Destination Weddings in Santander

Man’s fascination with the sea is something the city fathers of Santander understood very well when they built the Paseo de Pereda that leads to the yacht harbour of Puerto Chico, the tree-lined promenades beside Magdalena Beach and the Magdalena Palace gifted to King Alfonso XIII in 1913. And perhaps its no happy accident that these beauty spots also lend themselves so well to the sentiments of two love-struck travellers coming to get married in Santander, Spain.

Santander’s most famous beach is El Sardinero. Here set before the magnificent mountain hinterland the mansions of Spain’s Belle Époque overlook the bay. The most vivid emblem of the city’s glamourous past, the twin-towered Gran Casino del Sardinero, stands nearby. The Casino’s restaurant and many other fine establishments in the area can offer a perfect venue for the wedding reception in Santander marking your big day in style.

For those of you intent on combining your destination wedding in Santander with culture, the city and surrounding areas will not disappoint. The renowned Santander International Music Festival centred around the old town square of Plaza Porticada runs throughout August. The nearby Good Shepherd Cathedral (Catedral Buen Pastor) that marks the transition between Romanesque and Gothic is one of the oldest buildings in the capital.

The cultural wealth of the Cantabrian capital is also enriched with the passage of the Pilgrim's Road to Santiago de Compostela and the neighbouring Altamira Caves in Santillana del Mar, described as the “Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art” The actual caves are of such historic value that they are closed to visitors and their drawings replicated in a ‘new cave’ museum nearby.

Nature loving newlyweds might also venture into protected natural parks of Oyambre, Peña Cabarga and the Picos de Europa. Where the scent of pine mingles with the scent of the Ocean, one of the many sensations that will forever serve to evoke memories of their destination wedding in Santander, Spain.