Potes is located in the centre of the Picos de Europa. It´s highly recommended a trip there because the landscapes are really impressive. The town is a typical example but quite big and it´s surrounded by mountains and near you can visit Santo Toribio Monastery, you can walk from Potes centre there and then you can ask where the Cueva Santa is, that´s a nice walk not very far away from Santo Toribio Monastery in the middle of mountains.
The big problem is the transport, if you have your own car you can plan a trip to Fuente De (there you can take a cable car to the mountains) and some typical towns including Potes can be visited, also you can visit Santo Toribio Monastery, Piasca Church and Lebeña Church in one day if you wake up early. Another option is an organized trip there but it´s only available in the summer, you can buy the tickets in a travel office in the Santander city centre.
If you are not lucky ( you haven´t got a car or there aren´t organized trips) you can take a bus from Santander to Potesand then find accommodation there or return in the last bus in the evening. It takes 1 hour and a half from Santander and there are buses conections to Fuente De, for more information you can check Palomera buses in the Santander bus station. Unfortunately the first bus is at 10: 30 in the morning and you will arrive to Potes at 13:00, this bus continues to Fuente De and you will get there at 13:30, so as to return the last bus goes at 17:00 from Fuente De and 17:30 from Potes, so with this timetable it´s almost impossible to take the cable car and have a walk in the mountain. So you need to stay a night in Potes if you want to take the first bus from Potes to Fuente De at 8:30, this way you will have plenty of time in the mountains. Anyway check the bus timetable and, be careful, this bus to Fuente De is only in the summer. This bus option of one day trip is good, if you want to eat there, visit the town and walk to the Santo Toribio Monastery and from there visit maybe the Cueva Santa so as to enjoy the views and return to Potes in order to take the last bus.
If you are not lucky ( you haven´t got a car or there aren´t organized trips) you can take a bus from Santander to Potesand then find accommodation there or return in the last bus in the evening. It takes 1 hour and a half from Santander and there are buses conections to Fuente De, for more information you can check Palomera buses in the Santander bus station. Unfortunately the first bus is at 10: 30 in the morning and you will arrive to Potes at 13:00, this bus continues to Fuente De and you will get there at 13:30, so as to return the last bus goes at 17:00 from Fuente De and 17:30 from Potes, so with this timetable it´s almost impossible to take the cable car and have a walk in the mountain. So you need to stay a night in Potes if you want to take the first bus from Potes to Fuente De at 8:30, this way you will have plenty of time in the mountains. Anyway check the bus timetable and, be careful, this bus to Fuente De is only in the summer. This bus option of one day trip is good, if you want to eat there, visit the town and walk to the Santo Toribio Monastery and from there visit maybe the Cueva Santa so as to enjoy the views and return to Potes in order to take the last bus.
UNILANG IDIOMAS, SPANISH COURSES IN SANTANDER
