Liencres Tourist Office

The Liencres Tourist Office is the one for the municipality of Piélagos and is at barrio La Iglesia, 14, in the village of Liencres. It is the place to ask about the Dunas de Liencres Natural Park, the beaches and the walks of Costa Quebrada, the stretch of cliffs, coves and islets that follows the coast towards Santander.

When it opens

The hours change a lot depending on the time of year, so it is worth checking them before you go:

• From 2 January to 29 March: Thursday to Sunday, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00.
• From 1 April to 20 September: every day. Monday to Friday, from 10:30 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00; Saturdays and Sundays, from 10:00 to 20:00 without a midday break.
• From 21 September to 8 December: Thursday to Sunday, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00.

Between 9 December and 1 January the town council's website does not publish hours, nor for 30 and 31 March. If you go on those days, or Monday to Wednesday outside the season, call 942 579 878 beforehand or write to [email protected]. For other municipal matters, the Ayuntamiento de Piélagos can be reached on 942 076 900.

What to ask

First, the state of the beaches. The Piélagos website lists six in Liencres: Valdearenas, Canallave, La Arnía, Portio, Somocuevas and Cerrias. Valdearenas is the great stretch of sand of the natural park, with 2.8 kilometres to the Pas estuary and currents that must be respected; Canallave is the surfers' beach, where you can take a surf lesson; and La Arnía is the cove with the abrasion platform and the islets, best at low tide. Ask at the office about the tides and sea conditions before going down.

Also ask about the walks. The walk through the Liencres dunes goes through the pine forest over the shifting dunes to the mouth of the Pas, and the route to the Monte Picota bunkers climbs to the Civil War structures between Mortera and Liencres, with views over the dunes.

Beyond the coast

The municipality has another information point: the Centro de Interpretación del Valle de Piélagos, in Vioño, next to the sanctuary of the Virgen de Valencia. It is open on Fridays from 10:00 to 13:30, from 10 April to 8 September 2026, by appointment at the same email as the office.

Getting there

By bus, the town council publishes on its website the timetables of the lines that pass through the municipality, among them that of Renedo, Oruña and Santander; check in those timetables which stops and services serve Liencres.

To stay nearby, the Hotel Calas de Liencres and the Posada La Venta del Mar face the coves, and in the centre of the village is Burdo Restobar.