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What to see and do in Colindres

What to see and do in Colindres (Costa Oriental, Cantabria): 13 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 4 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Colindres: festival calendar

July: Virgen del Carmen en Colindres (July 16)
August: Fiesta de San Ginés (August 25)

How far each place is from the centre of Colindres

Palacio del Condestable 800 m
Puente de Treto 1.2 km

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What to see and do in Colindres

Colindres
Village
Municipality of the Costa Oriental, with 8,570 inhabitants (INE 2025) over 6.6 km² —one of the smallest municipal areas in Cantabria— and 10 m in altitude. Demonym: colindrés. It is already mentioned in the year 805 in the Cartulary of Santa María del Puerto; Henry III granted it a charter in 1399.
Astilleros Reales de Falgote
Historical milestone
Shipyards documented in the settlement from 1475, which the Crown made Royal in 1618; in August 1639 they suffered looting and fire in a French raid that left the Palacio del Condestable in ruins.
Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel en Colindres
Nature
The municipality is part of the Reserva Natural de las Marismas de Santoña (Santoña Marshes Nature Reserve), declared in 1991 and listed as a Special Protection Area for Birds.
Anchoa y conservas de Colindres
Food and drink
Salt-cured anchovies and canned fish, especially north Atlantic albacore tuna, are products characteristic of Colindres's fishing tradition.
Iglesia de San Juan
Monument
16th-century church in Colindres, built on the foundations of a former monastery, with a Renaissance altarpiece and chapels belonging to the municipality's noble families.
Palacio del Condestable
Monument
Ruins of a palace in Colindres sacked during a raid by French privateers in 1639; it preserves the coat of arms of the Alvarado family.
Puente de Treto
Monument
Iron swing bridge built between 1897 and 1905 over the Treto estuary, the work of engineer Eduardo Miera, inspired by the Eiffel school.
Primera mención escrita de Colindres
Historical milestone
The name of Colindres is first documented in the year 805, in the Cartulary of Santa María del Puerto.
La carta puebla de Colindres
Historical milestone
King Henry III granted Colindres its founding charter (carta puebla) on 16 June 1399, issued in Segovia.
El asalto corsario francés de 1639
Historical milestone
In 1639 a French naval raid sacked Colindres, leaving the Palacio del Condestable in ruins, one of the most remembered wartime episodes in the town's history.
La exportación de cítricos de Colindres
Curiosity
Before becoming a fishing and canning port, Colindres had a notable export trade in oranges and lemons to England and Flanders.
Fiesta de San Ginés
Activity
Festival in honor of the patron saint of Colindres's fishermen, Saint Genesius.
Virgen del Carmen en Colindres
Activity
Festival in honor of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of sailors, celebrated in Colindres.