# Parador de Santillana Gil Blas Hotel en Santillana del Mar and Altamira · Santillana del Mar and Altamira Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/where-to-stay/parador-de-santillana-gil-blas · Revisado: 2026-11-13 - Qué tiene: 17th-century mansion · On Plaza de Ramón Pelayo · Some rooms with a fireplace · Restaurant A 17th-century Baroque mansion on Santillana's main square, with wooden floors, rooms in the Cantabrian mountain style, some with a fireplace, and a restaurant. The Barreda-Bracho house, on Plaza de Ramón Pelayo The Parador Gil Blas occupies the former Barreda-Bracho house, a 17th-century Baroque mansion built in the manner of the homes of the mountain gentry. It is in the lower part of the Plaza de Ramón Pelayo, Santillana's main square, beside the Torre del Merino and opposite the town hall. A more recent building was added to the old one, and the two form the hotel. The name comes from Gil Blas of Santillana, the rogue in Lesage's novel. Sleeping here means being inside the pedestrian old town: you step out of the door onto the square and walk down to the collegiate church of Santa Juliana in about five minutes, along the streets of El Cantón and El Río. Wooden floors and fireplaces The rooms have wooden floors and decoration in the Cantabrian mountain style, and some, a few, have a fireplace. The house also has terraces and lounges to stay indoors on rainy days. Paradores does not detail on that page how many rooms of each type there are or what price each has: compare it in its booking engine by date. A word of caution when booking: Paradores has another establishment in the town, the Parador de Santillana del Mar. Check that you choose the Gil Blas if it is the mansion you are after. Driving to a car-free old town Santillana is 24 km from Santander. From the road that runs from Santander to Comillas, a cobbled street of about a hundred metres leads to the parador. The parking is outdoors and paid; ask the price when you book. Without a car, there are La Cantábrica buses from Santander and Torrelavega. Eating without going out The parador's restaurant cooks Cantabrian recipes: cocido montañés, rabas, Santoña anchovies and quesada pasiega. It is also open to those not staying. For something more informal, the Sidrería Casa Miguel is on Calle del Río, on the way to the collegiate church. Bookings at Paradores Book on the Paradores website, on 942 028 028 or at santillanagb@parador.es. ## Practical details - Address: Plaza Ramón Pelayo, 11, 39330 Santillana del Mar, Cantabria - Phone: +34 942 028 028 - Email: santillanagb@parador.es - Facilities: Restaurant, Bar, Terrace, Heating - Details checked on 12 November 2026. ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Web: https://www.parador.es/es/paradores/parador-de-santillana-gil-blas - Coordenadas: 43.3916, -4.1062 ## Cerca de aquí - [Restaurant at the Parador de Santillana Gil Blas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/where-to-eat/parador-gil-blas-restaurant), a 0 m - [Sidrería Casa Miguel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/where-to-eat/sidreria-casa-miguel), a 55 m - [Hotel Altamira](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/where-to-stay/hotel-altamira), a 66 m - [Hotel Altamira restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/where-to-eat/hotel-altamira-restaurant), a 66 m - [A walk through the town of Santillana del Mar](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/things-to-do/santillana-old-town-walk), a 69 m - [Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana and its cloister](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/things-to-do/santa-juliana-collegiate), a 107 m - [Celina Bonita](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/where-to-eat/celina-bonita), a 161 m - [Posada La Casa del Organista](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar/where-to-stay/posada-casa-del-organista), a 247 m ## Consejos ### Ask for a fireplace in winter Few rooms have one: say so when you book. ### Leave Altamira for the next morning The Altamira Museum is 2 km away: sleeping here, you arrive at opening time without rushing. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Where do you leave the car? In the parador's outdoor car park, paid. ### How far is it from Santander? 24 km. ### Can you drive right up to the door? Yes, along a cobbled street of about a hundred metres from the road. ### Does it admit pets? We have not been able to confirm it: ask when you book. ### Is it the same as the Parador de Santillana del Mar? No. They are two Paradores establishments in the same town; the Gil Blas is the 17th-century mansion. Destino: [Santillana del Mar and Altamira](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/santillana-del-mar.md)