Where can you see the Southern Chamois?
Some of the best places to see the Southern Chamois in the wild include Somiedo Natural Park (Spain), Bosc de Virós (Spain) and Sierra de Boumort (Spain) — among 19 wildlife hotspots across Spain, Italy and France. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park
Pescasseroli, Italy
+139 birds+18 mammals
Where the central Apennines rise in dramatic limestone and clay ridges, the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park unfolds across one of Italy's most…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBosc de Virós
Ainet de Besan, Spain
+126 birds+10 mammals
Where the Pyrenean foothills roll down through northeastern Catalonia, Bosc de Virós unfolds as a dense tapestry of mixed temperate forest in the Lleida province, its…
VIEW FOREST & JUNGLECadí 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…
VIEW NATURAL PARKCapçaleres del Ter i del Freser Natural Park
La Farga, Spain
+125 birds+20 mammals
Where the eastern Pyrenees yield their first waters, granite gorges slice through dense forests of beech and fir, creating one of Catalonia's most hydrologically vital landscapes.…
VIEW NATURAL PARKColl 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…
VIEW MOUNTAIN & ALPINEGran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park
Pietracamela, Italy
+155 birds+12 mammals
Where the Apennines rise in their most dramatic form, the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park unfolds across nearly 70,000 hectares of limestone peaks,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMaiella National Park
Pacentro, Italy
+131 birds+11 mammals
Limestone scarps rise abruptly from the valleys around Pacentro, their pale faces scored by millennia of water and wind into a landscape of canyons, karst features,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMontaña 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…
VIEW NATURAL PARKMonti Sibillini National Park
Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy
+113 birds+11 mammals
Where the Apennines rear their limestone spine across central Italy, the Sibillini Mountains National Park reveals a landscape of dramatic vertical relief, high plateaus, and deeply…
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