Itinerary
- Day 1
Bilbao to Sotres
You'll meet at Bilbao Airport at 2pm and travel together toward the mountains. The drive takes you to Potes first, then continues higher to Sotres, which sits as the highest village in Picos de Europa. Hotel Rural Casa Cipriano will be your home for the week - it's a family-run place with comfortable rooms and a restaurant where they cook traditional Asturian food. Plan to settle in and get your bearings for what's ahead.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Casa Cipriano Hotel)
Landmarks/POIs Sotres 
- Day 2
Eastern Picos Walk
After breakfast at the hotel, you'll head out for your first walk through the eastern massif. You transfer to Jito de Escarandi and then climb toward Caseton de Andara, where you get views looking out over Majada Jazuca Valley and toward the Cantabrian coast. From there the route takes you over Collado Tramacondiu and around Macondiu Peak, walking through Valdediezma forest before you head back down to Sotres. It's a solid day on foot to get used to the terrain.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Casa Cipriano Hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided walk through eastern massif of Picos de Europa
Landmarks/POIs Caseton de Andara Collado Tramacondiu Macondiu Peak Valdediezma forest Majada Jazuca Valley - Day 3
Valdediezma to Urdon Walk
A short drive gets you to Jito de Escarandi again, but from a different angle. This time you walk through beech forest and open pastures heading down into Sobra Valley. Once you reach Treviso, there's a lunch break. After eating, you continue along Balcon de Pilatos where you get good views looking into Urdon Gorge. By late afternoon a bus brings you back to Sotres, so it's less demanding than the previous day but still covering nice ground.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Casa Cipriano Hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided walk through Valdediezma beech forest and Sobra Valley
Landmarks/POIs Valdediezma beech forest Sobra Valley Treviso Balcon de Pilatos Urdon Gorge - Day 4
Cable Car and Aliva Valley Walk
You drive to Fuente De, stopping at Santo Toribio de Liebana Monastery on the way. Then you board the cable car, which rises 1,000 metres and opens up views across the national park in all directions. Walking down through alpine meadows, you follow the Aliva glacial valley with a picnic lunch somewhere along the route. There's a visit to the abandoned Las Manforas mines in the afternoon. Later that evening, local astronomer Rebecca Fernandez leads a stargazing session, so bring warm layers for the mountain night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Infantado)
Included Activities
- Visit Santo Toribio de Liebana Monastery
- Cable car ride up 1,000 metres to plateaux viewpoint
- Guided walk through Aliva glacial valley
- View of Las Manforas abandoned mines
- Stargazing with local astronomer and telescope
Landmarks/POIs Santo Toribio de Liebana Monastery Fuente De Aliva glacial valley Las Manforas mines - Day 5
Cabrales Cheese Tasting and Solar Eclipse Experience
A bus takes you to La Caballar to start the day. From there you walk down through Camba Forest, passing old shepherd's huts and getting views toward the central massif. By midday you reach Tielve where there's a Cabrales cheese tasting and lunch. In the evening, you board a scenic bus ride and then hike for about an hour up to Pico de la Tabla. That's where you'll have a special dinner and observe a solar eclipse with astronomer Rebecca, weather permitting.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Eclipse viewing dinner)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Casa Cipriano Hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided walk through Camba Forest
- Cabrales cheese tasting at Tielve
- Solar eclipse viewing experience with astronomer
- Eclipse dinner at Pico de la Tabla
Landmarks/POIs Camba Forest Tielve Pico de la Tabla Collado de la Caballar - Day 6
Garganta del Cares Gorge Walk
You drive through alpine scenery to Puente Poncebos where an old medieval packhorse bridge crosses the Cares River. The main event is walking through Divine Gorge, which cuts down over 1,000 metres deep into the landscape. The path literally runs along cliff faces with tunnels cut into the rock and bridges spanning the narrowest sections. This six-hour round trip walk is considered one of the highlights of the entire region, so go at a steady pace and bring water and snacks for the full day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Casa Cipriano Hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided walk through Garganta del Cares gorge
Landmarks/POIs Puente Poncebos Garganta del Cares Cares River - Day 7
Naranjo de Bulnes Viewpoint Walk
You drive to Invernales de Cabao and cross the river, then climb up switchbacks to a viewpoint looking back toward Sotres. The route continues to the plateau and the hamlet of Pandebano, which marks the site of the AD718 battle. Moving forward, you walk up to a saddle viewpoint where Naranjo de Bulnes appears - that rust-coloured mountain rising nearly 2,519 metres straight up from the surrounding terrain. Walking closer to its base brings you near the refuge where climbers attempt its vertical face.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Casa Cipriano Hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided walk to Naranjo de Bulnes viewpoint
Optional Activities
- Farewell dinner with local dishes and wine tasting - 33 EUR per person
Landmarks/POIs Invernales de Cabao Pandebano Naranjo de Bulnes Pico Urriellu - Day 8
Departure
After breakfast you pack up and drive back down from the mountains toward Bilbao Airport. The drive takes a few hours, and you should arrive by 11:30am for your departure. This marks the end of the tour, so check out of Hotel Rural Casa Cipriano and head back to the coast and airport.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks/POIs Bilbao Airport
