Comfortable rooms with a pleasant atmosphere help the guest to find peacefulness and rest. The restaurant and bar, located in the Parador Santillana Gil Blas offer guests the opportunity to sample Cantabrian cuisine's most traditional dishes. Strongly recommended is the 'cocido montanes': a dish of boiled white beans, vegetables, bacon and sausages... Activities nearby include bungee jumping, canoeing, canyoning, cave exploring, climbing, golf, horse riding routes, microlights, paragliding, rafting snorkeling and 4x4 routes. Interesting visits are the town of Santillana del Mar (the entire city is worth visiting for its historic nature), Santillana Zoo (1.2 miles), the famous Altamira Caves (1.9 miles), the Cabarceno Nature Park (25 miles) and Picos de Europa natural park (44 miles). The Parador is located in Santillana del Mar's main plaza, in which the city's most characteristic buildings are also located: Torre de Don Borja, Casa del Aguila y la Parra, Torre de Merino and the Town Hall. Santillana is located 15 miles from Santander. This newly built manor house conserves the typical architecture of the area, blending in perfectly with the architectural surroundings of this beautiful locale. This newly built manor house conserves the typical architecture of the area, blending in perfectly with the architectural surroundings of this beautiful locale.