Picos de Europa
Ten days of limestone and gorges: Santander, Potes, Fuente De, Covadonga, Cangas de Onis, the Desfiladero de los Beyos. Tesla and Iberdrola; mountain lanes eat range.
Season: Valley year-round. Fuente De cable and high lakes typically May-October. Snow on San Glorio into May.
Ten days of limestone and gorges: Santander, Potes, Fuente De, Covadonga, Cangas de Onis, the Desfiladero de los Beyos. Tesla and Iberdrola; mountain lanes eat range.
Day by day
Santander
The bay holds the evening. Overnight Tesla.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Santander) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Santander. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Potes
A town in a knot of valleys. Destination charger.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Potes. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Fuente De
The wall of the Picos. Charge before the cable.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Fuente De. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Cangas de Onis
The Roman bridge. Iberdrola after 24 percent.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Iberdrola (Iberdrola Cangas) — typical arrival 24%, about 25 min to 80%. Why stop here: Cangas de Onis. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Santander
Last Tesla. The limestone is still in the rear-view.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Santander) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Santander. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Quiet charging pauses
- Tesla Supercharger in Santander — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.
- Iberdrola in Cangas de Onis — a calm stop on this leg, about 25 min.