Santillana del Mar → Cóbreces
Meadows, hamlets and the Cóbreces valley.
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Camino del Norte · Stage 14 of 36
Through the villages and meadows of the Cantabrian coast, with Cóbreces and its Cistercian abbey, to Comillas, a stately town of modernista palaces and Gaudí’s El Capricho.
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Rolling ground with no long climbs.
Town by town
Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.
Viaceli abbey and beach
Gaudí’s El Capricho and the Pontifical University
The route
Meadows, hamlets and the Cóbreces valley.
Coast and hills to Comillas.
Tips
One of the few works by Gaudí outside Catalonia. Worth a visit.
The monks of Viaceli make cheese.
A good place to rest your feet at the end.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Santillana del Mar to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 22.5 km. Walking takes about 6 hours, with short breaks.
Moderate difficulty. Rolling ground with no long climbs.