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free.After leaving the coast we headed south at the town of Unquera and into the mountains and the Picos de Europa national park and on to Potes. Covering some 647 square kilometres, Picos de Europa is Spain%u2019s second largest national park and spans across the three provinces of Asturias, Cantabria and Leon. There are no park fees or permits required.The Pico de Europa (Pro: Picos de Oo-ropa) park is not what many people picture as Spain %u2013 it%u2019s an alpine landscape, high, cool, lush and green, with forests, deep gorges through the cliffs, and grassland dotted with photogenic toffee-coloured cows.We drove through the Desfiladero de La Hermida, a spectacular river gorge with deep slopes of limestone sparsely covered with oak trees. The narrow winding road was undergoing a major improvement, so lots of road works slowing traffic. Not such a bad thing as it allowed us to enjoy the jaw-dropping scenery.Day 23 - Tuesday 30/9/2025 - Bilbao to Li%u00e9rganes (Pro: Le-era-gar-nes) to Santillana del Mar (Pro: San-tee-yana de mar) to Potes (Pro: Poor-tez) (3hr 5min) (2 nights) 18%u00b0 (Continued)Potes (Pro: Poor-tez) (Pop. 1,400)