# Sotama National Park Visitor Centre

Service en Liébana and Potes · Liébana and Potes

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/services/sotama-visitor-centre · Revisado: 2026-11-12

National Park information in Tama, at the entrance to Liébana · Open all year except Christmas

The Sotama Visitor Centre is the main information centre of the Picos de Europa National Park on the Cantabrian side. It stands on the Sotama estate in Tama, in the municipality of Cillorigo de Liébana, at Avenida Luis Cuevas 2 A, beside the road that climbs through the La Hermida gorge towards Potes. It is the first Park building you reach on entering Liébana, so it is a good place to stop before deciding on the next few days' routes.
Opening hours
According to the National Park website, it opens all year except from 22 December to 6 January: from 1 November to 31 March, 9:00 to 15:00, and from 1 April to 31 October, 9:00 to 20:00. The Ministry's visitor guide gives slightly different hours, 9:00 to 14:30 in winter and 9:00 to 19:30 in summer, so if you are going late in the day, phone ahead to confirm. The Tama office answers on 942 730 555 and the Guías de Cantabria service on 942 738 109.
What is inside and outside
Inside there are permanent exhibitions on the Park, the formation of the Picos de Europa, and their flora and fauna, plus a room where an audiovisual presentation is shown. They also sell Park publications, such as maps and guides. Outside, the estate has a recreation area and an arboretum of native species, good for a short stroll or for letting the children stretch their legs after the car.
The same building houses the Park's administrative office in Cantabria, open to the public Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00, with the same Christmas closure.
What to ask before heading up
The most useful thing is the state of the routes and the snow. If you plan to go up on the Fuente Dé cable car and walk down through the Áliva pastures, ask how the path is and whether the cable car is running: it closes for works from 16 November 2026 and, on any day, in high wind. In winter, guided snowshoeing is the safe way to walk on the snow-covered mountain.
They will also tell you about the National Park rules, such as keeping dogs on a lead at all times, and about the Park's other information points in Cantabria: in high season, at Easter and on long weekends, points open in the La Dehesa car park, at Fuente Dé and at La Hermida. The Park's viewpoints include El Cable, at the top of the cable car, Santo Toribio and Llesba, which you reach from the San Glorio pass.
Near Sotama
Heading north, the La Hermida gorge has the thermal cave and the via ferrata. To the south, a few kilometres bring you to Potes and the Santo Toribio monastery. For a meal in Potes, Casa Cayo is in the centre.

## Practical details

- Address: Avenida Luis Cuevas, 2 A, Tama, Cantabria
- Phone: +34 942 738 109
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–15:00
- 1 November to 31 March, 9:00 to 15:00; 1 April to 31 October, 9:00 to 20:00. Closed 22 December to 6 January
- What they offer: National Park information, Route and snow conditions, Exhibition

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 43.1786, -4.607

## Cerca de aquí

- [Casa Cayo Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-eat/casa-cayo), a 3.0 km
- [Walk Round Potes, Between the Deva and the Quiviesa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/things-to-do/potes-old-town-and-bridges), a 3.0 km
- [Asador Llorente](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-eat/asador-llorente), a 3.1 km
- [Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana and the Lignum Crucis](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/things-to-do/santo-toribio-de-liebana-monastery), a 4.4 km
- [Posada San Pelayo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-stay/posada-san-pelayo), a 6.7 km
- [Navedo Canyon, in the La Hermida Gorge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/things-to-do/navedo-canyon), a 6.9 km
- [Hotel Balneario La Hermida](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-stay/la-hermida-spa-hotel), a 8.5 km
- [Thermal Cave and Circuit at La Hermida Spa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/things-to-do/la-hermida-thermal-cave), a 8.5 km

Destino: [Liébana and Potes](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes.md)