El Hoyo

El Hoyo is a locality in Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria. El Hoyo is situated nearby to the village Somo, as well as near the locality Pinar de Arna.

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 3 km northwest of El Hoyo.

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 El Hoyo.

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 Somo and Suesa.

Somo

Village

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

Somo is a village.

Suesa

Hamlet

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

Suesa is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southeast of El Hoyo.

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 3 km southwest of El Hoyo.

El Hoyo

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Latas”
Location: Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.4537° or 43° 27′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.73933° or 3° 44′ 22″ west

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

8CMRF736+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1242917786

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3123456

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