Castro Urdiales Spain travel guide and attractions
Castro Urdiales is in the province of Cantabria in the Asturias and Cantabria region of Spain.
Castro Urdiales is a popular seaside resort 29km from Bilbao.
Visit Castro Urdiales, Spain
Castro Urdiales is a lovely fishing town with a pretty harbour and an attractive centre. It is a popular seaside resort and there are many second homes here belonging to Spaniards from other parts of northern Spain.
The town is dominated by its Gothic Iglesia de Santa Maria built in an attractive pink stone, and a lighthouse built within the shell of a Knights Templar castle. An old medieval bridge links these to an old hermitage and at high tide the sea gushes underneath.
In the old town are many glass-fronted houses called galerias which are traditional to this area. The town square is surrounded by attractive arcaded shops and there are plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from.
Castro Urdiales has a small town beach but this gets very crowded in the summer. Much nicer are the beaches to the east and west. There is a clifftop walk to the Playa Ostenda beach west of town.
For more information and photos see Wikipedia Spain: Castro Urdiales.