The Picos de Europa mountain range is located in northern Spain and spans the regions of Cantabria, Castilla y Leon, and Asturias. It contains heights over 2,500 meters and occupies an area of 64,660 hectares. The range is divided into three massifs and contains the Cares Route, a unique 21km path carved into limestone rocks alongside the Cares River that connects the towns of Posada de Valdeon and Poncebos. The area is home to a variety of wildlife like roe deer, boar, wolves, and golden eagles, as well as over 2,000 plant species including oak, chestnut, and holly trees.
1. Patricia fuente García
Alicia escudero Villafañe
Gonzalo Fernández gallego
Victoria Castañón Rodríguez
Sergio Menéndez serrano
Ignacio robles Valero
2. LOCATION
The Picos de Europa
are a mountain
range located in the
north of Spain. It
belongs to central
part of Cantabrian
Mountains. Today the
national park Picos
de Europa is the
second national
park most visited in
Spain.
This formation extends by Cantabria,
Castilla y León and Asturias and has
heights above 2500 metres, because
it’s near the Cantabrian sea. The
Picos de Europa occupy a total area
of 64.660 hectares.
3. The Picos de Europa are divided in three massifs:
-Western Massif.
6. The Cares Route
The Cares Route, placed in the very heart of Picos de Europa National
Park (León), also known as “La Garganta Divina” (The Divine Gorge), is a
unique route where to stare at nature at its height. Kilometres of path dug
into limestone rocks, surrounded by mountains over 2,000m in height, and
always sharing the untamed Cares River.
The original Route starts in Posada de Valdeón (León), crossed through Caín(León), and
ends in Poncebos (Asturias); it goes by the defile of Caes river. It is a 21km route .
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8. WILDLIFE
This zone is where we have the most variety of wild animal species:
Roe deer Deer Wild boar
Fox
Grizzly bear
Wolf
10. FLORA
There are over than 2000 vegetable species inhabiting
the park, the Atlantic forest abounds with a great burst
of color.
Walnut tree Birch tree
