A sky without lights
There is no light pollution in Redo. When night falls, the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye from the terrace itself, and the great events of the sky can be enjoyed as in few places in Spain. Add to that the festivals and traditions of the Liébana villages, which fill the valley all year round. Here is the calendar of what is coming.
Fiestas del Orujo · Potes
From 13 to 15 November. The great autumn festival of Liébana: steaming stills in the streets, a market, music and orujo distilled live.
Year calendar
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Stargazing in the Picos de Europa
In Redo, 500 metres from Mogrovejo and in the heart of Liébana, there is barely any light pollution. When night falls, the Milky Way traces itself across the peaks and the sky fills with stars as in few places in Cantabria. That makes El Refugio de Redo a perfect base for stargazing: a country house from whose terrace you can watch the stars without taking the car or moving a metre from the fireplace.
Through the year, these dark skies offer a calendar full of dates: the Perseids in August, the Geminids in December — the most intense meteor shower of the year — or the historic total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026, which will be seen in full from the Picos de Europa. Stargazing also turns winter into high season for sky lovers, with especially clear nights over the snow.
An astrotourism break in Liébana is simple: days of walking and stone villages, and nights of blankets, a flask and eyes on the sky from the house itself. If you are looking for where to watch a meteor shower near the Picos de Europa, or a country house free of light pollution in Cantabria, this is your place.
Events calendar
Sky and festivals in Liébana, in order. We will keep updating it as the dates approach.
Fiestas del Orujo · Potes
From 13 to 15 November. The great autumn festival of Liébana: steaming stills in the streets, a market, music and orujo distilled live.
Leonids
One of the fastest showers of the year, with meteors that leave trails behind them. Best seen in the early hours of 17 to 18 November.
Geminids
The most intense meteor shower of the year, with over a hundred meteors an hour at its peak, on the night of 13 to 14 December. Wrap up warm and head to the terrace.
Quadrantids
The year opens with one of the most intense showers, though its peak is brief, in the early hours of 3 to 4 January. A crisp winter sky over the snow on the Picos.
Lyrids
A spring shower of bright meteors, active on the nights of 22 and 23 April. A good moment for the first mild nights on the terrace.
La Santuca · Liébana
The patron saint of Liébana carried in procession to Santo Toribio: the longest walking pilgrimage in Spain, documented since the fifteenth century. Devotion, tradition and a valley in celebration.
Eta Aquariids
Fast meteors from Halley’s Comet, in the early hours of 5 to 6 May. Best seen before dawn, looking east over the mountains.
Virgen de la Salud · Camaleño
The main festival of the house’s own municipality, declared of Regional Tourist Interest. Pilgrimage, tradition and summer in the heart of Liébana.
Festival dates may shift from year to year; it is worth confirming them before planning your trip. Stargazing times are approximate for northern Spain.