Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Castro Urdiales, Spain

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 45 m
Descend 67 m

Explore Castro Urdiales in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Castro Urdiales

Sight 1: Cueva del Cuco

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Cueva del Cuco Gobierno de Cantabria / CC BY 3.0

The cave of El Cuco is a cave located in the neighborhood of Urdiales, municipality of Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria (Spain). It has occupations from the Solutrean, Azilian and Mesolithic. The cave art has been assigned to the Upper Solutrean. The cave opens into a highly visible limestone cliff located in front of the Castro-Urdiales bullring, also in the Urdiales neighbourhood.

Wikipedia: Cueva del Cuco (ES)

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Cueva de Urdiales o Aurelia

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854 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Punta de los Cuervos

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The Punta de los Cuervos is a promontory of land with rocky base, located in Castro Urdiales (Spain).

Wikipedia: Punta de los Cuervos (EN)

537 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Conducción de Aguas de El Chorrillo

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941 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción

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Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción

The Church of Santa María de la Asunción of the town and municipality of Castro-Urdiales (Spain), known locally as the Cathedral of Santa María, is a Gothic style Catholic temple built between the thirteenth and fifteenth century that is located in front of the Cantabrian Sea, next to the Castillo-Faro and next to the fisheries of the city.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción (Castro Urdiales) (ES)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Castillo de Santa Ana

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The Castle of Santa Ana, also cited sometimes as Castillo-Faro de Santa Ana, is a fortress located on a rocky promontory in Castro-Urdiales, in a peninsula where the fortified church is also the Fortified Church. Mª de la Asunción, the ruins of Another previous church, and the hermitage of Santa Ana, built as a watchtower, together with the castle through a bridge. The set has very good views of the sea, the port and the people. Within the enclosure a lighthouse was built in 1853, whose machinery occupied the chapel. It is one of the best preserved castles in northern Spain.

Wikipedia: Castillo de Santa Ana (Castro Urdiales) (ES)

31 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Faro del castillo de Santa Ana

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The Santa Ana Castle Lighthouse is located inside Santa Ana Castle in the Spanish town of Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria.

Wikipedia: Faro del castillo de Santa Ana (ES)

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