Collados del Asón Natural Park

Collados del Asón Natural Park
  • Region: Cantabria
  • Nearest village: Soba, Asón
  • Declared a Natural Park: 2006
  • Park surface area: 4,740 hectares

Points of interest

A unique area of ​​great interest the Collados del Asón Natural Park is located in an area that has traditionally been scarcely populated and is characterized by its limestone outcrops, small beech forests and unique Cantabrian oak groves along with man-made meadows for livestock use.

The small neighborhood of Asón (in the municipality of Soba) is the only population center that is within the limits of the park.

Find a hotel in the area of the Collados del Asón Natural Park

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Macizo de Peña Cabarga Natural Park

Macizo de Peña Cabarga Natural Park
  • Region: Cantabria
  • Towns and Villages: Medio Cudeyo, Liérganes, Penágos and Villaescusa
  • Declared a Natural Park: 1989
  • Park surface area: 2,588 hectares

Points of interest

Although the Macizo de Peña Cabarga Natural Park has been a protected area since 1989 it unfortunately lost this protection in 2005 due to the lack of plans and regulations needed. Various administrations have blamed each other and as of the writing of this article the area lays in a type of limbo waiting for clarification of its status.

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Saja-Besaya Natural Park

The Saja-Besaya Natural Park
  • Region: Cantabria
  • Local towns and villages: Bárcena Mayor, Arenas de Iguña, Cabuérniga, Cieza, Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Ruente and Los Tojos
  • Declared a Natural Park: 1988
  • Park surface area: 23,932 hectares.

Points of interest

The Saja-Besaya Natural Park is located in an area between the hydrographic basins of the Saja and Besaya rivers extending from Monte Río los Vados in the extreme north to the Fuentes-Palombera and Sierra del Cordel (Campoo) mountains in the south. The largest protected area in Cantabria, the entire park is also integrated into the Saja National Hunting Reserve .

The Saja-Besaya Natural Park is located in an area between the hydrographic basins of the Saja and Besaya rivers extending from Monte Río los Vados in the extreme north to the Fuentes-Palombera and Sierra del Cordel (Campoo) mountains in the south

The only urban area located within the natural park boundaries is Bárcena Mayor, an ancient town and a superb example of mountain architecture.

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