The Los Cantos pier is a natural pier that has been active since the 12th century.

It was one of the points that served as a crossing and link between the municipalities of Suances and Miengo, much used by pilgrims on the Jacobean route.

Now the Besaya greenway path runs along its banks, linking Los Corrales de Buelna with Suances. It is a peaceful and quiet area where there are remains of a coastal relict oak forest and a climbing area.

Jose Mª de Pereda describes this area in his work “La Puchera”

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October 23, 2024

It is a small and charming dock on the banks of the Suances estuary, used since ancient times and its location and surroundings were described in the work "La Puchera" by Jose Mª de Pereda.

When the current port did not exist, the ships docked past Punta del Hornillo, at the Cantos dock and from there, the sailors and fishermen went up to the Cuba de Abajo neighbourhood where most of them lived despite not being located on the riverbank. At that time, the sailors lived far from the coast for fear of raids and attacks, so it was not until more recently when a fishermen's neighbourhood began to be built in Suances near the coast. In this place it is still common today to see its neighbours looking out from the viewing points daily checking the state of the sea, having an unbeatable view of the departure and entry of the ships through the San Martín de la Arena estuary.

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