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The Jacobean Route in Santoņa |
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Route in Santoņa: LAREDO – SANTOÑA – GÜEMES
The Northern Route to Santiago de Compostela is a variety that has an increasing number of followers and there are two routes from Santoņa.
Below are the two options for following the Jacobean Route through the town.
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 LAREDO
Stately homes
Pedregal Castle
Convent of San Francisco
Church of St. Mary of the Assumption (13th C)
Bethlehem Altarpiece
St. Mary the White
COLINDRES
Iron Bridge
Designed by Eiffel
Marshes of Santoņa
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This route offers more artistic monuments and the countryside is more uncultivated and the villages, more picturesque.
The starting point from from Laredo by boat, crossing the bay of Santoņa.
At the boat landing in Santoņa we find ourselves in the Pasaje, the name given to the sea promenade.
At the end of the Promenade, at the foot of Mount Buciero, a series of arrows lead us to the district of el Dueso.
Then comes a climb up the mountain, with its wonderful views of the town and and a little further on, the Nature Reserve of the Marshes of Santoņa, Victoria and Joyel. Before descending to Berria beach, we come to the Fort of el Mazo (or the Fort of Napoleon) from where we can see an incredible landscape stretching out before us, of both the beach and the marshes. Pilgrims can decide between walking along Berria beach or walking along the promenade outside it.
In any case, after reaching the end of the beach, the arrow point to the path ascending to Brusco, a small mountain located between the beach of Santoņa and that of Noja, which is a steep climb, but well worth the effort, for the view at the top. We then descend to the beach of Noja, which is very long, and dotted with rocks.
Along the route we see to the left, a tide mill.
The town of Noja has many attractions for tourists, and it is quite difficult to find the signposts of the Route. For this reason, the best option is to continue along the road to Castillo. We must take the old road and then cross the coastal road until we reach the chapel of San Pantaleón. After reaching the town of Castillo we head for Meruelo.
We take the La Venera road and one kilometre on, near a bend, the arrows point the way to the bridge of Solorga and from there to the church of Bareyo, which is a Roman style construction.
From the church, we retrace our steps a little to the centre of Bareyo and head for the hostal of Güemes, 6 kilometres away. Upon arriving at Güemes we go straight on, passing through the district of El Cagigal, a church with Roman remains and climb directly up to the hostal, located in a beautiful spot.
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This option is similar to the first, but a little longer, without taking the boat to cross the bay from Laredo to Santoņa. This option proposes walking from Laredo to Colindres and from there along the general highway to Escalante, passing through Treto and Gama.
Continue through Argoņos until you reach Berria beach from where the route converges with the first option, ascending up the mountain of Brusco to reach Noja. This route carries on in Meruelo and ends in Güemes, after passing through Bareyo.
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