Attractions and Places To See around Santiurde De Toranzo - Top 20

Cabárceno Nature Park is a unique space in Cantabria, not a conventional zoo, built on a former iron mine. Within its 750 hectares, the animals live in semi-freedom in large natural enclosures. You can explore the park in your own car, on foot, or by cable car to see more than 120 species of animals, such as elephants, bears, and gorillas, in an environment very similar to their natural habitat.

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If you are a lover of animals and nature you have to visit this place. In it, you can see numerous animals, from elephants, bears, gorillas and wolves to numerous farm animals, a reptile house, an exhibition of birds of prey and sea lions. The display of birds of prey is impressive. They explain to you how each one acts when looking for food.

German-made locomotive that entered service in 1913 to transport iron ores and limestone from the Camargo mines to its factory. It is located on the greenway, near the train station, converted into an exhibition hall and tourist information office.

Pretty cycleable trail that follows the tour of the old train line. Fantastic views and lots of fresh air. With 35 km of route, it passes through the municipalities of El Astillero (The Shipyard), Villaescusa (Liaño, La Concha and Obregón), Penagos (Sobrarzo), Santa Maria de Cayon (Saron, La Encina and La Penilla), Castañeda (La Cave). , Pomaluengo, Socobio and Villabáñez), Viesgo Bridge (Viesgo and Aes Bridge), Santiurde of Toranzo (Penilla of Toranzo, Soto Iruz, Villasevil, Santiurde of Toranzo and San Martin of Toranzo) and Corvera of Toranzo (St. Vincent of Toranzo, Ontaneda). and Alceda).

One of the most accessible cycling greenways in Cantabria. It runs through the Valles Pasiegos crossing the emblematic Puente Viesgo. It is a very rich route, covering places such as the Collegiate Church of Santa Cruz in Socobio, the Church of the Assumption in Acereda, the Monastery of Nuestra Señora Del Soto in Iruz or the Spa and Town Hall of Puente Viesgo or the Historical-Artistic Complex of Alceda among others.

The old Santander-Ontaneda railway had an important stop in Puente Viesgo. Once its route disappeared, it was recovered as a place for walks and a bike path. From the spa, a straight path begins that takes you first to the old train station, a curious railway construction that can only be seen from the outside, and you arrive at the place where the "La Reyerta" locomotive recalls past times. Built in Munich in 1912, its machinery has been taken care of and restored, now on one side of the old track that it used. You can go up and feel like a driver or take pictures.

Just 2.5 km from the town of Borleña and following a very picturesque path and without difficulty, you reach this wonderful place that offers a beautiful landscape and a waterfall with a natural pool that in the summer months will be your ideal place to give yourself a refreshing bath.