buildings of the banks, the cathedral with an interesting crypt (why they charge 1 euro for entry to the cathedral? I was walking nice coastal promenade to the Maritime Museum and onward – to the Magdalena Palace built on the little peninsula closing Santander Bay. This is very nice place with the cliffy coast on the Atlantic side. The palace was build in 1912 for Spanish royal family. There is nice view of the great Atlantic beaches from the peninsula. But the beaches are almost empty today – it is sunny byt strong wind is blowing from the ocean…
