Monastery of Liébana + The Picos de Europa

Looking for something to do in Potes? On this tour, we'll visit the mystic Monastery of Liébana and head to the Cantabrian part of Picos de Europa. We'll even board the Fuente Dé cablecar!

Tour Details

Once we've picked you up at the time indicated outside the bus station in Potes, we'll leave the town behind and set off towards the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana.

After driving just 3 km (1.9 miles), we'll arrive at the monastery, surrounded by forest and hidden between the folds of the Viorna mountain. This temple originates from the 6th century and is one of the four holy places for Christianity, housing the largest fragment of the Vera Cruz.

Here, we'll make our first stop to visit its interior and see the relic of the Lignum Crucis and the tomb of Santo Toribio. Additionally, we'll visit the viewpoint of the San Miguel hermitage, offering views of the mountains in the Picos de Europa and the town of Potes.

We'll continue our tour to Fuente Dé, where we'll find the cable car to ascend the Picos de Europa. Once here, you'll have an hour and a half of free time. You can take the cable car, which takes about 4 minutes to reach a height of 1,823 metres (5980 feet) above sea level, or opt for horse riding for an hour.

After a total of 4 hours, we'll return to Potes and conclude at the initial meeting point.