Somo

Somo is a village in Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria and has about 1,730 residents. Somo is situated nearby to the locality El Hoyo, as well as near El Ribero.

Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Village with 1,730 residents
Description: human settlement in Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria, Spain
Postal code: 39140

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palacio de la Magdalena and Mouro Island.

Palacio de la Magdalena

Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY 3.0.

The Palacio de la Magdalena is a palace in Santander, Spain. Its construction was financed by popular subscription and given to the Spanish royal family for use as a summer residence. Palacio de la Magdalena is situated 2½ km northwest of Somo.

Mouro Island

Islet

Photo: Yon Mora, CC BY 2.0.

Mouro Island, originally Mogro Island or Peña de Mogru, is a small uninhabited island in the Bay of Biscay, located off the Magdalena Peninsula. It lies close to the entrance to the Bay of Santander near the city of Santander, Cantabria along the north coast of Spain. Mouro Island is situated 2½ km northwest of Somo.

Playa de El Puntal

Beach

Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Playa de El Puntal is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pedreña and Suesa.

Pedreña

Village

Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pedreña is a village in the municipality of Marina de Cudeyo, Cantabria, northern Spain. As of 2010, its population was 1,454. Although located 18 kilometres from Santander by road, it lies on a peninsula only about 2 kilometres across the bay from Santander, separated from land to the east by the mouth of the Miera River. Pedreña is situated 2½ km southwest of Somo.