Villas Marineras

Lying on the west coast of Cantabria, San Vicente de la Barquera is a historical town with a privileged setting in the heart of the Oyambre Nature Park.

 

With an essentially seafaring and fishing atmosphere, the town, whose port has, and still is, the focus of life for the barquereños (the inhabitants of San Vicente de la Barquera), also has some magnificent beaches, the expansive sands of Meron and Oyambre.

 

The area marks out one of the stages on the coastal route of the Camino de Santiago. Not far from here the pilgrim route leading to Santo Toribio de Liébana following the course of the River Nansa splits off from the Jacobean route.

 

Amongst San Vicente de la Barquera´s architectural heritage, a highlight is its Puebla Vieja, (old town). This area was declared a Historical-Artistic Site and contains important buildings such as the Castillo del Rey (Del Rey Castle) which dates back to the thirteenth century and is one of the few preserved on the Cantabria Coast; the Torre del preboste (Provost´s Tower), the Hospital de la Concepción, and the Gothic church of Santa María de los Ángeles.