Cathedral Santander

Inside we can admire a valuable altarpiece in the Churrigueresque style and the sepulchre of Santander scholar Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo, whose recumbent statue rests on a pillow of books and has the inscription “What a shame to have to die when there is still so much to read!”. Another curiosity of the Cathedral is the chapel of San Matías, which receives each year a visit from the Municipal Corporation to renew the vow taken for the first time in 1503 to pray for the removal of the plague that was ravaging the city. Inside, the monumental organ of Santísima Trinidad (Holy Trinity) stands out. Composed of three bodies, it has been designed by Norbert Itrich and it has more than 6,000 pipes and 100 registers, five of them never achieved before. The Cathedral should not be left without first visiting the beautiful gothic cloister.