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.

Do you have some images of the Picos de Europa? What better place to display them than right here on our photo galleries. Join us today and start uploading - or simply enjoy browsing our member's photos.

We hope you enjoy your visit to the Picos de Europa, whether virtual or real!
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Lammergeiers Released Print E-mail
Wildlife - Birds
Written by Lisa   
Monday, 12 July 2010 05:09

Following on from the birds' arrival in the Covadonga mountains last month, the two young Lammergeiers (now named Leoncia and Deva) were released last Friday morning, watched by members of the Asturian government, shepherds and conservationists.

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Chicks are here! Print E-mail
Wildlife - Birds
Written by Lisa   
Friday, 25 June 2010 05:30

Finally, two Lammergeier chicks made it to the Picos last Tuesday, the 15th of June. Transported from the Aragonese Pyrenees having been rescued from inviable nests, the two females are now

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The latest news from the Cantabrian mountains is a mixture of good and bad, the latter sadly becoming par for the course.

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