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National Park

Asinara National Park

Porto Torres, Italy

+103 birds+5 mammals

Rocky limestone cliffs plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea where Dell'Asinara National Park guards a slender island sanctuary off Sardinia's northwestern coast. The park's terrain is a…

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Forest & Jungle

Bosques de Plan

San Juan de Plan, Spain

+124 birds+4 mammals

Where granite peaks plunge into beech and fir forests, the Pyrenean valleys of Bosques de Plan unfold in dramatic tiers of ancient woodland. This wilderness in…

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National Park

Cabañeros National Park

Retuerta del Bullaque, Spain

+183 birds+8 mammals

Cabañeros National Park is one of Spain’s finest wildlife destinations and one of the best-preserved examples of Mediterranean forest and scrubland in Europe. Located in the…

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Natural Park

Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park

San José, Spain

+274 birds+11 mammals

Where volcanic ridges plunge toward the Mediterranean, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Park unfolds across one of Europe's most arid coastlines, a landscape sculpted by tectonic violence…

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Observation Point

Cabo Peñas

Susacasa, Spain

+303 birds+21 mammals

Where sea cliffs rise sheer from the Bay of Biscay, Susacasa's observation point commands one of Asturias's most dramatic coastal vistas. The landscape here is defined…

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Natural Park

Cadí Moixeró Natural Park

Bor, Spain

+172 birds+21 mammals

Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Catalonia, located in the heart of the eastern Pyrenees. Covering more than…

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Natural Park

Camargue Regional Nature Park

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France

+378 birds+48 mammals

Where the Rhône Delta sprawls into the Mediterranean, a landscape of stark and haunting beauty emerges—vast salt marshes punctuated by shallow lagoons, reed beds, and scrubland…

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Natural Park

Cañón del Río Lobos Natural Park

Santa María de las Hoyas, Spain

+136 birds+2 mammals

Where the Río Lobos carves its relentless path through the Iberian plateau, limestone cliffs rise in dramatic ramparts above a ribbon of water that has spent…

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Natural Park

Cap de Creus Natural Park

Roses, Spain

+245 birds+23 mammals

Where the Pyrenees tumble into the Mediterranean, Cap de Creus Nature Park unfolds across 300 square kilometres of one of northeastern Spain's most dramatic coastal wilderness…

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Mountain & Alpine

Coll de Pal

La Molina, Spain

+142 birds+12 mammals

Where the eastern Pyrenees descend into Catalonia, alpine meadows and rocky slopes define the character of this mountain pass, a threshold between the high Iberian interior…

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Natural Park

Collserola Natural Park

Barcelona, Spain

+194 birds+20 mammals

Where Mediterranean scrubland rises steeply from Barcelona's urban edge, Collserola unfolds across 173 square kilometres of low mountains that form a crucial ecological buffer between city…

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Natural Park

Delta de l’Ebre Natural Park

Eucaliptus, Spain

+341 birds+18 mammals

Where the Ebro River spreads into a vast labyrinth of shallow lagoons, reed beds, and brackish marshes before surrendering to the Mediterranean, one of southern Europe's…

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Nature Reserve

Dirigida Laguna de Gallocanta Nature Reserve

Las Cuerlas, Spain

+250 birds+7 mammals

Where continental steppe meets the vast mirror of inland water, Spain's largest natural lagoon reveals a landscape of haunting beauty. The shallow alkaline lake, cradled in…

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National Park

Doñana National Park

Hinojos, Spain

+300 birds+13 mammals

Where the Guadalquivir River delta spreads into the Atlantic, vast marshes, cork woodlands, and coastal dunes converge to create one of southwestern Europe's most biodiverse wetland…

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Nature Reserve

Wetland

Espacio Natural Remolar-Filipinas

El Prat del Llobregat, Spain

+297 birds+7 mammals

Where the Llobregat River delta meets the Mediterranean, a patchwork of salt marshes, reed beds, and shallow lagoons creates one of Catalonia's most dynamic wetland ecosystems.…

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Nature Reserve

Espai d’interès natural de les Gavarres

Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, Spain

+143 birds+16 mammals

Where Mediterranean scrubland rises and falls across the gentle hills of inland Catalonia, the Espai d'interès natural de les Gavarres protects one of the region's most…

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Natural Park

Estrecho Natural Park

Pedro Valiente, Spain

+281 birds+20 mammals

Where Mediterranean pine forests meet wind-sculpted coastal cliffs, one of Europe's most dynamic ecological crossroads unfolds across the Strait of Gibraltar. Spanning 686 square kilometers of…

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Natural Park

L’Albufera Natural Park

València, Spain

+321 birds+18 mammals

Where shallow lagoons meet Mediterranean coastal marshland, L'Albufera Nature Park unfolds as one of Spain's most vital wetland complexes. This protected landscape, designated under IUCN Category…

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National Park

La Maddalena Archipelago National Park

La Maddalena, Italy

+86 birds+1 mammals

Crystalline waters lap against granite islands scattered across the Tyrrhenian Sea, where Dell'Arcipelago di la Maddalena unfolds as a Mediterranean archipelago of raw geological beauty and…

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Nature Reserve

Lagunas de Archidona Nature Reserve

Archidona, Spain

+142 birds+4 mammals

Where shallow freshwater lagoons merge with reed beds and Mediterranean scrub, Lagunas de Archidona in Andalusia creates a wetland mosaic of profound ecological importance. These interconnected…

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Natural Park

Marjal Pego-Oliva Natural Park

Molinell, Spain

+219 birds+2 mammals

Where the Valencian littoral flattens into wetland and reed-bed, Marjal Pego-Oliva straddles the boundary between the Mediterranean and its inland margins, a mosaic of shallow lagoons,…

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National Park

Monfragüe National Park

Torrejón el Rubio, Spain

+219 birds+10 mammals

Where the Tagus River cuts through limestone plateaus in central Extremadura, Monfragüe National Park rises as a fortress of Mediterranean and Atlantic woodland, its dramatic rocky…

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Natural Park

Montaña de Montserrat Natural Park

Marganell, Spain

+149 birds+10 mammals

Where granite monoliths erupt from the Mediterranean scrubland like cathedral spires, an otherworldly landscape unfolds across Catalonia's most dramatic mountain reserve. These iconic sandstone and conglomerate…

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Natural Park

Montaña Palentina Natural Park

Vidrieros, Spain

+180 birds+29 mammals

Where the Cantabrian mountains rise above the Palencia plateau, Montaña Palentina Nature Park sprawls across nearly 1,500 square kilometres of some of northern Spain's most dramatic…

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Mountain & Alpine

Montañas de Prades

Capafonts, Spain

+151 birds+13 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Tarragona hinterland, a wild mosaic of pine forests, scrubland, and limestone cliffs creates one of northeastern Spain's most biodiverse…

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Natural Park

Montes de Málaga Natural Park

Málaga, Spain

+159 birds+7 mammals

Where cork oak and pine forest sweep across the rugged hills inland from the Costa del Sol, the Montes de Málaga Nature Park unfolds as a…

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Natural Park

Montseny Natural Park

Viladrau, Spain

+156 birds+30 mammals

The Montseny Natural Park is one of Catalonia’s most remarkable protected areas, offering an extraordinary blend of biodiversity, scenic landscapes, and cultural heritage within easy reach…

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National Park

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Sobrarbe, Spain

+162 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone cliffs soar a thousand metres above cascading rivers, the Pyrenean massif reveals itself in its most dramatic form. Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park…

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Natural Park

Parc del Foix

Castellet i la Gornal, Spain

+180 birds+4 mammals

Where the Foix River carves through limestone ridges southwest of Barcelona, a natural park of modest area but outsized ecological richness unfolds across roughly 37 square…

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Natural Park

Parc del Garraf

Rat-Penat, Spain

+190 birds+15 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise abruptly from the Mediterranean coastal plain, Parc Natural del Garraf unfolds across 319 square kilometers of one of Catalonia's most dramatic protected…

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Natural Park

Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor

Font-Montnegre, Spain

+148 birds+16 mammals

Where Mediterranean scrubland gives way to deciduous and coniferous woodland, the Parc Natural del Montnegre i el Corredor unfolds across nearly 478 square kilometres of northeastern…

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Nature Reserve

Parcial C Marina de les Medes Nature Reserve

Torroella de Montgrí, Spain

+93 birds

Where the Costa Brava's limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, the Parcial C section of Marina de les Medes Nature Reserve protects one of Catalonia's…

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Nature Reserve

Parque-Reserva Natural de las Quinientas

Berlanga, Spain

+75 birds

Where Mediterranean scrubland rises and falls across the limestone plateaus of central Extremadura, the Parque-Reserva Natural de las Quinientas protects a landscape of profound ecological richness.…

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National Park

Peneda-Gerês National Park

A Baixa Limia, Portugal

+156 birds+15 mammals

Where granite gorges cut through ancient montane forests, the Peneda-Gerês National Park rises across the rugged borderlands between northern Portugal and Galicia, a landscape shaped by…

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National Park

Picos de Europa National Park

Posada de Valdeón, Spain

+166 birds+26 mammals

Where limestone massifs rise abruptly from the Castilian plateau, the Picos de Europa create one of Spain's most dramatic mountain wilderness areas. The park's jagged peaks,…

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Natural Park

Ponga Natural Park

San Juan de Beleño, Spain

+98 birds+13 mammals

Where the Picos de Europa rise in dramatic limestone walls, the landscape softens as you descend into Asturias' Ponga Nature Park, a 407-square-kilometre sanctuary where deciduous…

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Natural Park

Ports Natural Park

Alfara de Carles, Spain

+157 birds+13 mammals

Where the eastern Catalan ranges descend toward the Mediterranean, a sprawling mosaic of Mediterranean scrubland, pine woodland, and rocky limestone terrain defines Ports Natural Park, a…

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National Park

Pyrénées National Park

Hautes Pyrenees, France

+150 birds+35 mammals

Where alpine meadows give way to limestone cliffs and rushing torrents carve through ancient stone, the Pyrénées National Park spans a landscape of austere beauty along…

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Natural Park

Redes Natural Park

Arrobio, Spain

+163 birds+16 mammals

Where the Picos de Europa cast their shadow westward, the Redes Nature Park sprawls across nearly 600 square kilometres of Asturian limestone and schist, a wild…

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Nature Reserve

Regional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees

Olette, France

+244 birds+63 mammals

Where granite peaks thrust skyward above cloud-laden valleys, a wild tapestry of Mediterranean and alpine ecosystems interweaves across the Franco-Spanish frontier. These Pyrenean slopes harbour extraordinary…

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Natural Park

S’Albufera Natural Park

Platja de Muro, Spain

+253 birds+6 mammals

Where Mediterranean lagoons meet the Balearic coast, S'Albufera stretches across nearly 1,600 hectares of wetland and dune systems that rank among Europe's most ecologically vital shallow-water…

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Natural Park

Serra D’Irta Natural Park

Alcossebre, Spain

+122 birds+13 mammals

Where Mediterranean limestone cliffs meet the Balearic Sea, Serra d'Irta unfolds as a tapestry of dramatic coastal terrain and diverse terrestrial habitats. This Category 5 protected…

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Nature Reserve

Serra de Mariola Natural Park

Bocairent, Spain

+164 birds+19 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise above the Valencian interior, Serra de Mariola unfolds across 225 square kilometers of Mediterranean mountain terrain that shifts between dense evergreen woodland,…

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Natural Park

Serra de Montsant Natural Park

La Morera de Montsant, Spain

+134 birds+15 mammals

Rugged limestone ridges and deeply incised gorges define the Serra de Montsant, a 10,000-hectare protected landscape that rises abruptly from the wine-growing plains of Tarragona in…

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Natural Park

Sierra de Andújar Natural Park

Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain

+198 birds+19 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through Mediterranean scrubland and cork forests cascade down Andalusian hillsides, one of Spain's most pristine wilderness areas unfolds across 74,000 hectares of…

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Mountain & Alpine

Sierra de Boumort

Segan, Spain

+145 birds+13 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the Catalan Pyrenees, ancient limestone cliffs rise in dramatic ramparts above dense Mediterranean forests. This wild corner of northeastern Spain harbors…

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Nature Reserve

Sierra de Castril Natural Park

Castril, Spain

+110 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone walls rise abruptly from the Guadalentín valley, carving passages of breathtaking drama through Andalusia's interior, one encounters the raw geological theatre of this protected…

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Natural Park

Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Park

Las Canalejas, Spain

+176 birds+21 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through mountainous terrain in eastern Andalusia, the Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Park sprawls across more than 5,200 square…

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Nature Reserve

Sierra de Gredos Regional Park

Candeleda, Spain

+180 birds+18 mammals

Where granite peaks claw at 2,592 metres and alpine meadows give way to cork oak scrubland, Spain's central highlands reveal a landscape of remarkable vertical drama.…

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National Park

Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Rascafría, Spain

+179 birds+13 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the central Spanish plateau, the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park unfolds across more than eleven hundred square kilometres of montane…

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Natural Park

Sierra de Huétor Natural Park

Huétor Santillán, Spain

+126 birds+3 mammals

Where limestone ridges pierce the Mediterranean sky above Granada, a 273-square-kilometre sanctuary of pine forest and alpine meadow rises to nearly 2,400 metres. This protected landscape,…

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National Park

Sierra de las Nieves National Park

Tolox, Spain

+159 birds+7 mammals

Where limestone summits pierce the Mediterranean sky above Andalusia's coastal ranges, Sierra de las Nieves National Park unfolds across nearly 500 square kilometres of dramatically folded…

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Natural Park

Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park

Frigiliana, Spain

+128 birds+8 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise sharply from the Axarquía lowlands, the Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Nature Park unfolds across a dramatic landscape of white-rock massifs,…

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Natural Park

Sierra Mágina Natural Park

Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain

+114 birds+2 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise abruptly from the Jaén countryside, Sierra Mágina unfolds as one of Andalusia's most underrated natural treasures. This protected landscape, anchored by the…

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National Park

Sierra Nevada National Park

Válor, Spain

+137 birds+7 mammals

Where granite ridges rise above 3,000 metres across the Alpujarra foothills, Sierra Nevada National Park crowns southern Spain's most dramatic mountain landscape. The park encompasses a…

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Nature Reserve

Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park

Casbas de Huesca/Casbas de Uesca, Spain

+175 birds+10 mammals

Where limestone gorges slice through the pre-Pyrenean foothills of Aragon, the Sierra y Cañones de Guara sprawls across nearly 940 square kilometers of one of Spain's…

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Natural Park

Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park

Algar, Spain

+156 birds+10 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise abruptly from the Córdoba countryside, the Sierras Subbéticas Nature Park sprawls across nearly 583 square kilometres of one of Andalusia's most rugged…

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Natural Park

Somiedo Natural Park

Pola de Somiedo, Spain

+165 birds+25 mammals

Where granite gorges cleave through the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain, alpine meadows roll toward beech and oak forests in a landscape virtually untouched by industrial…

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National Park

Tablas de Daimiel National Park

Daimiel, Spain

+246 birds+6 mammals

Where the Guadiana River spreads into a labyrinth of shallow lagoons and reed beds across the sun-baked plains of central Spain, Tablas de Daimiel National Park…

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Natural Park

Túria Natural Park

València, Spain

+150 birds+21 mammals

Where the Túria riverbed winds through the lowlands south of Valencia, a sprawling natural park of nearly 440 square kilometres unfolds across one of Spain's most…

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Biosphere Reserve

Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve

Txatxarramendi, Spain

+268 birds+8 mammals

Where the Pyrenean foothills surrender to the Bay of Biscay, tidal estuaries carve through Basque limestone, creating one of Europe's most ecologically vital wetland complexes. Salt…

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Natural Park

Valles Occidentales Natural Park

Siresa, Spain

+168 birds+20 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the western Pyrenean foothills, steep valleys carved by ancient rivers create a mosaic of Mediterranean scrubland, beech forests, and alpine meadows.…

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