SERVICES

AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Find the information points, directions on how to get here, where to stay, where to eat, and all the information about local festivals.

TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES

ASTURIAS

CANGAS DE ONÍS
ADDRESS:
33550 Casa Riera,
Avda. Covadonga 1.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open all year round
    From 15 July to 15 September: 9:00 – 20:00.
  • Rest of the year:
    Mondays to Saturdays:
    10:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 – 19:00.
    Sundays: 10:00 to 14:00.

CONTACT:
985 848 005
turismo@cangasdeonis.com

COVADONGA
ADDRESS:
33589 El Repelao.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open from 15 July to 8 September
    Mondays to Saturdays 10:00 – 14:00.

CONTACT:
985 846 135
www.cangasdeonis.com

ONÍS
ADDRESS:
33556 Benia de Onís.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open Easter
    and summer (24 June to 23 October).
  • Easter:
    10:00 to 18.00.
  • Summer:
    Wednesdays to Sundays:
    10:00 to 14.00 and 16.00 to 19:00.
    Mondays and Tuesdays closed.

CONTACT:
985 844 005
985 844 230 (Ayuntamiento).
info@concejodeonis.es
www.concejodeonis.com/es

AMIEVA
ADDRESS:
33558 Santillán.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open Easter
    and summer (1 June to 30 September).
  • Easter:
    Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays:
    10:00 to 17:00.
    Sundays: 10:00 to 14:00.
  • Summer:
    Tuesdays to Sundays:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00.
    Mondays closed.

CONTACT:
985 944 676
985 944 653
turismo@amieva.es
www.amieva.com

CABRALES
ADDRESS:
33554 Las Arenas.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open Easter
    and summer (1 June to 30 September).
  • Easter, May bank holiday, weekends in JUNE and from JULY to SEPTEMBER:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.
  • Summer:
    Tuesdays to Sundays:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00.
    Mondays closed.

CONTACT:
985 846 484 / 985 845 021 (Ayto.)
985 845 572
ayuntamiento@cabrales.es
otcabrales@hotmail.com
www.cabrales.es

PEÑAMELLERA BAJA
ADDRESS:
33570 Museo de los Bolos,
Barrio de la Bolera, 1 Panes.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open Easter
    and summer (18 June to 18 September).
  • Easter:
    Mondays to Fridays:
    10:30 to 13:30 and 16:00 to 19:00.
    Saturdays and Sundays:
    10:30 to 13:30 and 16:00 to 18:00.
  • Summer:
    Tuesdays to Fridays:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.
    Saturdays and Sundays:
    10:15 to 13:15 and 16:00 to 19:00.
    Mondays closed.

CONTACT:
985 414 417 y 985 414 008 (Ayto.)
985 414 451
turismo@aytopanespbaja.com
www.aytopanespbaja.com/es

CANTABRIA

POTES
ADDRESS:
39570 Plaza de la Independencia
s/n, Centro de Estudios Lebaniegos (Liébana Study Center).

OPENING HOURS:

  • Pilgrims:
    10:30 to 14:00 and 15:30 to 18:00.
  • Tourists:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00.
  • SUMMER:
    Pilgrims:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 15:30 to 18:00.
  • Tourists:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 15:30 to 18:00.

CONTACT:
942 738 126
942 738 124
cel@srecd.es

CAMALEÑO
ADDRESS:
39587 Camaleño s/n.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open all year round.
    From 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.

CONTACT:
942 733 020
942 733 015
oijcamaleno@ctv.es

SURROUNDING AREA

PONGA
ADDRESS:
33557 San Juan de Beleño.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open all year round.
  • Easter,
    summer (June to September), and bank holidays:
    Mondays to Saturdays:
    9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00.
    Sundays:
    9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00.
  • Rest of the year:
    Tuesdays to Saturdays:
    9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00.
    Sundays: 9:00 to 14:00.

CONTACT:
985 843 113
ponga@taxusmedioambiente.com

ARRIONDAS
ADDRESS:
33540 Paseo Lilian de Celis s/n. (ground floor of Town Hall).
(Bajos del Ayuntamiento).

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open from 15 March to 15 October.
  • Mondays and Wednesdays to Saturdays:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.
  • Tuesdays and Sundays:
    10:00 to 14:00.

CONTACT:
985 841 712 / 985 840 024
turismo@ayto-parres.es
www.ayto-parres.es

RIBADESELLA
ADDRESS:
33560 Paseo Princesa Letizia s/n.

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open all year round.
  • Summer (July and August):
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.
  • Rest of the year:
    Mondays closed.
    Tuesdays to Saturdays:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:30.
    Sundays:
    11:00 to 14:00.

CONTACT:
985 860 038
985 860 351
info@ribadesella.es
www.ribadesella.es

LLANES
ADDRESS:
33500 Marqués de Canillejas
(old fish market).

OPENING HOURS:

  • Open all year round.
  • Easter and bank holidays:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.
  • Summer (15 June to 15 September):
    10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00.
  • Rest of the year:
    Mondays to Saturdays:
    10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:30.
    Sundays and public holidays:
    10:00 to 14:00.

CONTACT:
985 400 164
985 401 999
turismo@ayuntamientodellanes.com
www.llanes.es

TRANSPORT

The Picos de Europa is a destiny with places that are quite isolated,
having two main points of access to the area:
Oviedo (plane, bus, train) and Santander (plane, ferry, bus, train).

ACCOMMODATION IN THE PICOS DE EUROPA

ACCOMMODATION IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE PARK

ASTURIAS

AMIEVA
Traditional Village Houses
Rural Apartments
Apartaments
Hoteles Rurales
Holiday Homes
Guesthouses

CABRALES
Rural Houses
Hotels, Guesthouses, and Apartments
Hostels, Campsites, and Mountain Huts

CANGAS DE ONÍS
Hotels
Traditional Village Houses (house rental)
Traditional Village Houses (room rental)
Apartaments
Guesthouses
Hostels
Campsites
Holiday Homes

ONÍS
Hotels
Traditional Village Houses
Apartaments
Holiday Homes
Campsites
Hostels

PEÑAMELLERA ALTA
Apartaments
Traditional Village Houses
Hostels
Hotels
Guesthouses

PEÑAMELLERA BAJA
Hotels
Apartaments
Traditional Village Houses
Holiday Homes

MOUNTAIN HUTS IN THE PICOS

The period when the mountain huts are open in the Picos depends on each hut warden, but in general, they open from Easter to the December bank holiday. However, there is always an accessible room with bunk beds and blankets for emergency situations.

To contact the mountain huts and make reservations, access their respective websites or the following one:

www.reservarefugios.com

MOUNTAIN HUTS IN THE PICOS DE EUROPA NATIONAL PARK

ÁNDARA MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Cillórigo de Liébana (Cantabria). Eastern Massif of the Picos de Europa.
635 425 228     www.casetondearanda.com
CABAÑA VERÓNICA MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Camaleño (Cantabria). Central Massif of the Picos de Europa.
619 618 175   
COLLADO JERMOSO MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Posada de Valdeón (León). Central Massif of the Picos de Europa.
636 998 727    refugio@colladojermoso.com     www.colladojermoso.com
JOU DE LOS CABRONES MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Cabrales (Asturias). Central Massif of the Picos de Europa.
985 925 200 / 650 780 381     www.refugiojoudeloscabrones.com
LA TERENOSA MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Cabrales (Asturias). Central Massif of the Picos de Europa.
630 552 016     borjallosa@hotmail.es
VEGABAÑO MOUNTAIN HUT
Majada de Vegabaño – Soto de Sajambre (León). Western Massif of the Picos de Europa.
699 633 244    refugiopicos@gmail.com     www.refugiopicos.com
VEGARREDONDA MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Cangas de Onís (Asturias). Western Massif of the Picos de Europa.
985 922 952 / 626 343 366    contacto@vegarredondaremis.com     www.refugiovegarredonda.com
VEGA DE ARIO MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Onís (Asturias). Western Massif of the Picos de Europa.
984 092 000 / 656 843 095    refugiodeario@hotmail.com     www.refugiovegadeario.es
VEGA DE ENOL MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Cangas de Onís (Asturias). Western Massif of the Picos de Europa.
985 942 828    elrefugiovegadeenol@gmail.com   
VEGA DE URRIELLO MOUNTAIN HUT
Municipality Cabrales (Asturias). Central Massif of the Picos de Europa.
984 090 981 / 638 278 041 / 650 780 381    contacto@refugiodeurriellu.com     www.refugiodeurriellu.com

WHERE TO EAT

There’s an extensive and varied gastronomic choice in the Picos de Europa, and the quality of products and ingredients used to prepare dishes stands out. There is a large variety of cheeses produced in the area due to the traditional farming activity, and is still an important aspect of the economy in the mountain areas. Among the most famous dishes are “fabada” (traditional bean stew with chorizo, black pudding, and belly pork), “fabes con almejes” (clam and bean stew), Asturian “pote” (bean stew with kale, potatoes, and belly pork), veal, “pitu de caleya” (free-range chicken), lamb, and kid goat.

Where can you enjoy this great food?

NEARBY PROTECTED AREAS OF NATURAL BEAUTY

Not only the Picos de Europa has valuable flora, fauna, and scenery.
This list shows a choice of some of the most important protected areas of natural beauty near the National Park.

SELECTION OF PROTECTED AREAS

ASTURIAS

Ponga Natural Park. Ponga.
Redes Natural Park. Caso and Sobreescobio.
Peloño Partial Natural Reserve. Ponga.
Ría de Villaviciosa Partial Nature Reserve. Villaviciosa.
Cueva del Sidrón Partial Nature Reserve. Piloña.
Cueva Rosa Partial Nature Reserve. Ribadesella.
Eastern Coast Protected Scenery. Llanes and Ribadesella.
Sierra del Sueve Protected Scenery. Caravia, Colunga, Parres, Piloña and Ribadesella.
Sierra del Cuera Protected Scenery. Cabrales, Llanes, Peñamellera Alta, Peñamellera Baja and Ribadedeva.

WEATHER

The characteristics of the Picos de Europa mean that there can be a stark change in weather from the valley bottoms to the top of the mountains where rain, snow, or frost is possible. One characteristic is their location on the northern side of the Cantabrian Mountains and their proximity to the sea, and further one is their altitude. Due to this, the predominant weather in the area is Cantabrian, with high levels of humidity and less sun. The low temperature average in the valleys is 4.3ºC, and the high temperature average is 22.3ºC. In the interior of the massif, minimum temperatures remain below zero from December to May. The region of Liébana is protected between the Cantabrian Mountains and the Picos, and therefore has more benign weather being milder and sunnier than other areas.

The predominant winds are NW Atlantic ones, that tend to bring rain and snow. The south-west wind blows in autumn, and clears the atmosphere. This is when some of the most amazing views can be seen in the Picos.

Precipitation levels are on average about 1 900 mm/year, but are higher in the Western Massif, where there are more heavy snowfalls. There’s an average of 193 days per year with rain, that is 53% of the year. Snow completely covers the massifs from December to May and snow/ice pockets can remain in sheltered places, even in summer. If snowfalls are intense in areas with steep slopes, there is a risk of avalanches.

The most characteristic weather phenomenon in the Picos is the mist or the “encainada”, as shepherds call it. It is very common in summer, which is why taking precautions in such a laberynth-type terrain is so important. It is not rare to have a splendid sun shining in the high areas of the Massifs while the mist is still in the valleys, covering them until well past midday

The following websites are the best to check weather in the Picos, but you must bear in mind that these mountains have two very different mountain aspects and many valleys, which is why a general weather forecast might not be accurate in all the areas.