Potes sits at the centre of the Eastern Picos. It's the jumping off point for all sorts of activities in the hills around - quad bikes, walking packs, guides, hats and coats, wet suits, etc. On this day we just went in for a wander and lunch.
As you would expect, it is very touristy. Not much in the way of ancient monuments 'though. This tower is the famous building, and we could not work out what it was famous for. Perhaps it's just old.
As you can see, there were lots of open-air bars and cafes catering to us visitors. We vacilated at length before choosing one of the cafes in the square on the other side of the river. As we sat down, the wind picked up, so at least half of the entertainment was watching our fellow diners try to keep control of their sunshades.
I ordered a squid sandwich. Sounded delicious on the chalkboard (or maybe I was just very hungry). What arrived was something that looked like a chip buttie. But with a lemon rather than ketchup.It tasted heavenly.
You can focus on the little streets and patchwork of houses and other buildings in the centre of Potes. But every time you lift your eyes you see the hills...
This door was closed and seemed vaguely medieval. We wondered what was behind it. When it opened up after the heat of the day, it proved to be a shop selling wine and beer.
And so we wandered around...
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