Paraje Natural de las Marismas del Piedras y Flecha de
El Rompido
 With
some 2,530 hectares, the natural area at the Marismas del
Piedras and the Flecha de El Rompido is a unique natural
structure, built up by a process of deposition in the river
Piedras, from the tidal flow in the marsh and by sea deposition
from the south east. All these combine to form a natural
landscape of great scenic beauty, enhanced by the sheer
numbers of fauna attracted to these habits and, for the
visitor, the striking geomorphic details of the terrain
itself. These are themselves enhanced by a thriving aquatic
diversity in the canals, waterways and marshes nearby.
The vegetation here is variable but unified by its preferrence
for wetlands. In the marsh, halophytic plants, which love
very salty water, predominate, along with areas of marine
esparto grass and variations of plants from the glasswort
family. On the coast, we find the stone pine, broom variants,
brassica, rushes, kales, lotus, sea daffodil, white lily,
marram grass, sea holly, milk thistle, and other species
suited to firmer sand habitats. Outstanding among the fauna
is a wealth of bird species including the northern pintail,
cinnamon teal, oystercatcher, sandwich tern, little egret,
black-headed gull, black-winged stilt and the dunlin. Also
notably present are members of the chameleon family, various
small mammals and, occasionally sighted, the lynx. Among
the marine life we find various fish, crustaceans and molluscs
such as sea bass, eels, spider crabs and clams.
Doñana
Declared a protected natural park in 1989, the wetland
reserve covers 53,709 hectares at the extreme south-east
of Huelva province, south-west of Seville and north-east
of Cádiz, including nine municipalities of these three
provinces.
The National Park of Doñana is considered the biggest
ecological reserve in Europe. Owing to its geographical
situation, at the confluence between the Mediterranean
and Atlantic, the Natural Park of Doñana and the
National Park of Doñana together form the key European
link in the avian migratory routes between Europe and Africa.
Due to its proximity to both regions, it comprises areas
similar to the habitats of distinct species of animal and
plant life found in both.
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information about the Parque Nacional de Doñana.
Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche
Also declared a natural park in 1989, its rough outline
of some 186,827 hectares covers almost all of the north
of Huelva province, and touches on 28 municipalities in
the Sierra de Huelva. It is veined by a network of rivers
that connect in one hydrographic basin: the Guadalquivir
(Rivera de Huelva), the Guadíana (Caliente, Múrtigas,
Ingenio) and the Odiel (Rivera de Linares, Rivera de Santa
Ana).
The interest in visiting this Park is more than justified
by the variety of its areas of meadow and pasture, holm
oak and cork oak, acorn woodlands and its wooded plains.
Equally, for the quality of its gastronomic products, most
famously its jamón ibérico, cured ham. The ‘Gruta
de las maravillas’, grotto of marvels, cave system
is of immense geological and scenic interest, huge and
beautiful, penetrating deep into the limestone substrata
of the Sierra, making it one of the largest cave systems
in the entire Iberian Peninsula, with a length of 1,200m.
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