Playa Somo, Beach in Ribamontán al Mar, Spain

Playa de Somo is a golden-sand beach in Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria, on the eastern shore of the Bay of Santander. It runs about 2 km with an average width near 80 m, exposed to the Cantabrian Sea with usually strong waves and windy conditions. Westward it links with El Puntal; together with Loredo the sands exceed 8 km.

Somo became a summer holiday destination in Cantabria in the second half of the 20th century, helped by its proximity to Santander and the length of its beaches. Regional tourism documentation notes that by the 1960s it was already frequented in summer by visitors from Santander and Madrid. Surfing later shaped the resort: the Ribamontán al Mar council built a surf centre and a skatepark under the Plan de Competitividad Turística del Producto Surf.

Somo is known for surfing: its strong waves and windy conditions support schools and summer competitions, and tourism documentation names Somo and Las Quebrantas as a zone for learning to surf. Ribamontán al Mar council built a surf centre and a skatepark under the Plan de Competitividad Turística del Producto Surf.

Access is on foot or by vehicle from Somo, via the CA-141 road; a boat service also links the beach with Santander. Facilities include toilets, showers, foot-wash taps, a cleaning service, a sports area and a tourist office. The beach is about 2 km long and around 80 m wide, with usually strong waves and windy conditions.

Somo forms, with El Puntal and Loredo, an uninterrupted sand system over 8 km long, the most extensive in Cantabria according to regional tourism information. From the sand you can see the Palacio de la Magdalena on the peninsula across the bay entrance and the island of Santa Marina.