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View of Castro-UrdialesEdmundo Sáez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Castro-Urdiales

Coastal town

Castro Urdiales is a seaport of northern Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria, situated on the Bay of Biscay. Castro Urdiales is a modern town, although its castle and the Gothic-style parish church of Santa María de la Asunción, date from the Middle Ages. Its chief industries are tourism, fishing, and oil-packing of fish, especially sardines and anchovies. The Lolin and La Castreña anchovy canning factories serve as a reminder of the town's closeness to this industry and its proximity to the sea.

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Although the number of people registered in the town is around 32,000, the summer population can double or even triple this figure. The town is popular because of its beaches and scenic harbor.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Castro-Urdiales
Province
Cantabria
Population (INE 2025)
33,450
Altitude
13 m
Area (IGN)
97.6 km²
Postcode
39700
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo de Santa Ana
  2. 2Cargadero de mineral de Mioño
  3. 3Castillo de Allendelagua
  4. 4Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción
  5. 5Cementerio de Ballena
  6. 6Palacio de Ocharan
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: Camino del Norte (Cantabria)
  2. 2Hiking: GR 123 · Vuelta a Bizkaia
  3. 3Cala de Cotolino
  4. 4Cala de Dícido
  5. 5Hiking: Senda del Litoral
  6. 6Climbing
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  • manuel m. v. · CC BY 2.0
  • GeomapCastro · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • 77 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Jessica Spengler · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    77 restaurants in Castro-Urdiales

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · San Dta · CC0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Castro-Urdiales

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Town council

    • Phone: 942 85 90 00
    • Official website: www.castro-urdiales.net
    • Website: www.castro.urdiales.net
    • Email: intervencion@castro-urdiales.net
    • Phone: +34942871512
    • Website: turismo.castro-urdiales.net
    • Email: turismocastro@cantur.com

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Travelling with your pet

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes93 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes99 %

No data on: train station, pool.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

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