Viveda

Viveda is a small locality in the municipality of Santillana del Mar, in Cantabria, situated in the rural valley terrain between the industrial Torrelavega area and the medieval town of Santillana del Mar. The settlement has a quiet agricultural character with traditional stone farmhouses and enclosed pasture fields on the slopes above the valley.

The surrounding landscape represents the transition between the industrial Besaya valley and the medieval and pastoral terrain around Santillana, with green meadows, mixed woodland, and the typical enclosed quality of the Cantabrian interior hinterland. The approach to Santillana del Mar through Viveda gives pilgrims a gradual introduction to the more rural character of this celebrated historic town.