Castro Urdiales
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Castro Urdiales

Cantabria

A Templar castle and a Gothic church rising straight from the Cantabrian Sea.

A short history

A Roman Flavium harbour, refounded in 1163, Castro's seafront combines a 13th-century church, a Templar castle, and a Roman bridge under one silhouette.

What to see

  • Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción (Gothic)
  • Templar castle and lighthouse
  • Roman bridge
  • Old fishing port

Where to eat

  • La Marina (chipirones)
  • Mesón El Marinero

Where to sleep

  • Albergue de Peregrinos de Castro Urdiales
  • Hotel Las Rocas