Huts and Refuges

From the Cabaña Veronica ©Josef Sastre
The Picos de Europa are fairly well served by mountain refuges, most being wardened just in the summer months.

Supplementing the services provided by these refuges are many small, basic shepherd's huts dotted all over the mountains. Don't expect much from these though apart from a roof and walls.

Discounts on the refuge rates are available for card-carrying international mountaineering club members. You should book bunk spaces and meals in advance online here.

Some huts are easily accessible by well-marked paths, some routes require mountaineering skills.

We've separated the huts into their respective massifs (see below) and have added location maps. The google maps are meant as a rough guide only as they're not 100% accurate. Use the + tool to zoom in on them first then click and drag the maps.

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Casetón de Ándara Refuge - 1,725m

Open all year
Wardened BUT
Out of summer season the warden is not always there
Telephone first to arrange
18 bunks (mattresses on wooden floor of loft)
WC
Shower installed in summer
Meals available with prior booking
Heated (we recommend you carry your own firewood in winter!)
Natural spring nearby

Prices as of 2026

Bunk 15€ Breakfast 8€ Lunches and dinners 18€

ruben_hut_warden The Casetón de Ándara is the only wardened refuge in the Eastern Massif of the Picos de Europa. An old miners' hut it's surrounded by abandoned zinc mine workings below the west face of Pico Macondiú, 1,999m.

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Refugio de Vegabaño - 1,432m

Open all year
Wardened
35 bunks, blankets available, own sleeping bag advised
Hot water, heating, showers & WC
Food - all meals, snacks and drinks available.
Prices as of 2026
Bunk (adult) 18,50€ (child) 11,50€
Breakfast 7,50€
Lunches and dinners 19,50€
Half-board 45,50€ per day
Shower 3,50€
Guided activities available

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Refugio Vega Redonda (aka Vegarredonda) - 1,460m

Usually open all year
Wardened
58 bunks
Blankets and sleeping bags available to hire
Meals and drinks available
Heated
Showers
Prices as of 2026
Bunk (adult) 20€ (child) 15€
Breakfast 8€
Lunch 18€ Dinner 19€
Picnic 12€
Guided activities available

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Refugio Vega de Ario - 1,634m

Open from May - October
Wardened in summer
Emergency shelter in winter for 4 - 6 people
42 bunks in two rooms
Blankets and duvets! available, own sleeping bag advised
Heated
Lockers available
WC for ladies only (scarce water supply)
Food and drinks available
Prices as of 2026
Bunk (adult) 20€ (child) 13€
Breakfast 8€
Lunches and dinners 19€

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Cabaña Veronica - 2,325m

Open all year
Presently only wardened between Easter - October
There are 3 bunks on one side of the interior with the possibility of another one under these on the floor (not for claustrophobics).
Take your own sleeping bag and camping stove
There is a solar-generated snow melter set up but no spring nearby so take your own water!
Large cave close by at the foot of the rockface below the hut
Emergency radio

Vega de Urriello Refuge (aka Naranjo de Bulnes) - 1,953m