mountain pass
Puerto de Pajares
The historic 1,378 m pass on the old N-630 linking León with Asturias, a snaking pre-motorway route past the Valgrande-Pajares ski area with big Cantabrian mountain views.
16 km · about 30 min drive
Castille and León, Spain · Europe
Cármenes is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Villamanín, 41km from Alto de l'Angliru.
Cármenes is a town located in Castille and León, Spain. With a population of 425, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Cármenes sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cármenes to your route.
Cármenes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmenes]) is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. At the 2011 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 448 inhabitants. Genicera, to the east of the municipality, has been described as the "heart of the Argüellos".
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Cármenes is located in Castille and León, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 42.9586 latitude, -5.5735 longitude.
Cármenes has a population of approximately 425 people, making it a town in Spain.
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mountain pass
The historic 1,378 m pass on the old N-630 linking León with Asturias, a snaking pre-motorway route past the Valgrande-Pajares ski area with big Cantabrian mountain views.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
A soaring Gothic masterpiece known as the 'House of Light' for its extraordinary 1,800 square meters of medieval stained glass windows.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
The most feared climb in the Vuelta a España: a dead-end Asturian mountain road with gradients up to 23.5% and a summit balcony over green valleys: a bucket-list drive for cycling fans.
41 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
A soaring Gothic cathedral guarding the pre-Romanesque Holy Chamber of Asturian relics, the start of the original Camino Primitivo.
50 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
The N-625 threads one of Europe's narrowest road gorges, squeezed between towering limestone walls along the Sella river on the western edge of the Picos de Europa.
50 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
A graceful 9th-century pre-Romanesque royal hall on Mount Naranco, a UNESCO marvel of barrel-vaulted Asturian architecture overlooking Oviedo.
52 km · about 60 min drive
coastal drive
Spain's spectacular northern coastal route winding along green cliffs, hidden beaches, and fishing villages from Bilbao to A Coruna.
55 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
A pink-stone basilica and the Holy Cave shrine wedged into a cliff mark the birthplace of the Reconquista in a misty mountain gorge.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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