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Historic center of Comillas

Historic center of Comillas

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Historic center of Comillas

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Location: Comillas, Costera, Cantabria, Santander, Spain

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1. Comillas – circular to Punta de la Moira

4.33km

01:09

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40m

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2. Sobrellano Palace – Playa de Merón loop from Comillas

24.6km

06:43

370m

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3. Playa de Merón – Iglesia de San Cristóbal loop from Barrio Juncalada

22.3km

06:06

330m

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March 7, 2020

The place is traditionally known as the “City of Archbishops”. Fishing and agriculture have long been important, but more recently the primary sector has been displaced by the tertiary sector, i.e. tourism and services. King Alfonso XII and many nobles from Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Bilbao preferred to spend part of their time in places like Comillas.

The municipality was the first settlement in Spain with electrically powered street lighting.

Comillas is rich in architecture of late historicism and early modernism, mainly due to the patronage of Claudio López Bru.

Some of the most outstanding examples:

Palacio de Sobrellano (built 1878-1890 by Joan Martorell for the Márques de Comillas)
Panteón de Sobranello (chapel right next to the Palacio de Sobranello, also built by Martorell in 1881, the furnishings come from young Antoni Gaudí)
Building of the Pontifical University of Comillas (Spanish: Universidad Pontificia Comillas), started in 1883 by Martorell, completed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner; The university was founded by Claudio López Bru in Comillas, the main campus is now in Madrid.

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Levram DC 🦊

August 26, 2021

One of the most beautiful towns in Cantabria. Gaudí's whim and Punta de Moira are places to visit.

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Fabian

January 19, 2023

The old town of Comillas is simply a must

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Location: Comillas, Costera, Cantabria, Santander, Spain

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Historic center of Comillas

1. Comillas – circular to Punta de la Moira

2. Sobrellano Palace – Playa de Merón loop from Comillas

3. Playa de Merón – Iglesia de San Cristóbal loop from Barrio Juncalada

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