Holiday is a much awaited season for almost everyone belonging to any age as this is the time of the year when we can spend some time away from the hectic and monotonous daily life. Everyone wants to spend holidays at some wonderful place and Spain is the country which has plenty of wonderful and interesting places. The country is enriched with plenty of good places, sceneries, beaches, monuments, palaces and other sites. This article is about one good place in Spain which is a great spot for holiday visitors.

Santander:
History:
Santander has a very old history. It was ruled by the Romans. This place was later used by the Spanish King as a resort. Alfonso XIII used to spend his summer holidays at Santander. This place was ruled by different nations having different religions and civilizations and one can easily see the influence of all those civilizations even today. The residents of this city are practicing all these religions today.

Tourist Spots in Santander:
The city has a port which has made this city more crowded for business reasons. People work here by utilizing the port to do trade but this has not influenced the historical background of the city. One good place to visit here is Ayuntamiento which is the city hall building and this place is very famous for tourist shopping. Besides the city hall building, San Fransisco Church which was built centuries back is situated here. If you walk along the same path, there is Cervantes Street where Biblioteca Casaa Museo is situated. This building was once used as a library but now it has turned into a museum as well as library where you can find the writing material of Marcelino Pelayo who is a popular writer.

After visiting the museum, another famous place is La Cripta Cristo cathedral which also has some interesting history. Away from the cathedral, there is a ferry station which is another interesting tourist spot. Pereda Park is situated just next to the ferry station which can be your next visiting place. If you want to taste the conventional food of the place, you can visit Malaga which is at the beach. You will surely love the food sitting in front of the great beach atmosphere. Paseo de Pereda is another historical place in the city. This building was used by Banco Santander as his headquarters.

There are plenty of other places as well which are worth seeing and you will surely remember Spain for your trip to Santander.


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