A CATCH UP IN CANTABRIA AFTER SPAIN’S WORLD CUP VICTORY

21 Jul
Suances Parish Church – bells on the hour – 12.30 Mass for the faithful
Sunday morning and the town prepares to show the final
A long walk downhill to La Concha beach A M
Sunday evening 21.00 KICK OFF TIME IN SPAIN
Local fans gathering in the square
Evening gathers but the fans are optimistic
The result 1 – 0 to Spain and well deserved. A lot has been written since then about Argentina’s antics both during and after the match. An interesting statistic I came across :- In the entire competition, England received yellow card every 7 bookings. Argentina a booking every 22 cards! Still,Spain’s victory was a great result for football.
Monday began with quick drive down to Suance’s car park close by the beach.
A walk along the beach brought us to the River Saja ,looking North.
Looking south and the estuary.

https://youtu.be/5LqOgFrfuJY?is=AtuoktuZmlIxSsu6

The River by Bruce Springsteen

La Concha beach
Superb view of the river from the high town.
Local flora
Hannah’s Fathers’ Day T- Shirt – the leaves are samples from all the different trees you can spot in Cannon Hill Park. The cider is from the nearby region of Asturia.
Dinner at Ramiro’s – great Anguillas – good food and at locals’ prices.
Tuesday morning and a local bus ride to the capital of Cantabria.
Port side and it was hot enough for a swim.

https://youtu.be/IZXfDxikwWA?is=DMYP-_zquth7z7KV

The Swimming Song by the McGarrigles.

The Cathedral –
Of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion.

https://catedraldesantander.es/ Ecellent guide to the Basilica

Steps to the lower church
Original Roman earthworks
The cloister
The High Altar
A striking sculpture
Welcome shade then on to the market
Mercado de la Esperanza
Spoilt for choice
On the staircase 100 years’ history
Jardines de Perarda – a sculpture to commemorate and mourn the great fire of 1941
An example of local architecture
Glass balconies are often found along Coastal cities
Museum of Modern Arts unfortunately closed for a refurb.
Constraints of the bus timetable meant that it was time to make for the estacion de autobuses for the 13.10 bus back to Suances; this blog is only a snapshot really. It is a busy place and I was glad to be relaxing on the bus rather than driving!
Through the coach windows a glimpse of the sea and Portside.

https://turismodecantabria.com/descubrela/santander/

A good link above for more of Santander’s offerings

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