Potes Aventura

To organize active tourism in Cantabria we recommend Potes Aventura. A company dedicated to the management and development of adventure sports, routes and activities in the Picos de Europa /strong>. They will plan your vacation so that you are not left without trying any of their experiences. All the services that your group or family may need will be managed, whether activities, meals or transportation.

They offer you:

• Canyoning. Try rock climbing and try rappelling all in one. An activity that is carried out through aquatic ravines and crystalline pools. They also have canyoning for children.
• Via Ferrata. The via ferratas that they offer in La Hermida or the Camaleño area are very affordable for all types of groups, even for children.
• Snowshoes. A winter sport that allows us to enjoy the most beautiful things about Cantabria, its mountain ranges, also in winter.
• Hiking. Different routes for each level in Liébana and other areas according to the level and physical fitness of groups and families.
• Climbing. Different stages and routes by levels and needs. Nothing like a vacation in which you can practice climbing and get to know Cantabria.

Be sure to come to Cantabria!

Potes Aventura takes advantage of the spectacular area of Potes and the Picos de Europa in Cantabria, to organize canyoningand activities related to canyoning.

This is an activity that can be done by families, children and adults, groups of friends and companies. For anyone who likes the countryside and especially adventure, canyoning is a perfect way to be closer to nature.

You will have to go down the river bed that houses a ravine where you will cross enormous waterfalls, slide down natural slides and cross pools in addition to swimming in the river. Rappelling is the most used technique to descend waterfalls.

• We have all the material. You will use a neoprene suit, a safety helmet, harnesses and rope.
• The route and duration of this canyoning activity is three hours.
• There are ravine areas suitable for children from five to twelve years old.
• If what you are looking for is a canyoning course we can also help you. Get informed!

Three hours to have fun and practice canyoning with Potes Aventura! Don't stop coming!

Potes Aventura is a Cantabrian company that organizes excursions and walks in winter in the Picos de Europa with snowshoes. Snowshoes, designed to walk comfortably through the snow, are an excuse to explore the landscapes of Cantabria in winter or even in spring if the weather continues to allow it.

Can you imagine a pleasant day walking through the mountains with your family or friends, enjoying the views and the snow that has just fallen? Well, it is a luxury plan within your reach. You will use snowshoes, warm clothes and boots, and sunglasses, as well as cream.

Choose a guided route or rent them. We have two options or levels:

• Level 1. Three to four hours, a short route to see beautiful landscapes and that will take you into the imposing mountains of Cantabria, all on snowshoes.
• Level 2. A somewhat longer distance and little-known hidden places covered in snow and ready to be walked on by snowshoes. This tour is three to four hours.

Potes Aventura awaits you to plan your snowshoeing excursion in Cantabria! Come with a group or with your family and they will take you to privileged areas! Remember that it is only practiced with snow!

The Potes Aventura guides know perfectly the Pico de Europa in Cantabria. The most inaccessible Spanish mountain range is an incredible place for hiking. That is why they offer you multiple routes of one day or even weeks. You just have to choose the area.

They organize each route according to your needs and to measure. They make routes for friends, to celebrate farewells, for hiking clubs, for families and for companies.

Each season they offer routes of two or more days through the Picos de Europa through areas such as Collado Jermoso, Peña Vieja, Torre Cerredo, Naranjo de Bulnes... and many other areas.

If you need information about trails and routes to go on your own, they will be happy to guide and advise you, especially if the route is through Liébana.

For any route you will need boots and mountain clothing, including something warm. You should also put cream and glasses in your backpack.

They distinguish between two types of routes:

• Route half a day, three hours. A highly recommended route through Liébana to get closer to this sport and spend a pleasant day.
• Full day route, four to ten days. A very complete and special route through Liébana for groups and families who want to delve deeper into this peaceful sport.

Potes Aventura does not want you to leave Cantabria without knowing its mountain ranges. Mountain trekking is its star activity. An activity of several stages that is organized by days and in which you sleep in shelters. A sport suitable for families and groups of all types. The tours vary depending on the time of year and the physical conditions of the group.

• Basic level: 2 days. You need to have some physical fitness. There are small ferrata itineraries that you will have to go through.
• Medium Level: 3 days. This type of route requires physical fitness and some technical experience. Surely you will use your hands to go through difficult areas but you will not use specific material.
• Advanced Level: 4 days. This tour is for people who are physically fit and have participated in a similar activity before. You will need safety equipment to go through some areas, including a helmet, everything will be provided by Potes Aventura.

You will always be accompanied by one monitor or several, depending on the group, who will adapt to everything you need.

Practice climbing in Cantabria!

Potes Aventura organizes classic Vías Ferratas in Cantabria, in the Potes area.

For those who do not know this activity, they are vertical sports routes and routes that are carried out with suitable material and that represent an approach to climbing for hikers or people who are not used to climbing. It is not as difficult as climbing nor does it require advanced knowledge to practice it.

The route is strictly designed with support points, typical via ferrata equipment and steel cables anchored to the rock, as well as suspension bridges. You can take some of their routes or rent their equipment. They will give you a helmet and harnesses as well as energy dissipators.

• Camaleño. An affordable route for families and groups. It lasts two hours. It consists of three large rocks to climb and a Tibetan bridge. The objective is to reach the top of this beautiful route. At your feet you will have the town of Los Llanos and privileged views of the Picos de Europa.
• La Hermida. A little more difficult, this route is for the daring and lasts three to four hours. There will be impressive blocks of rocks and two Tibetan bridges. The end of the route are the views of La Hermida and its gorge.
• Children. There are specific routes for children between eight and twelve years old. The guides will be especially attentive to them and their needs during the tour. Two hours long.