mountain pass
Puerto de San Glorio
A 1,609 m pass on the N-621 between Potes and Riaño, famed for the nearby Mirador de Llesba brown-bear monument and grandstand views of the Picos de Europa massifs.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Castille and León, Spain · Europe
Guardo sits on the route: 10 minutes from Velilla del Río Carrión, 45km from Picos de Europa National Park.
Guardo is a town located in Castille and León, Spain. With a population of 7,920, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Guardo 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 Guardo to your route.
Guardo is a town and municipality situated in the Montaña Palentina region in the far north of the province of Palencia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. As of 2023, the municipality had 5653 residents, making it the third most populated settlement in the province.
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Guardo is located in Castille and León, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 42.7897 latitude, -4.8482 longitude.
Guardo has a population of approximately 7,920 people, making it a town in Spain.
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Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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mountain pass
A 1,609 m pass on the N-621 between Potes and Riaño, famed for the nearby Mirador de Llesba brown-bear monument and grandstand views of the Picos de Europa massifs.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A vertiginous cable car rockets 750m up a sheer cliff into the heart of the Picos de Europa, opening onto a high alpine plateau of trails.
40 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Spain's first national park, a jagged limestone massif of soaring peaks, deep gorges and emerald valleys straddling three regions.
45 km · about 50 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Spain's longest gorge carves a dramatic 21km road between towering limestone walls along the Deva river into the Picos.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
The 'Divine Gorge' trail clings to cliffs hundreds of metres above the Cares river, one of Spain's most spectacular and popular hikes.
53 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Two ethereal glacial lakes set in a dramatic alpine amphitheater within the Picos de Europa, a sacred site in Spanish history.
55 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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