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The World’s 100 Best Canyons & Gorges

Cares Gorge

Picos de Europa, Spain

  1. WORLD’S BEST CANYONS & GORGES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 4 2026

Top 10No. 1 in Spain

Cares Gorge

A limestone gorge in the Picos de Europa, with walls rising over 1,000 meters above the Cares River. Visitors follow a narrow path cut along the rock, passing tunnels and bridges high above the water.

Highlights

  • Tunnels carved into rock
  • Bridges and walkways
  • Vertical limestone walls

Good to know

  • 24 km round trip, 6 to 8 hours
  • Arrive before 9 AM for parking
  • Narrow path with no handrail

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