This Trekking takes us into the beautiful mountain scenery of Picos de Europa National Park. The tour explores the Park with walks in the wild landscapes of the western, central and eastern massifs.
It is a unique region of Spain along the North coast near the city of Santander. The Picos is a limestone mountain range that hugs the provinces of Asturias, Cantabria & the Northern part of the biggest province in Spain – Castille y Leon. It is an Eco destination- one of the first National Parks in Europe. As such, there is no mass tourism or infrastructure that is related to that. Instead, you have an excellent natural environment where wild nature & man live harmoniously in balance with each other. As a limestone range with peaks reaching 2,600m, deep valleys & green pastures where animals graze up to 2,000m, the area is rich in wildlife, plants, history & geology. Bears, wolves, eagles, vultures, chamois, deer & many others populate the area along with alpine plants & so much more. Ancient man lived here, as did the Romans, Celts & others. It is steeped in history & traces of it are evident throughout. The Picos are just 40 minutes inland from the Cantabrian Sea, which gives them a uniqueness for the spectacular views and their sculptured peaks. Little villages populate the valleys, with some also higher up & dotted throughout the three “massifs”, giving this area that lovely authentic experience of rural living where local culture & gastronomy are still preserved.
This tour gives you all of that. The walks are one part of it. The cultural & environmental experiences are the others.