Tresviso – Holiday Apartment between the Urdón Gorge and Cheese-Making Tradition

Tresviso lies in the upper section of the Urdón Gorge, which is considered one of the most spectacular areas of the Picos de Europa.

When comparing holiday apartments in Tresviso, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies on the respective offer pages. Together with trail lengths, walking times and the themes of nature, history and cheese, this provides an objective basis for personal travel planning.

Other destinations: Voto, Limpias, Argomilla, Santillana Del Mar, Rasines, Proaño, Castro-Urdiales and Parbayón.

Nature and Trails

The PR-PNPE 17 Entorno de Tresviso circular route is 3 kilometres long, has 160 metres of descent and ascent, takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes and is rated low difficulty. It starts and ends in Tresviso and leads across hay meadows and through oak groves along the edge of the Urdón Gorge.

The PR-PNPE 30 Urdón–Tresviso trail is 5.8 kilometres from Urdón to Tresviso and 11.6 kilometres for the round trip. One way takes around 2 hours and 45 minutes, while the round trip takes around 5 hours and 15 minutes. It is rated medium difficulty, has 825 metres of ascent and runs partly along an unprotected cliff edge. The different lengths and time estimates make both trails directly comparable.

Viewpoints

The Mirador del Balcón de Pilatos viewpoint is located halfway down the descent from Tresviso along the Sendero de Urdón and offers views of the Urdón River Gorge and the eastern foothills of the massif towards Ándara.

The Mirador del Valle de Sobra viewpoint is located on the road from Poncebos to Tresviso and offers views of the eastern massif, a prominent peak of the Central Massif and the Valle de Sobra.

The Mirador de Tresviso is located at the edge of the village on the PR-PNPE 30 hiking trail from Urdón to Tresviso and offers views of the Urdón River valley.

History and Village Life

The PR-PNPE 30 Urdón–Tresviso trail was built in the second half of the 19th century to transport ore from the mines of Ándara and Tresviso.

The parish church of San Pedro was built in 1904 above the former 18th-century San Pedro chapel. On 29 June, Tresviso celebrates La Fiesta del Ramo.

Cheese and Gastronomy

Tresviso is part of the protected geographical production area for Picón Bejes-Tresviso cheese. Tresviso and Bejes are considered the places with the longest tradition of producing this cheese.

Cérreu is the cave in Tresviso where Javier Campo ages cheese; the cave contains stalactites and stalagmites.

Javier Campo’s approximately 2- to 3-hour guided tour, “Quesero por un Día,” includes the facilities, the pastures and the ageing cave and ends with a commented cheese tasting. With “Quesero por un Día,” Javier Campo also offers an eight-hour, private and personal experience that follows all stages of cheese production from the pastures to the ageing cave and requires at least two people.

Tresviso cheese made in the Picón style is the centrepiece of the local cuisine. Tresviso’s cuisine also includes boronos, a type of blood sausage.

To the higher-level travel overview: Cantabria.