Potes

Potes

Known for its fine cheeses made of milk from cows, goats, and sheep, La Liébana is a highland domain well worth exploring. The region's main city, Potes, is named for and sprinkled with ancient bridges, surrounded with the stunning 9th-century monasteries of Santo Toribio de Liébana, Lebeña, and Piasca. The gorges of the Desfiladero de la Hermida pass are 3 km (2 mi) north, and the rustic town of Mogrovejo is on the way to the vertiginous cable car at Fuente Dé, 25 km (15 mi) west of Potes.

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