'Colindres' is a town in the northern
Spanish province and
autonomous community of
Cantabria. Located between the cities of
Santander and
Bilbao, Colindres has a population of approximately 7200. In Colindres, the
Asón River flows into the
Cantabrian Sea forming, the
Santoña estuary which is the most important
SPA in the north of
Spain, which is also known as the
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park, which Colindres is a part of. The
town has the second
fishing port in the region.
Its festivities during the
summer are very popular in the region, and perhaps the most popular and the one which attracts the most people is the
folk music festival ''SAUGA''. Colindres' neighboring city,
Laredo, has a long
beach, ''La Salvé'', with more than 5 km.
Sister cities
★ '
Le haillan',
France
External links
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Ayuntamiento de Colindres
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SAUGA Folk
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''Bienvenidos a Colindres'' – Pictures of Colindres (Spanish)
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Colindres - Cantabria 102 Municipios
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''Paseando por Colindres''