Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0Mountain village
Riaño is a town and municipality located along the Esla River in the mountains of the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, northern Spain. Located 1,100 metres above sea level, it is in the Cantabrian Mountains near the foothills of the Picos de Europa. The village is across the reservoir from Pico Gilbo.
Due to planned construction of a dam and reservoir in the 1980s, for flood control and generation of hydroelectric power, the village and its lowlying farmland were submerged, as were six other villages in the associated dam project. The residents were relocated to New Riaño, built as a replacement higher above the reservoir waters. In 2010 the village had 532 residents.
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10 places to stay in the village's official tourism register.
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Data from the official tourism register of Castilla y León. Being registered does not mean they have rooms available.
10 places to stay
10 places to stay
Country house
12 beds470 m from the centre
Country house
5 beds
Country house
4 beds470 m from the centre
Guesthouse
24 beds1.2 km from the centre
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Source: Junta de Castilla y León · Registro de Turismo (CC BY 4.0); OpenStreetMap (teléfonos y webs que el registro no publica) (ODbL). Open data retrieved in October 2026; recent openings and closures may not appear yet.
