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The Puerto de las Signales, in the north of the province of Leon, is one of the highest in the Cantabrian mountain range, a setting of exceptional beauty that guards surprising natural treasures. One of them is the Pinar de Lillo which, with an estimated age of 4,000 years, is classified among the most important in the Iberian Peninsula due to its magnificent state of conservation, its high ecological value and the great variety of flora, fungi and fauna.

In the heart of this forest the Porma River rises, thus beginning a path towards the south in search of the other great Leonese river, the Esla, to which it gives its waters.

In its course it creates magical corners in which wildlife harmonizes with human activity in a sustainable way, structuring the western end of the Montaña de Riaño and Mampodre Regional Park.

As it passes through Puebla de Lillo, the Valle del Porma Park House is located in the building of the old schools, in whose rooms a participatory experience is proposed that will make it possible to feel, smell, touch and see the Regional Park in a different way. .

The river in spring, The forest on a summer night and The summits in winter are three areas in which you can experience tactile sensations thanks to contact with characteristic elements of each ecosystem and smell their aromas, in addition to listening to recordings of the animals that surround them. they inhabit

In a high mountain territory it is important to know the tools that each species has to adapt and evolve over time, being notable those of three emblematic species of the park, such as the chamois, the Cantabrian capercaillie and the alpine newt.