Discover Dobres in Cantabria
Mel Dobres asks the following question:
“Hello, just surfing the net and came across your website. My family name is “Dobres” and I was wondering if you could possibly send me histroy on the town that shares my name.
Thank you Mel Dobres, BC, Canada”
Answer
Dobres is located in Cantabria, in the Comarca de Liébana just next the National Park of Picos de Europa. Dobres is an impressive beautiful village where visitors can enjoy the forests and landscapes of Liébana in all its splendour. An ideal place to enjoy relaxing days and nights in touch with Nature taking part in our mountain activities. So, if you want to go and see Dobres, I recommend you to rent an apartment or a country house.
Liébana is one of Cantabria’s most famous holiday destinations. It is surrounded by high mountains, stunning landscapes, and a mild microclimate. It is a traditional place for rural tourism, and its attraction lies in its authenticity which has been retained by the various towns and villages. Liébana is divided into several valleys, of which the Val de Baró is the most heavily populated. At the top of the valley is the Fuente Dé mountain resort. There, a cable car climbs nearly a thousand metres to reach El Cable Viewing Point, which provides an unmissable view for anyone who wants to experience the magnificence of the Picos de Europa. The region’s numerous hotels are in keeping with the traditions of Liébana.
The historic-artistic heritage of this area offers some extremely interesting sights, such as the Mozarab church at Lebeña, from the tenth century, and the Romanesque monastery at Piasca, from the eleventh century. In the Monastery of Santo Toribio of Liébana there is the relic of the Lignum Crucis, the largest surviving fragment of Christ’s Cross. The Monastery was founded in Mount Viorna in the sixth century, although the current church is from the thirteenth century. It was here, in the eighth century, that Beato of Liébana lived and wrote. He was the author of “Comentarios al Apocalipsis”, an important example of medieval thought and a real artistic treasure because of its polychrome illustrations. Santo Toribio, along with Jerusalem, Rome and Santiago de Compostela, is one of the four Christian holy pilgrimage sites.
