{"id":35245,"date":"2026-05-26T13:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturetravellab.com\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/the-camino-lebaniego-in-cantabria-from-the-atlantic-coast-to-the-picos-de-europa\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T08:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:29:01","slug":"the-camino-lebaniego-in-cantabria-from-the-atlantic-coast-to-the-picos-de-europa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturetravellab.com\/en\/spain\/cantabria\/the-camino-lebaniego-in-cantabria-from-the-atlantic-coast-to-the-picos-de-europa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Camino Lebaniego in Cantabria: from the Atlantic coast to the Picos de Europa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Camino Lebaniego: Hiking from Santander to the Picos de Europa<\/h1>\n\n

The Camino Lebaniego is a beautiful multi-day hike where the landscape gradually changes along the way; over the course of about seventy kilometers, you\u2019ll walk from the Cantabrian coast near San Vicente de la Barquera to the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Li\u00e9bana, deep in the green mountains of northern Spain. From fishing villages to quiet mountain hamlets. Over rolling hills to the rugged peaks of the Picos de Europa. It is a relatively unknown Camino, and that is precisely what makes this route so interesting. <\/p>\n\n

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I walked a large part of the route from Santander. While the major pilgrimage routes to Santiago have become quite well-trodden, the Camino Lebaniego still feels remarkably unspoiled. You walk through villages where people are simply going about their day. A tractor drives by. Residents sit in the shade outside a bar. Laundry is hanging out to dry in a yard as you walk past with your backpack. It\u2019s never crowded, and no one seems particularly impressed by hikers. <\/p>\n\n

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