Castilla La Mancha landscapes and nature sites

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The landscapes and sites in Castilla-La Mancha are a real surprise for those visiting the region for the first time.
320,000 hectares of nature sites make Castilla La Mancha one of the territories in Europe with a greater number of Natural Reserves, National Parks and Strict Nature Reserves.
Thanks to its strategic location in the centre of the Spanish Peninsula and its considerable surface, it combines ecosystems such as scrublands, the characteristic marshlands, grazing grounds and beech groves.

Nature Sites in Castilla-La Mancha

Forests, grazing lands, canyons, marshes, gorges… A wide variety of landscapes are encompassed in two National Parks: the "Cabañeros" National Park (Ciudad Real and Toledo) and the "Tablas de Daimiel" National Park (Ciudad Real), five Nature Reserves: "Alto Tajo" Nature Reserve (Guadalajara and Cuenca), "Hayedo de Tejera Negra" Nature Reserve (Guadalajara), "Calares del Río Mundo" Nature Reserve (Albacete), "Barranco del Río Dulce" Nature Reserve (Guadalajara) and "Las Lagunas de Ruidera" Nature Reserve (Ciudad Real and Albacete), as well as thirteen Strict Nature Reserves and six micro-reserves.
Come and enjoy the landscapes and nature sites in La Mancha.

Nature Sites (Total: 9)

Alto Tajo Nature Reserve

This park has the largest system of fluvial gorges in the Region. It is diverse due to geological, climate and topography factors and its le...

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Hoces del Cabriel Strict Nature Reserve

The Reserve is located in the county of Cuenca known as "La Manchuela". This canyon, with its sharply steep sides and vertical walls is, wit...

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Hayedo de Tejera Negra Nature Reserve

The Park comprises the rivers Lillas and Zarzas, born in the Buitrera glacier valley, as well as a representative and exceptional ...

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Lagunas de Ruidera Nature Reserve

It is considered one of the most beautiful wetland nature areas in the Peninsula, and its most prominent feature are waterfalls linking one ...

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