Santa Lucia viewpoint

We are in front of a magnificent cliffed coast, that reaches 50m of height, only interrupted by the beach of Comillas that can be divided in three zones. The first, from the "Piedra del Pajarito" to the set of rocks of Portillo (on the right). The second is the central area, with a promenade and various facilities. The third is the port area. Comillas has not only this one that extends between the port and the "Picu Miradoriu". There is the beach of the Dead, behind the town cemetery, framed in a tiny bay. The last beach of Comillas, although not in the town center, is the Ría de Oyambre, which has ecosystems of great interest. And is that Comillas, although it had its heyday, first linked to fishing and later to its mines and trade of blende, its real reputation and aristocratic connotations were acquired at the end of the nineteenth century, as a summer resort of King Alfonso XII in 1881 and 1882. It was followed by his Court, noble and wealthy people thanks to a character of modest origin: Antonio López y López, who became the first Marquis of Comillas in 1878. His relations with Barcelona, with the architecture and artists of the time made that today, fantastic buildings are agglutinated and that this villa is one of the centers of the Spanish modernism. The chapel of Santa Lucia, has an eminently popular character with a good image of the patron saint, was made by donation of the fishermen. These came to hear mass, in the early hours, before going out to sea. It is of great simplicity in plan and elevation, with a gabled roof, the main wooden door and preceded by a small porch. It has a small bell that rang when the weather conditions were adverse.