A day in San Vicente de la Barquera

We spent a day exploring the area around San Vincente de la Barquera in Cantabria. The quaint town with just over 4000 inhabitants is located on the edge of the Cantabrian Sea. The day we were there they were having a medieval festival.

The streets leading up the hill towards the castle in the historic section of the town had rows of medieval themed shops and displays.

We walked up enjoying the different displays and the stalls selling all different types of goods.

All types of Cheese were on sale.

There were some medieval interactive displays along the way, of course Ray had to stopped to try one out.

We slowly walked up the street slowly looking at the different stalls and displays.

We eventually reached the castle, which is known as, The Castle of the King.

The Castle of the King

One of the arches in the castle.

We explored the castle area and walked out one of the arches into a nice quiet area with great views of the area and river.

Alison and Shelley on the trail near the Castle
Shelley taking in the scenery

The Castle was built in the 16th century and from there we could see the city and area below.

View from the wall of the Castle of the King

The views were spectacular and we enjoyed some time just relaxing and taking in the vistas. It was a good day exploring the town with so much history.

“Vive cada día con emoción”