Guides
Planning guides for the choices that shape a Picos de Europa trip — which side, which walk, and how to get there.
Visiting the Lakes of Covadonga in the Picos de Europa: the 2026 road closures, the bus from Cangas de Onís (3,000 passengers a day), Lakes Enol and Ercina at 1,070 and 1,108 m, easy walks, the basilica and Holy Cave, and Cangas de Onís.
A guide to the Cares route (12 km each way from Poncebos to Caín), its history, how hard it is and how long it takes, the Bulnes funicular (€17.61 one way, 7 minutes), the Naranjo de Bulnes at 2,519 m, and Cabrales cheese caves.
A guide to the Cantabrian side of the Picos de Europa: the Fuente Dé cable car (753 m in about 4 minutes to 1,823 m), its hours and weather closures, walks from the top, the Hermida gorge, Potes and its tower, and the monastery of Santo Toribio with the Lignum Crucis.