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The
Omana region offers the traveler plenty of places to visit, walks
in the woods, walks along the rivers and journeys to different villages
where you can enjoy a great variety of culture and nature. This
region has been declared a national reserve.
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If
you enjoy walking, there are trekking routes, such as the
"Fuente de Omana" or the "Ribera de Omana".
There are also guided walks in the summer
months for all levels of fitness, such as 'La Ruta de las
Zancas' in the region of La Omanuela and 'El Oro de Roma'
in the region of Las Omanas.
More
advanced mountaneers can walk up several peaks in the area:
el
Tambaron, el Nevadin, el Catoute...all of them over 2000 metres
high.
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In
the region of La Omanuela and El Castillo there are fluvial
beaches suitable for swimming.
The river Omana offers two trout seasons and a catch and release
season. The rest of the river is a permit fishing area.
El Vivero waterfall and Los Bayos waterfall with their natural
richness and its acceptable preservation state make them ideal
for bird watching and flora and fauna watching.
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 The
natural park of Somiedo in Asturias, with its three famous lakes
is only 36 kms away.
Valle
del oso, in Trubia, also in Asturias, with the Senda del Oso, is
ideal for walks or bike rides. It is a walk built upon a disused
railway track.
If
you fancy a longer trip you can go to Ponferrada and El Bierzo,
where you will find las Medulas - old roman gold mines - that have
been declared Heritage of Humanity. They are 75 km away.
70
kms away you can find Astorga, built more than 2 millenniums ago
and one of the first roman settlements in Spain. Around there you
can visit a lot of traditional villages. Castrigo de los Polvazares
o Santiagomillas are very charismatic and really worth a visit.
Valporquero
cave, 70 kms away, is the largest karstic cave in Spain Leon,
the capital of the region is also 70 km away.
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