Cobreces between Playa de Luaña, the Bolao Cliffs and the Camino de Santiago
Accommodation in Cobreces
Cobreces tells the story of the coast, the pilgrimage route and architectural history. Between the beach, cliffs, historic religious buildings and regional specialities, several distinct aspects of the town come to light.
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Beach and coast
Playa de Luaña is 400 metres long and 70 metres wide, with golden sand and moderate waves. These waves are suitable for water sports, particularly surfing. The beach has step-free access, showers and lifeguard signs. At low tide, a beach becomes visible below the Bolao Cliffs.
The Bolao Cliffs include the ruins of two grain mills and a waterfall formed by the La Presa stream. Fresh water from the river and salt water from the Cantabrian Sea meet there. Erosion has created cavities in the cliffs that serve seabirds as nesting sites.
Paths and pilgrimage route
The coastal route of the Camino de Santiago, which passes through Cóbreces, runs between Santillana del Mar and Comillas. A one-kilometre, well-signposted path through the fields around Cóbreces ends at the Bolao Cliffs.
The Monumento al peregrino honours the pilgrims who pass through Cóbreces on the coastal route of the Camino de Santiago on their way to Santiago de Compostela or Santo Toribio de Liébana. The park or square of the same name serves as a resting place for them. When planning your own itinerary, you can consider the long-distance coastal route and the signposted one-kilometre path as two different types of route.
When comparing holiday apartments in Cobreces, check the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective listing pages. These three details provide a clear framework for your planning; the beach, coastal route, cliffs and cultural sites can then be weighed alongside one another as distinct focal points.
Other places
Other local pages: Oreña, Toñanes and Caborredondo.
Culture and history
The parish church of San Pedro Ad. Vincula was built at the end of the 19th century in the Neo-Gothic style. It has two large towers, a rose window, pointed-arch windows, stained-glass windows, a Latin-cross floor plan and an octagonal crossing dome.
The Ermita de Santa Ana was founded in the 16th century by the Villegas family, later remodelled in the Neo-Gothic style and furnished with a significant 18th-century altarpiece in the Solomonic style.
The Cistercian Abbey of Santa María de Viaceli is a monastery complex built in 1910 and arranged around a cloister. Its façade is decorated with pointed-arch windows and pointed-arch arcades; the abbey also has an old library of considerable value.
The former monastery of San Felices y San Pedro was built in the 10th century on the coastal route of the Camino de Santiago. It preserves a Gothic portal, an apse triumphal arch decorated with capitals and figurative and heraldic motifs, and a half-hipped roof.
A Neo-Gothic tower with battlements resembles the Alcázar of Segovia. A coat of arms bears the arms of Cabeza, Terán, Mier and González.
Regional speciality
Queso Trapa is an artisan double-cream cheese made from the milk of Cantabrian cows and is available in the monastery’s shop.
To the higher-level travel overview: Alfoz De Lloredo.
