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From £1,804pp
Including flights
Saga Hosted Hotels
Special Interest
Food & Wine
Food and wine in Cantabria
All Inclusive
7 nights
Manchester International Airport
Santoña, Costa de Cantabria, Spain
1 hour away from airport
From anchovies and lobster to cheese and wine, this mouth-watering holiday allows us to feast on the natural bounties of the stunning Cantabria region – an area so lush it's known as ‘Green Spain.’ Look forward to a guided tour of the busy Santander Food Market and an interesting visit to an anchovy factory in nearby Santoña. Head to San Sebastian’s Old Town to seek out some of the best pintxos, for which the city is renowned. Visit a local cheese factory and take a trip to La Rioja for wine tasting and a tapas lunch.
Facilities
Restaurant offering buffet-style breakfasts, tapas lunches and á la carte dinners
Indoor heated swimming pool
Wi-Fi
There is a lift to all floors.
Nationwide shared chauffeur service– included on all departures from April 1, 2026
A nationwide return shared chauffeur service from your home to your UK departure point
Your holiday includes
All Inclusive
- All meals
- Tapas/snack lunches and waiter served table d’hote dinners
- Wine list at meal times including Rioja and Ribera del
- Duero wines
- Free bar open up to 12 hours a day with a wide range of spirits
International flights
Prices are based on return flights with easyJet or British Airways from London Gatwick. Supplements may apply from other airports.
Maximum 20kg checked luggage, per person (other)
Return transfers direct to you hotel
Plus
- Expert host
- Hosted drinks reception
- Porterage at your hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
Exceptional value every time
Saga Host
Our trained hosts will welcome you and ensure you enjoy your holiday. We also offer 24/7 support if needed.
Travel insurance and additional cancellation cover included §
A price reduction of £20 is available if you choose not to take the included insurance and additional cancellation cover.
Included excursions
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Santander market and Santoña anchovy experience
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No sooner than you step foot inside the Mercado de la Esperanza, you’ll begin to understand just how much food means to the people of Cantabria. This sprawling undercover market provides a feast for the senses as well as the main source of quality home grown ingredients for the region’s restaurants. After we’ve picked out a few choice cuts of Iberico ham and chunks of Queso de Cabrales cheese attention will naturally turn to seafood. Cantabria is world renowned for its anchovies and after our visit to the market we’ll spend the afternoon at a canning factory in Santoña. This is where we’ll discover what goes into the salting and canning process as well as having a chance to taste the end product that’s exported to top restaurants around the world.
Tapas making experience
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There’s nothing that says food and wine in Cantabria other than a tapas making experience. Today, we’ll join Head Chef, Rodrigo, in the hotel kitchens as we lend a hand preparing the lunchtime tapas dishes and pintxos (small snacks). Under Rodrigo’s expert guidance, we’ll learn more about the ingredients, the stories and the history of each plate as well as enjoying a glass or two of wine along the way.
Pintxos tour in San Sebastian Old Town
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Nothing beats a guided tour of San Sebastian’s cafés and bars to ensure fascinated foodies are in seventh heaven. Gastronomy is what makes this city tick with more Michelin star restaurants per head than any other city in the world. From the coffee culture of the pedestrianised plazas to touring the traditional tapas bars lining the cobbled backstreets of the Old Town, you’ll spend the day seeking out some of San Sebastian’s best places to tuck into perfect pintxos.
Seafood Cookery Demonstration and Lobster Farm
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The final excursion on this wonderful week in Cantabria will be a visit to a lobster nursery. Set overlooking the Bay of Biscay, this traditional hatchery has been operating for over a century and supplies some of Spain’s finest mariscos (seafood) restaurants. Once we’ve returned to the hotel, we’ll join Head Chef, Rodrigo, in the kitchens to learn some classic Spanish seafood recipes and the best white wines to accompany each dish. And, of course, there’s no better way to complete the day other than a selection of locally sourced lobster, crab and crayfish for this evening’s meal.
Location
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Santoña, just under two miles away, is a traditional fishing town known for its production of anchovies. Directly to the front of the hotel is a stretch of white sand beach, famous with surfers, that runs for nearly two miles. While inland there are wildlife-rich marshes and hills crisscrossed by hiking trails. The nearest bus stop from the hotel is 240 yards away. The drive to/from the airport takes approximately one hour.
Out and about
Historic Santander, the capital city of Cantabria, is around 28 miles away. While the Basque capital of Bilbao, home to the iconic Guggenheim Museum, is around 44 miles away. Both are accessible by bus.
Santander
A jewel on Spain’s verdant ‘Green Coast’, Santander has long been a popular seaside resort thanks to its white-sand beaches. Of special note are the Palacio de la Magdalena, the royal summer palace built in the early 1900s which houses an interesting art collection, the 13th-century Cathedral de la Asuncion, the Centro Botin art museum, and the Paseo de Pereda y Calle Castellar promenade park, which is lined with Baroque-inspired houses.
Bilbao
Founded in 1300, Bilbao developed into a shipbuilding centre during the 19th century. Contrast the Renaissance, Baroque and modernist architecture of the historic centre with newer additions to the cityscape. The most striking of these is the riverside Guggenheim Museum, a wave-like structure clad in titanium plates that reflect the surrounding art district. Other highlights include the funicular which offers panoramic views on its way to the summit of Artxanda and Doña Casilda Iturrizar Park, the city’s largest green space.
Address
Primera Avenida de Playa Berria, 14, Santona Spain 39740
Hotel details
Enjoy home cooked dishes typical of the region: buffet-style breakfasts, authentic tapas or snack lunches are available at the bar or on its terrace, and dinners are waiter served in their locally acclaimed à la carte restaurant, where seafood is a speciality (the hotel has its own lobster farm where they source crayfish and lobster fresh from the Cantabrian Sea).
Breakfast is available between 0730-1030
Lunch is available between 1230-1600
Dinner is available between 1930-2100
The included wine list at meal times features Rioja and Ribera del Duero wines.
Dinners are pre-ordered the day before and are eaten at set times, ensuring your food is freshly cooked.
Tea and coffee is available between 0900-2300.
Complimentary tea and cake is available at 4pm daily in the bar.
The hotel prides itself on its food, and during your stay you will be able to enjoy an included cookery demonstration. As the chef cooks up a storm, you will be able to taste a selection of wine from the area, each carefully selected by the hotel’s owner, Felipe.
The free bar is open up to 12 hours a day, between 1100-2300, with a wide range of quality wines, spirits and liqueurs.
Television
Telephone
Hairdryer
Safe
Tea coffee making facilities
Fridge
Guided orientation walks
Complimentary bus tickets to Santoña
Orientation tour of Santoña
Cookery demonstration with a selection of wines to taste
Talk on Spanish and British culture
Table tennis
Darts
Weekly shuttle bus to regional capital Santander
Live entertainment three times a week
There is a choice of optional excursions available for an extra cost, subject to availability.
Availability
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