Sierra de Cazorla Natural Park
The Sierra de Cazorla extends to more than 210,000 hectares thus considered the largest protected natural area in Spain and one of the largest in Europe.
Declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 1983 and Natural Park in 1986, it is a combination of steep mountains, crossed by rivers with strong current that form numerous waterfalls and lagoons, sheltered by splendid forests that shroud an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna.
Wildlife
The park features a wide range of wildlife: deers, mountain goats, wild boars, wildcats, foxes, mouflon otter, and fallow deer.
The mountain goat is one of the emblematic animals in the park.
The birds the stand out are the griffon vulture and the golden eagle, as well as the bearded vulture which us undergoing the process of repopulation.The Valverde lizard and the snout viper are some of the most outstanding reptiles.
Flora
It has the largest pine forest area in Spain, with a representation of almost all species, and the oldest specimens in Europe. Up to an altitude of 900 m. you can find the pine carrasco forests. As you ascend, you can find holm oak forests, quejigos and important areas of pine trees. In the wettest areas we can find ancient yew trees and specimens of holly, both very scarce in Andalusia.
Declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 1983 and Natural Park in 1986, it is a combination of steep mountains, crossed by rivers with strong current that form numerous waterfalls and lagoons, sheltered by splendid forests that shroud an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna.
Wildlife
The park features a wide range of wildlife: deers, mountain goats, wild boars, wildcats, foxes, mouflon otter, and fallow deer.
The mountain goat is one of the emblematic animals in the park.
The birds the stand out are the griffon vulture and the golden eagle, as well as the bearded vulture which us undergoing the process of repopulation.The Valverde lizard and the snout viper are some of the most outstanding reptiles.
Flora
It has the largest pine forest area in Spain, with a representation of almost all species, and the oldest specimens in Europe. Up to an altitude of 900 m. you can find the pine carrasco forests. As you ascend, you can find holm oak forests, quejigos and important areas of pine trees. In the wettest areas we can find ancient yew trees and specimens of holly, both very scarce in Andalusia.
