Destination Weddings in Cantabria

Celebrate your wedding in Cantabria; a wonderful region covered in all seasons with wild herbs and flowers.  The mountains are flanked with pine and oak, it is always a garden “where sweet aromas, freshness and poetry are inhaled with every breath”. This is a land made for romantic interludes before magnificent vistas, besides tumbling rivers and in the picturesque villages.

The geography of Cantabria has in no small part influenced the culture of the region. The rugged coast and mountainous interior have produced a hardy breed of people – fishing communities set against the boiling Atlantic and farming communities carving a livelihood from lush hills laced with mist. They’re history, literature and folklore is as rich as any to be found in Ireland or Scotland. Indeed, the majority of people in Northern Spain, an area never conquered by the Moors of Africa, are descended from the Celts. Cantabria’s neighbouring region Galicia even has its own bagpipe tradition.

This is a region for couples looking to celebrate a wedding in Spain in wholesome and rustic surroundings. Even the region’s capital, Santander, an attractive ancient seaside resort with a proud naval past, retains an old world charm appropriate for those on the ultimate sentimental journey.

Regardless of whether the fiancées choose to get married in Cantabria’s the green and fertile paradise of the countryside or the elegant surroundings of Santander - they will have no reason to regret their journey. The diet of beautiful surroundings, delectable food from land and sea, zestful ciders and fragrant wines will prove perfect nourishment for their mission of love.