Haresgod · CC BY-SA 4.0Coastal town
Laredo is a town in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2008 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 12,648 inhabitants. In addition to Laredo, the municipality includes the villages of La Arenosa, El Callejo, Las Cárcobas, Las Casillas, La Pesquera, Tarrueza and Villante. Except from the last two, the other villages had been physically integrated into Laredo.
Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Laredo is known in the region and nationally for "La Salvé", its 5 km long beach (7 km at high tide) and for the historic part of town dating back to Roman times. Its festivities in August are also well known due to the main event that occurs every year on the last Friday of August, known as la batalla de flores (the battle of the flowers), during which large floats entirely covered with flowers and petals are paraded along the central streets.
In Laredo (and many other cities in Spain) it is tradition for a group of men to parade a giant sardine through town at the end of carnival. At the end of this ritual, called Entierro de la Sardina ("burial of the sardine"), the sardine is burned on the beach after a fireworks display.
This town gave its name to the twin cities of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Cantabria already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Laredo yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Laredo · in the village+34 942 604 754View on the mapWebsite
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The 30 closest to the centre, out of 48 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What people eat in Cantabria when they eat well.
White beans with cabbage and cured meats; the dish the northern weather calls for.
Hand-filleted one by one; the most serious tins on the Cantabrian coast.
Butter, sugar and egg from the Pas valleys; for breakfast or a snack.
Moist fresh-milk dessert, baked slowly.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
Market day: Sunday, 9:30 to 14:30
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
