Potes

Known for its fine cheeses made of milk from cows, goats, and sheep, the region of La Liébana is a highland domain well worth exploring. Potes, the area's main city, is named for and sprinkled with ancient bridges and 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.

Potes at a Glance

Elsewhere in Galicia and Asturias

• Baiona
• Betanzos
• Cambados
• Cangas de Onís
• Comillas
• A Coruña
• Covadonga
• Fisterra
• Gijón
• Llanes
• Luarca
• Lugo
• Muros
• Noia
• O Cebreiro

• O Grove
• Oviedo
• Padrón
• Pontevedra
• Ribadeo
• Ribadesella
• San Vicente de la Barquera
• Santander
• Santiago de Compostela
• Santillana del Mar
• Tui
• Vigo
• Villaviciosa
• Viveiro

See Also

• Spain
• Galicia and Asturias