The Move to Cantabria Podcast

Welcome to the The Move to Cantabria Podcast where celebrates life in Cantabria. 

I’m Grace, I moved here with my family five years ago and in a way this podcast is something I would have benefited from greatly as a newcomer. 

It is an honour for me to curate these conversations with wonderful guests, and to help you understand Cantabrian culture — making it easier to integrate into your new community.

In each episode, we’ll explore what makes this region so special — from local traditions and lifestyle, to practical topics like housing, schools, healthcare, and community life. While also giving you the tools, support, and confidence to move here and make a home with ease.

So whether you’re planning your move or already here, I hope this podcast helps you feel more connected, confident, and inspired about living here. 

Subscribe to The Move to Cantabria Podcast, let’s celebrate life in this beautiful part of Northern Spain together.

Cantabria’s Celtic Soul — with Pablo from Cahornega

In this episode of The Move to Cantabria Podcast, Grace speaks with Pablo — surfer, musician, and member of the Cantabrian folk group Cahornega — about Cantabria’s Celtic roots and the deep connection between music, nature, and identity.

Through stories of land, ocean, and tradition, this conversation explores what makes Cantabria feel closer to Ireland or Brittany than southern Spain — and why culture here is something lived, not performed.

  • Cantabria’s Celtic heritage and cultural identity

  • Music as a living expression of place

  • The role of nature in daily life

  • Keeping tradition alive for future generations

Raising Healthy Children in Cantabria: A Paediatrician’s Perspective on Public Healthcare

Guest: Blanca Hernández Macho, Médico Pediatra

What is public healthcare in Cantabria really like for families?

If you’re moving to Spain with children, healthcare is often one of the biggest concerns. In this episode of The Move to Cantabria Podcast – Celebrating Life in Cantabria, we speak with a public-sector paediatrician Blanca who relocated from Madrid and is now raising her own two children in Northern Spain.

We explore how public healthcare in Cantabria works for children, including:

• How local health centres (centros de salud) operate
• Why children are assigned a paediatrician rather than a GP
• How to book appointments (online, by phone, or in person)
• What happens when specialist care is needed
• The role of Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla in Santander
• The realities, strengths, and limitations of the public system
• Whether families combine public and private healthcare

This conversation offers both professional insight and lived experience — from someone who works within the system and trusts it enough to raise her own family here.