Isla de la Deva (Luanco)

Lastres – Los Bufones

Ribadesella – Cueva del Agua

Santander – Wreck of the HMS Seraph

Santander – Isla de Mouro

Santoña – Monte Buciero

The Cantabrian coast is hearty, from fabada bean stew and cachopo veal to pixín monkfish with prawns, all washed down with pouring cider. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Asturian flavours shine through in every seafood meal. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Spanish flavours shine through in every seafood meal, best enjoyed with regional wine after a day in the water.

Hotel Las Arenas

Hotel El Barquereño

Hotel Villa de Ribadesella

Hotel Bahía de Santander

Green Spain’s Cantabrian coast offers cool, clear temperate diving with kelp forests, dramatic blowholes and rich invertebrate life. The Isla de la Deva reserve near Luanco has steep, kelp-clad walls thick with spider crabs, lobsters and octopus, while Lastres adds underwater blowholes and caves. Ribadesella’s Cueva del Agua is a guided cavern with stalactites, and Santander’s Isla de Mouro holds lobsters and sea fans. Santoña rounds it out with kelp and wrasse. Limited access and unspoiled conditions make this a pristine, under-the-radar region for confident Atlantic divers. This region rewards careful planning and respects Spain’s marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving across a wide range of experience levels through a long and varied season.

Asturias & Cantabria (Cantabrian Sea)