Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park, Natural park in Cantabria, Spain
The natural park encompasses 6,500 hectares of estuaries, salt marshes, and mudflats across eleven municipalities in northern Spain along the Cantabrian coast.
The area received protection as a Natural Reserve in 1992 and gained Natural Park status in 2006, marking a commitment to preserve its ecological systems.
Local communities maintain traditional fishing practices in designated areas of the marshes, continuing generations of sustainable resource management.
Visitors can access the interpretation center at the Port of Santoña, which requires advance reservations through telephone number +34 942 67 17 24.
The wetland complex houses over 130 species of water birds, making it northern Spain's largest concentration of migratory and wintering waterfowl.
Location: Cantabria
Inception: 2006
GPS coordinates: 43.43278,-3.48250
Latest update: May 12, 2025 15:38
Faro del Caballo
5 km
Playa de Berria
3.8 km
Playa de Tregandín
5 km
Bridge of Treto
4.6 km
La Salvé
4.2 km
Church of Santa María del Puerto, Santoña
2.7 km
Casa Pico de Velasco
7.7 km
Convent of Padres Capuchinos, Montehano
692 m
Palacio del Marqués de Albaicín
6.3 km
Playa de Ris
7.8 km
Casa Palacio de los Marqueses de Chiloeches (s.XVIII)
2.3 km
Faro del Pescador
5.2 km
Plaza de toros de Santoña
1.9 km
Palacio del Infantado o del Condestable, Colindres
5.7 km
Palace and chapel of Rugama
3 km
Tower of Venero
5.7 km
Palacio del Marqués de Manzanedo, Santoña
2.5 km
Instituto Marqués de Manzanedo
2.6 km
Playa del Regatón
2.7 km
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
7.9 km
Santa Olaja tide mill
8 km
Torre del Rebollar
9 km
Casona de Juan Valle Rozadilla
3.3 km
Biblioteca de La Casa de Cultura de Santoña
2.5 km
Playa de Los Barcos
8.6 km
House-palace of Zilla
6.4 km
Torre de los Velasco
6.2 km
S. Hedilla (monument)
6.3 kmReviews
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