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The Bear's Footprints
<p>A 5-day getaway designed to immerse you in the region with the highest density of bears on the entire Iberian Peninsula: southwestern Asturias. <br><br>This trip is for lovers of guided hikes. A guide accompanies the group throughout the trip, and it is intended for people with a minimum level of physical fitness. The primary focus of the getaway is not the bear itself, but rather the bear serves as a common thread and an opportunity to explore and appreciate a geographic setting with its own distinct character, culture, geology, history, and traditions. Therefore, the trip combines elements of nature, culture, and bear watching.<br><br>We work with the best local guides and stay in charming rural inns: the Hotel Rural in Xenestoso in Fuentes del Narcea and the Palacio Flórez Estrada in Somiedo. Bear-watching activities in Somiedo are available through Somiedo Experience.<br><br>DAY 1. <br>Pickup at the visitor arrival point (Oviedo, Asturias Airport; other locations available upon request)<br><br>Transfer to accommodations in Genestoso, with bed and breakfast.<br><br>DAY 2. <br>Hike to Mount Cabril in Xenestoso. At 1,920 meters, it forms a natural boundary between the Cangas de Narcea National Park and the Somiedo National Park.<br><br>It serves as a natural vantage point to explore and appreciate this iconic landscape of southwestern Asturias. Depending on how the route unfolds, this activity may be extended or replaced with a visit to the area around Cangas del Narcea—the main town of this former mining region—as well as a cultural visit to the Monastery of Corias.<br><br>DAY 3. <br>Cangas de Narcea Natural Park Area. Hike around the Arbas Lagoon, on the border of the Cangas de Narcea, Degaña, and Ibias parks and the Llaciana region of León. A highly significant bear migration corridor. Observation of typical habitat, featuring scrubland, blueberry thickets, and a glacial lagoon. <br><br>Transfer and overnight stay in Pola de Somiedo, with lodging for the night only.<br><br>DAY 4. <br>Bear watching in Somiedo. This activity depends on the time of year; therefore, if the season is not suitable, it will be replaced by a hike to some of Somiedo’s best-preserved mountain pastures, with an explanation of the culture of the pastures and the traditional thatched-roof huts of Somiedo. <br><br>Overnight stay in Somiedo.<br><br>DAY 5. <br>Hiking route through the Saliencia Valley area, along the Camín Real de la Mesa. Historical and cultural significance of this trail, as well as geological observations and a tour of vantage points overlooking the glacial valley and examples of folding. <br><br>Return to the starting point of the trip.</p>
The Habitat of the Cantabrian Brown Bear
A 5-day getaway to immerse yourself in southwestern Asturias, the region with the highest density of bears on the entire Iberian Peninsula.
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The art of liquid gold
<p>This ecotourism experience takes place in Casa Martín, in the town of Fondos de Vega, Degaña; municipality integrated in the Natural Park of Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias and close to the Muniellos Forest. The region stands out for being home to one of the richest plant and animal communities in Europe.<br><br>The experience starts with a contextualization of the local, cultural, socioeconomic and environmental environment in which we find ourselves and in which traditional beekeeping has had, throughout history, a prominent role, favoring the integrity of the ecosystem and the welfare of the local community.<br><br>In a first contact with this millenary profession, we will deal with the importance of the cortines (circular construction with high walls, typical of bear areas) and we will expose a trúebano (beehive made from a tree trunk) characteristic of the area. By means of a glass observation hive, we will observe the different inhabitants of the hive (queen, drones and workers), their characteristics, organization, behavior and structure within the hive, as well as the importance of the bee in the environment through the pollination process, promoting biodiversity and the guarantee of nutritious food.<br><br>Finally, visitors will be able to approach the different products of the beehive through their senses: honey, wax, pollen and propolis. Through a tasting they will be able to feel, smell and taste these products and other derivatives such as honey cookies or jams with honey and km 0 fruits. Honey has a great variability in terms of colors, flavors and textures that gives it identity and depends on the floral variety or type of nectar collected. The botanical characterization of our honey will be discussed.<br><br>This experience is a journey into the beekeeping profession and a tuning of the senses through the tasting of the products offered by the beehive, from the responsible commitment to the conservation of the natural environment and environmental and cultural awareness. We will conclude with the participation of the attendees in a dramatization of the beekeeping profession.</p>
Beekeeping workshop in Fuentes del Narcea
Beekeeping workshop and tasting of local and organic products
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