How to get on the Fuente Dé Cable Car (Cantabria): schedules, prices

One of the big attractives that for me it has always had Cantabria is the combination between coastal and mountain landscapes,

This leads to really pleasant scenes, especially when the image of a beautiful coastal town, as is the case of San Vicente de la Barquera, you frame it with the background of high snow-capped peaks of the Picos de Europa.

To enjoy the most beautiful mountain scenery My advice is to visit the Valley of Liebana, which takes you inside the aforementioned Picos de Europa., one of the most beautiful landscape corners in Spain.

Fuente Dé Cable Car in Valle de Liébana in Cantabria

It is in this eastern part of the Cantabrian region The most spectacular corner is the place known as Source of,

Located in the deepest enclave of said valley, there you find a spectacular cableway, one of the main attractions of some holidays in Cantabria.

Of the attractiveness of the experience of ride the Fuente Dé Cable Car Attest to the thousands of visitors who decide to experience it every year, especially in the summer, like myself, who has gone up on several occasions.

If I tell you that it is not an experience suitable for all audiences, as some people back away from the feeling of vertigo that can cause.

The cable car is located at the end point of the aforementioned Valley of Liebana, after passing Pots, surely the most significant locality of the same.

I also tell you that when you enter the Liébana Valley You may get some surprises due to the existence of a micro-climate.

This is what happened to me on my last visit, when the entire coastline from Santander It was completely covered and raining steadily.

But after crossing the strait Desfiladero de la Hermida and Spa, we found a splendid day, with the sky almost completely clear.

Truly amazing!

What the Fuente Dé mountain circus is like in Cantabria

Source of It is a mountain cirque of glacial origin, which was formed during the last ice age, when snow and ice accumulated at the top of the mountains.

With the passage of time from the current area of ​​the Cable station A large ice waterfall precipitated, creating the cirque, with vertical walls of up to 800 meters, and a glacial tongue that made its way through the valley.

Curiosities about the history of the Fuente Dé Cable Car

As to Fuente Dé Cable Car, its origin is in the mining operations that existed at the end of the 19th century in those mountains.

At that time, the company that operated these mines installed a cable in 1903 to transport the material extracted in the upper area of ​​​​the mountains to the foot of the mountains.

What is the gradient of the Fuente Dé Cable Car?

El cableway for public use was opened in 1966, and in just under four minutes it surpasses the altitude of 753 meters what is between the Fuente Dé station, located at 1.070 meters above sea level, and Cable, at 1.823 meters.

At the beginning of 2015, the mechanical and safety system of the cable car was completely renovated.

What capacity do the cabins of the Fuente Dé Cable Car have?

The cabins have capacity for 20 people, and there are two that go up and down simultaneously.

Due to the configuration of the mountainous cirque, during the ascent you do not get the sensation of its real speed, which you only notice when you come across the other cabin.

In the end you will have traveled the 1.450 meters of cable length.

This is the viewpoint of the Fuente Dé Cable Car

Once up, you must go to the spectacular gazebo which forms an iron platform that extends outwards.

Due to its openwork floor that allows you to see the valley, it gives you the feeling of being flying About it, a feeling that I warn you is not pleasant for everyone.

Hiking trails in Fuente Dé

If you are fond of Hiking, you have the possibility to complete your tourist day in Fuente Dé with several options proposed to you.

If you want to take a walk up the mountain and then go back down on the cable car, an alternative is to go to the Aliva refuge hotel and then return to the station.

This walk will take you about two hours.

Or if you prefer, the Aliva ports route, which is what it is called, will take you down paths and then along a wide track until Source of.

This hiking route of 14,5 kilometers and low difficulty will take you from station to station in a walk of just over four hours.

But if you want to do a more demanding route, you have the Red Horcados Route, 11 kilometers that in four and a half hours takes you through the nearby mountains, yes, along stony paths and steep slopes, with medium difficulty.

Fuente Dé Cable Car schedules in Cantabria

The Fuente Dé Cable Car schedules They are, from April 1 to June 30, every day from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m., and then from July to mid-September, from 8 a.m. to 19 p.m., with the last rise 15 minutes before closing time.

In autumn and winter, the cable car runs until 18 p.m., with the last climb 15 minutes earlier.

On December 24, 25 and 31 and January 1 and 6, the cable car is closed to the public.

Prices and purchase tickets for the Fuente Dé Cable Car

The Fuente Dé Cable Car prices They are, adults round trip, 24 euros in high season and 17 euros in low season (13 and 11 euros, respectively, for one-way routes); and children from 6 to 12 years old, 12 euros in high season and 6 euros in low season (6 and 4 euros, respectively, one way).

Map: where it is and how to get to Fuente Dé

For get to Fuente Dé from the coast, after passing through San Vicente de la Barquera, riding a Unquera you have to turn towards the road that runs next to the river deva towards the interior of the Picos de Europa.

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