Main Natural Parks of Spain

According to the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) , a Natural Park is part of the protected natural areas and can be defined as:

Surface of soil or water that forms an ecological unit of relevance for its conservation, either at the level of Autonomy and the State or only in one of them, totally independent of whether there is legal protection or not.

Therefore, they are natural places with special biological or landscape characteristics .

Not all Natural Parks are National Parks, but the other way around. The Nationals meet certain conditions that indicate that they have a natural value for which they deserve to be preserved at the national management level, that is, by the Government and in some cases at the UNESCO level. On the other hand, the Natural Parks are both the National Parks and others that are protected natural areas but only at the regional or local level. However, to clearly mark the difference between these two types of parks, we can say that the Naturals do not have a common body that manages them at the national level, each one is managed locally and the Nationals, although they are natural sites, are managed by a common national body.

In these natural reserves , work is being done to conserve the biodiversity of these areas, some of which are part of the World Heritage Site.

It is a protected natural area in Andalusia , in southern Spain. It is a large area with such a variety of ecosystems and landscapes that it has become one of the most special places, as there are marshes, coasts, forests, plains and dunes. It is home to a large number of species of fauna and flora, and is even home to endangered species , such as the Iberian lynx . In its entirety it occupies a space of 108,086 hectares. It was declared a Natural and National Park in 1969.

In addition, it is one of the protected Natural Parks of Spain but it is even more special, because in this case it is not only protected by Spanish laws, but the Doñana Park is a World Heritage Site , granted by UNESCO since 1994.

The Teide National Park is considered one of the 10 most beautiful landscapes in Spain . In this protected area is the Teide volcano, hence the park receives this name. The Teide Park in Tenerife , the Canary Islands, is considered the most visited Natural and National Park , with an average of 4,079,823 visitors per year.

It is the largest National Park, since its extension is just under 19,000 hectares, and also the oldest of the Canary Islands. In addition, although it is a volcanic area, it is a place of great biological wealth, that is, it is a place where there is incredible biodiversity. For this reason, the Teide National and Natural Park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2007 .

The Picos de Europa Park is a Biosphere Reserve , this being approved by UNESCO in 2003, located in the north of Spain and has an area of ​​67,455 hectares. Specifically, it is in the Cantabrian mountain range, so it is between the provinces of Asturias, Cantabria and León.

It is the third most visited Natural Park in Spain , with an annual average of 1,774,955 visitors, and there are routes and trails marked to visit it in a respectful way. It contains a great variety of flora and fauna, since in this same park there are different types of forests.

Among the most beautiful Natural Parks in Spain we have highlighted three of the main ones, which are not only important for their beauty that invites you to visit them within a sustainable and responsible tourism, but also because they are large areas of biodiversity and ecosystems, some unique because they are home to endemic flora and fauna of which there is little, as is the case with endemic species from Spain such as the Iberian lynx. Now we leave you below, a list of 100 Natural Parks in Spain , indicating the place where they are:

1. Fragas do Eume Natural Park – La Coruña
2. Corrubedo Natural Park and Carregal and Vixán lagoons – La Coruña
3. O Invernadeiro Natural Park – Ourense
4. Serra da Enciña da Lastra Natural Park – Ourense
5. Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés Natural Park – Ourense
6. Monte Aloia Natural Park – Pontevedra
7. Las Ubiñas Natural Park – La Mesa – Asturias
8. Ponga Natural Park – Asturias
9. Redes Natural Park – Asturias
10. Somiedo Natural Park – Asturias
11. Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias Natural Park – Asturias
12. Picos de Europa Natural Park – Cantabria
13. Saja-Besaya Natural Park – Cantabria
14. Liencres Dunes Natural Park – Cantabria
15. Oyambre Natural Park – Cantabria
16. Natural Park of Peñacabarga – Cantabria
17. Gorbeia Natural Park – Álava
18. Urkiola Natural Park – Álava
19. Valderejo Natural Park – Álava
20. Izki Natural Park – Álava
21. Laguardia Natural Park – Álava
22. Hoces del Río Purón Natural Park – Álava
23. Arlar Natural Park – Guipúzcoa
24. Pagoeta Natural Park – Guipúzcoa
25. Aiako Harria Natural Park – Guipúzcoa
26. Aizkorri Aratz Natural Park – Guipúzcoa
27. Sierra de Gorbeia Natural Park – Vizcaya
28. Sierra de Urkiola Natural Park – Vizcaya
29. Urdaibai Natural Park – Vizcaya
30. Bardenas Reales Natural Park – Navarra
31. Señorío de Bértiz Natural Park – Navarra
32. Western Valleys Natural Park – Huesca
33. Posets Madaleta Natural Park – Huesca
34. Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park – Huesca
35. Moncayo Natural Park – Zaragoza
36. La Laguna de Gallocanta Natural Park – Zaragoza
37. Natural Park of the High Pyrenees – Lérida
38. Natural Park of the Sierra del Cadí Moixaró – Lérida
39. Serra d’Ensitje Natural Park – Rasos de Paguera – Barcelona
40. Natural Park of the Sierra del Cadí Moixaró – Barcelona
41. Cap de Creus Natural Park – Girona
42. Aiguamolls de l’Empordá Natural Park – Girona
43. Natural Park of the Volcanic area of ​​La Garrotxa – Girona
44. Natural Park of the Sierra del Cadí Moixaró – Girona
45. Montseny Natural Park – Girona
46. Ebro Delta Natural Park – Tarragona
47. Massif dels Ports Natural Park – Tarragona
48. Sierra del Montsant Natural Park – Tarragona
49. Prades Mountains Natural Park – Tarragona
50. Albufera Natural Park – Valencia
51. Natural Park of the Marsh of Pego-Oliva – Valencia
52. Sierra Calderona Natural Park – Valencia
53. Sierra de Mariola Natural Park – Valencia
54. Hoces de Cabriel Natural Park – Valencia
55. Chera-Sot de Xera Natural Park – Valencia
56. Turia Natural Park and Protected Natural Area – Valencia
57. El Hondo Protected Natural Park – Alicante
58. Protected Natural Park of Salinas de Santa Pola – Alicante
59. Carrascal de la Font Roja Natural Park – Alicante
60. Las Lagunas de la Mata and Torrevieja Natural Park – Alicante
61. Peñón d’Ifach Natural Park – Alicante
62. Montgó Massif Natural Park – Alicante
63. Sierra de Mariola Natural Park – Alicante
64. Natural Park of the Marsh of Pego-Oliva – Alicante
65. Sierra María-Los Vélez Natural Park – Almería
66. Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park – Almería
67. Sierra Nevada Natural Park – Almería
68. Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas – Jaén
69. Sierra Nevada Natural Park – Las Alpujarras – Granada
70. Sierra de Baza Natural Park – Granada
71. Sierra de Huétor Natural Park – Granada
72. Sierra de Castril Natural Park – Granada
73. Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park – Granada and Malaga
74. Sierra de Las Nieves and Guadalorce Valley Natural Park – Málaga
75. Natural Park of Los Montes de Málaga – Málaga
76. Serranía de Ronda Natural Park – Malaga
77. Cádiz Bay Natural Park – Cádiz
78. La Breña and Marismas de Barbate Natural Park – Cádiz
79. Doñana Environment Natural Park – Cádiz, Huelva and Seville
80. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park – Cádiz
81. Los Alcornocales Natural Park – Cádiz
82. Strait Natural Park – Cádiz
83. Cardeña-Montoro Natural Park – Córdoba
84. Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Park – Córdoba
85. Las Lagunas del Sur Natural Park – Córdoba
86. Sierra Subbética Natural Park – Córdoba
87. Lagunas de Ruidera Natural Park – Ciudad Real and Albacete
88. Calares del Río Mundo and La Sima Natural Park – Albacete
89. Hoces del Río Cabriel Natural Park – Albacete
90. Cumbres, Circo and Laguna de Peñalara Natural Park – Madrid
91. Pinar de Abantos Natural Park and La Herrería area – Madrid
92. Arribes del Duero Natural Park – Salamanca
93. Las Batuecas and Sierra de Francia Natural Park – Salamanca
94. Río Lobos Canyon Natural Park – Burgos and Soria
95. Tamadaba Natural Park – Gran Canaria
96. Pilancones Natural Park – Gran Canaria
97. Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park – Lanzarote
98. Volcanoes Natural Park – Lanzarote
99. Corona Forestal Natural Park – Tenerife
100. Islote de Lobos Natural Park – Las Palmas – Canary Islands
101. Alto Tajo Natural Park – Taravilla – Guadalajara

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