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Picos de Europa

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Welcome to The Picos de Europa,

your complete English guide to these beautiful mountains of Northern Spain.

Here you'll find information on the area's wildlife in the nature pages which are part species identification guides on plants and animals found around the Picos de Europa and part English translations of Spanish news regarding rare species such as the Cantabrian brown bear or threats to their habitat such as the San Glorio ski resort project.

Find a friendly place to stay in Picos Holiday Rentals from our selection of self-catering holiday houses and apartments to let in Asturias, Cantabria and Castile-León.

For planning excursions into the mountains you'll need to check current weather conditions and forecasts for the Picos de Europa.

And in Picos Rock and Snow you'll find guided mountain activity holidays plus trip reports of walking, scrambling, snowshoeing and ski touring as well as general mountaineering information. Catch up with the latest expeditions in the Picos Blog.

We hope you enjoy your visit to the Picos de Europa, whether virtual or real!

The Central Massif from Valdecoro

Overwintering Ospreys

Nature - Birds
Written by Lisa
Monday, 24 October 2011 09:07
The three Ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, being monitored by conservation group Fapas have returned for another year to overwinter in the estuaries of Asturias, arriving mid-September and leaving towards the end of March.
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Spanish festoon in Cantabria

Invertebrates - Butterflies
Written by Lisa
Monday, 02 April 2012 15:56
Big excitement on Sunday as we set off to confirm a sighting Teresa had around the same time last year of a Spanish festoon in Cillorigo de Liébana.
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