The The path of the Nansa is a path of almost 7 kilometers that is located near the mouth of the Nansa River. The to steer Part of the city of Muñorrodero to Camijanes, although they made an expansion on Cades a few years ago. And it’s a true miracle of the nature.
Simple, beautiful and for the whole family. That’s how it is The Nansa River Path in Cantabria, a route that runs in most of its parallel route outside the Nansa River And that starts in Val de San Vicente, in the western zone of Cantabria.
He Río Nansa was born in the Sierra de Peña Labra, on the border between Palencia and Cantabria and runs 46 kilometers through the Nansa Valley until it leads to one of the most beautiful areas of the Cantabrian. The estuary of the Tina Minor Estuary, where Nansa flows, is a true miracle of nature. It has a very clear turquoise color and very different from the intense blue typical of the Cantabrian.
Fluvial path of the Nansa in Cantabria
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport, via the Camino Lebaniego Foundation with its Steps for Life project, continues with the Programming of the SO -driven ‘Safaris del Camino’, which offers countless activities and initiatives.
The Counselor, Luis Martínez Abad, has indicated that the purpose of this activity is «Promote the awareness of biodiversity and preservation of the environment In the natural environment of Cantabria, especially in the pilgrimage paths of the Lebaniego Road ».
So, and benefit from the arrival of spring, next Sunday, April 20, there will be there A daytime route that makes it possible to observe more and learn about the first flowers that appear in our natural environment After the winter months. It is led a route by the expert in Fauna and Flora Juan Manuel Pardo de Santayana. It is free and is aimed at general public, adults and children from 8 years old, after registration.
A week later, on Saturday 26 April and coinciding with World Conservation Day, it will be presented An evening route along the Nansa Rivierpad to discover the importance for the ecosystem of these fascinating animals And during which all actions that the Steps for Life project performs in the field of amphibians can be known.
Like all activities of these organized paths, it is free and aimed at the general public from 8 years, after registration.
Appointments for May and June: Safaris on the path of Nansa
For the month of May, two other indispensable agreements were organized for lovers of the nature. On May 11, A new Ring session in Tina Minor, coinciding with the migrating passage of birds in the spring; And on the 25thAn exciting route through Fuente Dé and De Winter of Iguedri, which means that the Day of the Natura 2000 network and the jubilee of the LIFE program are celebrated, which includes the Steps for Life project.
The calendar is It closes in the month of June with three more activities: a route from Bejes to the Collado of the Leaf on 1 June, ideal for flower lovers, butterflies and amphibians in their natural habitat; A unique experience with a night safari in Cicera and a daytime route to the Mirador de Santa Catalina on 14 and 15 June; And a route of the butterflies in Caloca, perfect for enjoying these colorful insects in the middle of the summer.
The inscription of the April safaris to know that the path of the Nansa can be done online on the website of the event.
Steps for the life project
He Steps for Life Project started in January 2022 and will be in force until December 2026 with the aim of transforming the pilgrimage paths of the Lebaniego road in Cantabria and the Camino de Santiago as it passes through the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal into a green infrastructure restoring micro -fuses for fauna and flora and transforming a cultural and tourist infrastructure on a Multifunctional Path That Serves As a Main Tool for the Improvement of Biodiversity, Ecological Connectivity and Service System.
Of He is developing in Cantabria and Vila Nova de Gaia, in Portugal. In the case of Cantabria it works in the 12 municipalities that cross the Lebaniego Road, from San Vicente de la Barquera to Santo Toribio de Liebana and in the three branches: Castilian Road, by Piedrasluengas; Leonese road, through the port of San Glorio and Vadiniense Road, through Camaleño.
In this waySteps per life on the road and the area of influence are divided into 12 protected spaces of the Natura 2000 network; 6 Special Conservation (ZEC); 4 areas of special protection for birds (Zepas); The Picos de Europa National Park and the Oymbre Natural Park.