Reinosa is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. As of 2009, it has 10,307 inhabitants. The municipality, one of the smallest by land area in Cantabria, is notable for being one of the nearest towns to the headwaters of the Ebro River. It is surrounded by the municipality of Campoo de Enmedio and was created a city by King Alfonso XIII in 1927, being one of only three urban centres in Cantabria with that honour, the others being Santander and Torrelavega.
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Origins
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History
The first documents mentioning the town date back to the year 1000, when it was divided into four solars by Sancho García, the Count of Castile. By 1404, it was emerging as the main town of the region and was organised into seven Hermandades, military units aimed at retaining law and order. The procurators of these brotherhoods met once a month with the Corregidor to organise the town's affairs.
In 1497, Prince John, son of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon met his affianced wife Margaret of Austria here, the meeting or marriage ceremony probably taking place in La Casa de las Princesas.
In 1517 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was passing through the town when he was taken ill. He stayed for nine days at the Convento de San Francisco while he recovered. The convent was being built at the time, and a hundred years later had thirty friars while the town had five hundred inhabitants. In the eighteenth century, under the Bourbons, a new highway and a bridge over the River Ebro were built. These works contributed to an economic boom in the region and the town becomes a bustling and prosperous place, on one of the main routes to the port of Santander. In 1927 it received its charter as a city from King Alfonso XIII.
Monuments
•La LLanuca
•Límite fronterizo entre Retortillo y Bolmir
•Monumento al Pintor Casimiro Sainz
•Restos de antigua casilla de peones camineros
•Iuliobriga
What to visit
•Nacimiento del río Besaya
•El Cañón
•La Casa de Pano (s.XVIII)
•La Casuca de la Ascensión
•Puente de Carlos III
•Domus Romana
•Museo Etnográfico Cecilio Gómez
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Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
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- 27 · September Día de Campoo 📆 Add to my calendar
- September Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol
Rest of the year
- January: San Sebastián (20)
What's on
Street market
•Mercadillo de Reinosa — Plaza de los Caños (Mo 09:00-14:00)
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Sendero Histórico: Cantabria (GR 1)
•Camino Olvidado (Bimón-Matamorisca)
•Nacimiento del Besaya (PR-S 139, 7.2 km)
•Camino de las Asturias
•Camino del Besaya: Cantabria
•Camino natural de Ebro - Cantabria (GR 99)
Services
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Famous people
•Fran Ventoso, ciclista español
•David de la Fuente, ciclista español
•Ruth Díaz, actriz española
•Ricardo Palacios, actor español
•Julio García Fernández de los Ríos
•Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Cuevas, esquiador de fondo olímpico español
Town hall
El alcalde de Reinosa desde 2023 hasta el 31 de marzo de 2026 fue José Luis López Vielba del Partido Popular con el apoyo del Partido Regionalista de Cantabria.Pero gracias a una moción de censura, secundada por el Partido Regionalista de Cantabria, el PSOE recupera la alcaldía con Sergio Balbontín Ruiz como alcalde el 31 de marzo de 2026.
Town hall of Reinosa
El alcalde de Reinosa desde 2023 hasta el 31 de marzo de 2026 fue José Luis López Vielba del Partido Popular con el apoyo del Partido Regionalista de Cantabria.Pero gracias a una moción de censura, secundada por el Partido Regionalista de Cantabria, el PSOE recupera la alcaldía con Sergio Balbontín Ruiz como alcalde el 31 de marzo de 2026.
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How to get there
- 🚗 73 km from Santander (about 52 min by car)
- 🚗 102 km from Burgos (about 72 min by car)
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- ✈️ 67 km from Santander airport (about 47 min by car)
- ✈️ 104 km from Burgos airport (about 73 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Aparcamiento de La Húngara · 0.3 km away
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0.2 km away
- Caixabank · 0.2 km away
- Unicaja Banco · 0.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.5 km away
- Parte · 0.9 km away
- Moeve · 0.9 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
- Iuliobriga · 2.7 km away
- Iuliobriga · 2.7 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 2.8 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscinas climatizadas · 0.6 km away
Buses
11 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Hospital Tres Mares
•Bolmir
Pharmacy and health
Reinosa, al ejercer como capital de la comarca de Campoo-Los Valles, dispone de un gran número de servicios públicos, que en algunos casos son superiores a los que le corresponderían por su población. Sin embargo, esto es debido a su papel como capital y al aislamiento de la comarca debido a la gran distancia de la comarca de Campoo-Los Valles con el resto de Cantabria y especialmente a la lejanía de Reinosa con Santander.
Así, Reinosa dispone de una sede de la Agencia Tributaria, oficina de empleo, delegación del Ministerio de Fomento, oficinas del Gobierno de Cantabria, un cuartel de la Guardia Civil, un parque de bomberos y otro de Protección Civil, distintas agrupaciones sociales, centros de ancianos y desde el año 2010 un hospital, el Hospital Tres Mares, que presta servicio a Reinosa y toda su comarca.
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