If you’re heading to Parayas – Santander Airport, it’s highly likely that you’re raring to pick up your low cost hire car and head for the hills.  Easily accessible for the Picos de Europa, Parayas – Santander Airport is the year round destination of choice for lovers of the great outdoors.  As soon as these people have picked up their low cost hire car at Parayas – Santander Airport, they head for the peaks of Europe, the Picos de Europa, to take part in any one of a multitude of outdoor sporting activities which are on offer all year round.

From walking to canyoning or paragliding to snow boarding, anything goes in this mountain range.  With organised sports for all ages and abilities, it’s not surprising that this neck of the woods is so popular.  However, if you happen not to have a head for heights, you might prefer to head underground and take your low cost hire car to the Puente Viesgo caves which boast an enviable range of prehistoric paintings as well as their fair range of stalagmites and stalactites.

Only a half hours drive from Parayas – Santander Airport is Santanilla del Mar, a medieval pedestrian village, where you’ll be forced to abandon your low cost hire car for a short time to enjoy the attractions of this living museum.  Comillas, again not far from Parayas – Santander Airport is a particularly pretty little town which sits on a hillside overlooking its beautiful bay and harbour.  The town retains much of its old charm even though it has, in the past few years, grown into a busy little market town.

Parayas International Airport, more commonly known as Santander International Airport, is the only airport in the Cantabria region of Spain and has recently benefited from significant upgrades due to its increase in popularity.  A short 5 minute drive in your low cost hire car from Santander, the airport is easy accessible by road.  At the time of writing, Ryanair is the only low cost carrier to travel to this airport from the UK, but the airport management are keen to develop this type of traffic in the future.  Airport facilities include a small selection of shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, currency exchange and a small chapel. 

When it comes to low cost car hire, Santander – Parayas Airport has good representation from most of the major companies, but it is recommended that you select and secure your chosen hire car before travelling.  By so doing, you’ll be sure to have a speedy passage through the airport and as stress free a start to your stay as possible.