Potes

Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España

Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDOPotes, centro CC BY-SA 4.0
Simon BurchellPotes, Cantabria 37 CC BY-SA 4.0
Ignacio Díaz-EmparanzaPotes, Torre del Infantado CC BY-SA 3.0 es
Master08Potes, arropada por los Picos de Europa CC BY 3.0
Emilio Gómez FernándezPotes, la plaza CC BY-SA 4.0
RodelarPotes, puente de San Cayetano CC BY-SA 3.0
AndyScottPotes,Iglesia de San Vicente nueva, view CC BY-SA 4.0
RodelarQuiviesa-Deva CC BY-SA 3.0
amaianos from GaliciaTorre de Orejón de la Lama (Potes - Cantabria) (3953122370)CC BY 2.0
RodelarTorre del Infantado, Potes CC BY-SA 3.0
Esprit04Torre del infantado Potes esPublic domain

Four valleys meet at Potes, where the Quiviesa flows into the Deva below the Picos de Europa, and the town has long been the capital of Liébana. The 15th-century Torre del Infantado, a stone cube that became the town hall, rises over a maze of alleys and steps rebuilt after a fire in 1937. A mild microclimate allows vines, and the local orujo has its own festival.

Highlights

The Torre del Infantado, the 15th-century tower that symbolises Potes (ES)
The San Cayetano bridge over the Quiviesa and its small chapel
Cocido lebaniego stew and quesucos de Liébana cheese (ES)
The Fiesta del Orujo, celebrating the local grape spirit
The road into the Picos de Europa National Park

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Potes (ES), Potes (EN), Potes (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 1,323

Things to see

Gothic church of San Vicente, Potes (ES)
Señorío de Liébana (ES)

Events through the year

Fiesta de San Vicente Mártir Religious · 22 or 23 JanuaryFeast of the patron saint with traditional dances
Fiesta de la Virgen de Valmayor Religious · 15 AugustProcession with medieval dances and songs, games and fireworks
Fiesta de la Cruz Religious · 13 to 17 September; main day 14thExaltation of the Cross, linked to the Lignum Crucis of Santo Toribio
Feria de Todos los Santos Fairs and markets · 2 November
Fiesta del Orujo Food and wine · NovemberFestival of the local grape spirit

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Potes (EN), Potes (ES)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

geoVehrkaCocido lebaniego CC BY-SA 2.0
Cocido lebaniegoDishThe best-known local dish, a chickpea stew
PampucoQuesuco de Liébana ahumado CC BY-SA 4.0
Quesucos de Liébana (ES)Cheese
OrujoDrinkGrape brandy made from wine grown in the valley
Scott Bauer, USDA ARSRunny hunnyPublic domain
HoneyLocal produce

Adapted from Wikipedia (Potes (EN), Potes (ES)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

26 places to stay within 3 km

Hostels 9
Hotels 8
B&Bs and guest houses 5
Campsites 4

Thermal baths nearby

Hot spring: Pileta de captación del manantial · ~50 min by car

Nearby member villages

Mogrovejo · 7 km
Bulnes · 18 km
Carmona · 24 km
Bárcena Mayor · 35 km
Comillas · 37 km