Located in the heart of the Parque Natural de las Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel, and more specifically between Limpias and Carasa, the Pico Velasco boutique hotel is a superb example of 17C Cantabrian civil architecture. On the tastefully renovated interior, award-winning chef Ignacio Solana showcases his traditionally based modern cooking that always aims to highlight the full value of local and seasonal ingredients. Choose between two tasting menus: Albiar (which translates as “sunrise”), and Sincio (a Cantabrian expression that is used to denote a desire or craving). A standout dish here is the trout with acidulated vegetable soup.