Bullfighting Fair of Santiago in Santander, Cantabria

One of the attractions of watching bulls in the Coso de Cuatro Caminos is the uniqueness of the venue, and the environment it is part of. One of the most beautiful cities in Spain next to one of the bullrings with the most personality, which is also carefully maintained throughout the year to shine brightly at the Santiago Fair.

The wooden arches with the cattle irons of the time, with the sea breeze and the sound of seagulls in the background make Santander a unique place to watch bulls. The Cantabrian capital also enjoys an excellent atmosphere during its big week, it fills with visitors and curious people, eager to see its beaches, its gardens, its monuments and its gastronomy in situ.

And, logically, the regular or accidental tourist goes to the bulls in Santander, attracted by a balanced and well-made fair, in which the most select of each rank meet with the most fashionable cattle ranches, which also bring a type of bull to the northern bullring in shapes of charging.

The 2024 season ticket, prepared by the company Lances de Futuro led by José María Garzón, is an attractive cycle that is shaped by five bullfights, a picada novillada and a rejones show. The farewell of Hermoso de Mendoza, who shares the poster with his son Guillermo and with another top-level bullfighter like Andy Cartagena is one of the vertices of the serial. The appointment is scheduled for Sunday, July 21 and in it will be played bulls from Cubero – Pallarés.A day earlier, Saturday 20, two of the most fashionable novilleros like Marco Pérez and Javier Zulueta, along with another who is about to change rank, case of Samuel Navalón, open the subscription with a Casasola enclosure. An opportunity to see the future of Tauromaquia with three bullfighters of three very different concepts, but all complementary.As for the bullfights, each one has its argument and its attractions. The first, on Monday, July 22, with Sebastián Castella, Emilio de Justo and Ginés Marín, brings together three bullfighters who have triumphed previously in this ring, even Ginés fought alone six bulls brilliantly a couple of seasons ago, while the breeder, Antonio Bañuelos, is also very linked to this land.Ponce says goodbye to the Cantabrian fans on Tuesday 23, in a celebration where one of the great winners of Madrid, Fernando Adrián, makes his debut. Morante completes a poster where bulls from Domingo Hernández are announced. On Wednesday 24 Manzanares, Talavante and Rufo face each other with bulls from El Pilar, while on the day of the patron, Thursday 25, it will be Cayetano, Juan Ortega and Roca Rey who account for a lot of Puerto de San Lorenzo and La Ventana.The fair closes on Friday 26 with a special mano a mano: Miguel Ángel Perera and Daniel Luque, both winners of the last April Fair in Seville, with Puerta del Príncipe included, will fight copper against a Santacolomeño enclosure with the iron and the currency of La Quinta. A great poster to close a great week of bulls by the Cantabrian Sea.