5 most interesting plans to do in Cantabria with children

Cantabria is one of the favorite places in Spain to enjoy a few days of family vacations, since in addition to excellent landscapes, places of great beauty and excellent gastronomy, it offers a large number of plans and activities of great interest to do with the children.

Cantabria is, therefore, one of the favorite destinations for many families to spend their holidays since children will always find interesting plans to enjoy.

Here we make a list of the 5 best plans to do with children in Cantabria.

What to do with children in Cantabria

Cabarceno Park

Surely the main attraction for children who come to Cantabria for the first time, since it is one of the best adapted parks in the country and in Europe to be able to contemplate a wide variety of animal species in semi-freedom, in a unique setting that is sure to that will amaze any little one.

Cabárceno Park is a natural enclosure that has nothing to envy to the best of zoos, since it offers outstanding conditions to its residents.

In it it is possible to contemplate from ostriches, buffalo, bison, dromedaries, zebras, deer, fallow deer, to elephants, wolves, lions, giraffes, lynxes, jaguars and many more wild species from all over the world.

Tour the Magdalena Peninsula

Along with the previous one, another of the obligatory stops to go to Cantabria with children is this recommended playground in the city of Santander, one of the most fun and valued in the entire country not only for its privileged location, but also for its beautiful and iconic Palacio de la Magdalena, its didactic exhibition about “Man and the Sea” and of course, for its small Marine Zoo.

In just over twenty-five hectares, children can enjoy a unique, privileged and well-kept outdoor space, perfect for enjoying with the family and spending the day in a place initially conceived as the summer residence of the then King Alfonso XIII, who today day it has become one of the most visited sites in Cantabria.

The Magdalena Peninsula is incredible, both for children and adults.

Visit the Altamira Museum or the El Soplao Cave

Although it is not possible to visit the original cave, it is possible to access the Altamira Museum, a very interesting stop where you can contemplate in great detail a recreation of the paintings and spaces of the cave, one of the most famous in the world for its extensive prehistoric and pictorial richness.

The magic and mystery of the caves with thousands of years is another recommended stop to go with children, since they will surely be amazed by the little train that goes down to the Cueva El Soplao and the wonderful rooms inside it such as Los Fantasmas, La Gorda, or the Mirador de Lacuerre, with formations of stalagmites and stalactites of great beauty.

In addition, in Cantabria there are many other caves that can be visited and that children will really like.

Take the cable car to Fuente De

If there is something that catches the attention of the little ones and that they will surely want to do, it is to ride the famous Cable Car of Fuente De, the longest in Europe, a unique opportunity to enjoy one of the few in Spain, which rises to a truly surprising height that is certainly worth knowing.

The cable car cabins are designed to reach heights of just over 1,800 meters in just a few minutes, which can sometimes be quite impressive, especially for those who are not used to certain heights and have vertigo.

And also, from above you can start walking and do some of the routes that this area of ​​the Picos de Europa offers you.

Sequoia Forest Cabezón de la Sal

If the little ones in the house have always marveled at the impressive sequoias seen in American movies, in Cantabria they have a unique opportunity to discover something similar to the Cabezón de la Sal Sequoia Forest.

A perfectly set up path on a wooden walkway of about two hundred meters, which will allow us to walk through the more than eight hundred sequoia trees that dot this wonderful forest, perfect for children to get to know one of the richest natural spaces in the country, with trees They can live for hundreds of years while reaching impressive heights.

These are just 5 of the things to do with children in Cantabria, but there are many more. Surely you have already discovered them.