The Picos de Europa are a mountain range extending for about 20 km (12 mi), forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.
The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León.
The highest peak is Torre de Cerredo, at an elevation of 2650 m (8,690 ft).
Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu) seen from Pozo de la Oración, Cabrales, Asturias.
The village of Turieno, at the foot of the Picos
Lamedo, in Liébana (Cantabria)
Asturian sheep grazing in the Picos de Europa
The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.
They stretch for over 300 km (180 miles) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif in Galicia, along the coast of the Cantabrian Sea. Their easternmost end meets the Sistema Ibérico.
Cantabrian Mountains parallel to the Cantabrian Sea seen from Castro Valnera in an east-west direction. In the background, the Montaña Palentina (left) and the Picos de Europa (right)
Torre de Cerredo (2,650 m.), the highest summit of the Cantabrian Mountains
Pico Espigüete (2,450 m.)
Typical Cantabrian Mountains landscape in winter