Visitor Centres
“Pedro Pidal” Visitor Centre
Lakes of Covadonga (Cangas de Onís. Asturias).
When is it open?
The visitor centre is currently open at Easter, during summer and on national bank holidays.
Opening times:
10.00am to 6.00pm.
Services:
- Audiovisual displays and slide shows
- Permanent exhibitions
- Sale of publications
- Audiovisual model of the National Park
- Outside there is a recreational area, arboretum with native species and a mining museum.
Contact us:
Tel: +34 985 848 614
Email: gpicos@pnpeu.es
“Sotama” Visitor Centre
Tama (Cillórigo de Liébana. Cantabria).
When is it open?
Open all year round except the 24, 25 and 31 December and the 1 and 6 January.
Opening times:
- From 9.00am to 6.00pm (last entry to see the exhibition is 5.30pm).
Contact us:
- Phone number for guides in Cantabria: +34 942 738 109
- Email for guides in Cantabria: gcantabria@pnpeu.es
Services:
- Audiovisual display
- Permanent exhibitions.
- Sale of publications.
- Outside there is a recreational area and arboretum with native species.
National Park Office exhibition in Posada de Valdeón (León)
Opening hours:
From 15 March to 1 December and national bank holidays:
- 9.00am to 2.00pm and 4.00pm to 6.30pm.
The summer timetable (1 July to 30 September) is as follows:
- Weekdays: 9.00am to 2.00pm
- Weekends: 9.00am to 2.00pm and 4.00pm to 6.30pm
- The Constitución bank holiday weekend (6 December): 9.00am to 4.30pm
The rest of the year: Weekdays from 8.00am to 3.00pm
Contact us:
Phone number for guides in Valdeón: +34 987 740549
Email for guides in León: gvaldeon@pnpeu.es
Services:
- Tourist information
- Small exhibition about the background of the Picos de Europa, their flora and fauna
- Audiovisual display
- Media room
IMPORTANT: A National Park visitor centre in Posada de Valdeón and the Oseja de Sajambre interpretation centre are currently being built. Both are situated on the Leonese side of the park. The centres and public facilities (interpretation centre and exhibitions) are expected to open to the public at the end of 2017.