NATURE
In Castilla-La Mancha there are places and activities for all tastes: on foot, on horseback, by motor, by bicycle, crossing the sky or down the river. The offer is almost infinite with 23% of the territory of the region declared as a “Natural Protected Area”.
Cabañeros National park
The Cabañeros National Park is straddling the provinces of Toledo and Ciudad Real. Its meadows and pastures, dotted with holm oaks, cork oaks and gall oaks, host colonies of imperial eagles, black storks, black vultures, deer, roe deer and wild boar. It is an ecosystem unparalleled Mediterranean.
Ruidera lagoons
Upstream of the Guadiana River, Lagunas de Ruidera await you, a great tourist attraction with bathing areas, fishing and unforgettable turquoise waters. Nearby is the volcanic Campo de Calatrava, with outcrops of hot springs .
Hoces del Cabriel
Another spectacular natural reserve is the Hoces del Cabriel, in the province of Cuenca. There the Cabriel River has formed a limestone canyon without equal, which sublimates places of great beautylike the Sierra de los Cuchillos.
Hoces del Cabriel
Tablas de Daimiel
Las Tablas de Daimiel, in the province of Ciudad Real, are the maximum exponent of what It is known as Mancha Húmeda, a large area that houses the provinces of Ciudad Real, Toledo, Cuenca and Albacete, considered a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. In their lagoon complexes, made up of the Guadiana, Cigüela, Záncara, Azuer or Riánsares rivers, numerous colonies of birds nest during their nesting, rearing or migratory periods. The flocks of flamingos that live there give a special color and exoticism to its environment.
Other protected areas
The options and possibilities that nature offers in Castilla-La Mancha are almost infinite with dozens of protected areas, reserves and natural parks: Sierra Norte de Guadalajara and Alto Tajo, Barranco del Río Dulce -also in Guadalajara-, Serranía de Cuenca, Calares del Río Mundo and La Sima in Albacete, Valle de Alcudía and Sierra Madrona in Ciudad Real, Barrancas de Castrejón and Calaña in Toledo with landscapes from another planet, bird watching and protected species …
Alto Tajo
Mundo River
Cuervo River
Alcudia Valley
