Page 115 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Spain

ASTURIAS AND C ANT ABRIA  113

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
n Casa Dago, Avenida
Covadonga 43, Cangas de Onís,
985 84 86 14. Tel 942 73 66 10.
∑ infopicosdeeuropa.com
Fuente Dé cable car:
Open 10am–6pm daily.
Closed 1 & 6 Jan, 24, 25 & 31 Dec.
Transport
@ Oviedo to Cangas de Onís.

A dramatic view of the mountains of the Picos de Europa

0 kilometres 5
Pelayo the Warrior
0 miles 5
A statue of this Visigothic
nobleman who became king
of Asturias guards the basilica
Panes
• at Covadonga. It was close to
this site, in 722, that
San Vicente De
J Pelayo and a band of
Arenas de Cabrales La Barquera
J
• D D men – though vastly
out numbered –
E
E
are said to have
S
L
F
defeated a Moorish
A
I
army. The victory
L
H
A
Poncebos E inspired Christians
• R D E
in the north of
M
R O
I
D Spain to reconquer
A
Bulnes •
the peninsula
A R E (see pp58–9).
C • Cain Santa Maria The tomb of
de Lebeña • the warrior is
in a cave which
has become
N T A a shrine, also
A Deva containing a
Parador de J painted image
of the Virgin.
Fuente Dé Monasterio Potes
•
de Santo
Toribio de
Liébana Pelayo’s statue
J • Puerto de Pandetrave
Riaño •
Puerto de San Glorio
Fuente Dé Cable Car
The 753-m (2,470-ft) ascent from
Fuente Dé takes visitors up to a
wild rocky plateau pitted with
craters. From here there is a
spectacular panorama of the
Picos’ peaks and valleys.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp562–3 and pp583–4
112-113_EW_Spain.indd 113 26/09/17 11:00 am