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Parque Natural de Monfragüe
C/ Madroño 1
Cáceres
Extremadura
Spain
92 745 52 92
Type: National Park
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Cáceres
Extremadura
Spain
92 745 52 92
Type: National Park
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This ambitious sanctuary lays claim to the world’s sole surviving original Mediterranean forest and a rare dehesa, a precious native grassland shaded by stands of holm and cork oak, which has become increasingly uncommon in Spain as expanding agricultural practices exact their changes on the landscape. Though noteworthy attractions in and of themselves, their ecological value is compounded by the unique ensemble of vertebrate species they harbor, especially the birds. A hike up to the castle Monfragüe, or to the viewpoint at La Tejadilla, affords the opportunity to witness glimpses, however fleeting, of the greatest attractions in this park – the black vulture and imperial eagle – both endangered, and both more prevalent here than anywhere else in the world. In their nests atop holm and cork oak trees they are accompanied by the chipper bantering of colorful azure-winged magpies, bee-eaters, and black-winged kites.
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