Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción, Castro Urdiales

Name: Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción
Address: Calle Santa Maria, Castro Urdiales, 39700, Spain

#2 among attractions in Castro Urdiales

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Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción, Castro Urdiales

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The church of Santa María de la Asunción in the town and municipality of Castro-Urdiales, known locally as the cathedral of Santa María, is a Gothic-style Catholic temple built between the 13th and 15th century that is located facing the Cantabrian Sea, next to the castle-lighthouse and next to the town's fishing port.

In 2015, in the approval by Unesco of the extension of the Way of St. James in Spain to "Ways to Santiago de Compostela: French Way and Ways of Northern Spain", it was included as one of the individual properties of the Northern Way.

Alternative names: Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 43°23'5"N, 3°12'56"W

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Calle Santa MariaCastro Urdiales 39700 Spain

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Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Playa de Ostende, Playa de Oriñón, Castillo de Santa Ana, Castillo de Muñatones.

0.5 miW
Beach
Playa de Ostende, Castro Urdiales
13 min walk • Ostende or Urdiales beach is located in the municipality of Castro-Urdiales, in Spain. It is shell-shaped, with a length of 900 metres and an average width of 50 metres. It is divided into two sections, the first of smaller size called "the...
5.4 miW
Beach
Playa de Oriñón
139 min walk • Oriñón beach is located in the small coastal town of Oriñón, in the municipality of Castro-Urdiales. It is enclosed between two rocks. The high tide and low tide are very pronounced, with a distance of more than 500 m between them.
~260 ftE
Lighthouse
Castillo de Santa Ana, Castro Urdiales
2 min walk • The castle of Santa Ana is a fortress located on a rocky promontory in Castro-Urdiales, on a peninsula where there is also the fortified church Sta. Mª de la Asunción, the ruins of another previous church, and the hermitage of Santa Ana, built as a...
6.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Castillo de Muñatones
172 min walk • The castle of Muñatones in Musques rises dominating the meadows and marshes that, at its meeting with the sea, form the Barbadún river and its tributary streams, case of the Cotorrio river.
1.5 miSE
View point, Piers and boardwalks
Cargadero de Dícido, Castro Urdiales
39 min walk • The Mioño loading bay or Dícido loading bay is an old mineral loading bay located in the town of Mioño, in Castro-Urdiales,. It has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest.
1.8 miSE
Beach
Playa de Dício
46 min walk • Dícido beach is located in the town of Mioño, municipality of Castro-Urdiales, in the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain.