# Parador de Fuente Dé

Hotel en Liébana and Potes · Liébana and Potes

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-stay/fuente-de-parador · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Qué tiene: Next to the cable car · Pets admitted · Electric-car charging · Closed from 22 December to 23 February

Modern mountain refuge at the foot of the cable car, inside the Picos de Europa, with spacious rooms, a restaurant and pets admitted. Closed in the depths of winter.

Where the Camaleño valley road ends, inside the Picos de Europa National Park and a few steps from the cable car's lower station, is the Parador de Fuente Dé. It is a modern mountain building, with warm interiors, spacious rooms and lounges that look onto the walls of the Fuente Dé cirque. At night, when the cable car closes and the cars leave, Fuente Dé falls silent.
At the foot of the cable car and the Áliva route
The reason to sleep here is to be at the door of the mountain. In the morning you walk to the cable car ticket office before the cars from Potes arrive; from October to the end of the year it opens at 10:00 on weekdays and at 9:00 at weekends. At the top begins the descent through the Áliva pastures, 14.5 km that end again at Fuente Dé, at the parador's door.
In November 2026: the cable car closes for works from 16 November, for a few weeks. If you book for those dates, count on there being no ride up.
With a dog, a bike, an electric car
The parador admits pets, with conditions to read when booking. Note that in the National Park the dog must always be on a lead and that on the cable car it goes up only in a closed carrier, with a supplement. It is set up for cycle tourists and has an electric-car charging point.
Dining without going down to the valley
The parador restaurant serves Liébana cooking: cocido, Liébana cheeses, sirloin with Tresviso cheese and local meats. It is also open to those who are not staying, so in summer it is wise to book a table even if you are sleeping in the building.
The road to the very end
From Santander it is 135 km: the A-8 to Unquera, the N-621 through the La Hermida Gorge to Potes and, from there, the Fuente Dé road until it runs out. The last kilometres climb the Camaleño valley through Cosgaya and Espinama.
Closed in the harshest winter
It closes from 22 to 31 December 2026 and from 1 January to 23 February 2027. For summer and long weekends, book in good time. Telephone, 942 736 651; email, fuentede@parador.es. Tourist registration number: G-5129.

## Practical details

- Address: Fuente Dé, s/n, 39588 Camaleño, Cantabria
- Phone: +34 942 736 651
- Email: fuentede@parador.es
- Closed from 22 December 2026 to 23 February 2027
- Facilities: Restaurant, Bar, EV charging, Bike storage, Heating
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.parador.es/es/paradores/parador-de-fuente-de
- Coordenadas: 43.1443, -4.8115

## Cerca de aquí

- [Parador de Fuente Dé Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-eat/fuente-de-parador-restaurant), a 0 m
- [Fuente Dé Cable Car](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/things-to-do/fuente-de-cable-car), a 130 m
- [Walk Down Through the Áliva Pastures](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/things-to-do/aliva-pastures-walk), a 2.6 km
- [Hotel del Oso](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-stay/hotel-del-oso), a 6.5 km
- [Hotel del Oso Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-eat/hotel-del-oso-restaurant), a 6.5 km
- [Guided Snowshoeing in Liébana and the Picos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/things-to-do/snowshoeing-in-liebana), a 9.9 km
- [Posada San Pelayo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/liebana-and-potes/where-to-stay/posada-san-pelayo), a 10.5 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 13.5 km

## Consejos

### Go up on the first shift
From the parador you walk to the ticket office before the queue forms.

### Bring a coat in summer too
At over a thousand metres the nights are cool, and up at El Cable, at 1,823 m, more so.

### If there is no room
The Hotel del Oso, in Cosgaya, is a few kilometres down the valley.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Does the Parador de Fuente Dé admit dogs?
Yes, it accepts pets; check the conditions before booking.

### Is it open in winter?
Not from 22 December 2026 to 23 February 2027.

### Is it near the cable car?
Yes, a few steps from the lower station.

### Can I charge an electric car?
Yes, it has a charging point.

### Does the cable car run in November 2026?
It closes for works from 16 November for a few weeks; Cantur will announce the reopening.

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