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Parque Nacional de Monfragüe |
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Parque
Nacional de Monfragüe
The
National Park of Monfragüe is a clear example
of Mediterranean forest and thicket; it is placed
in Cáceres
province (Extremadura), right in
the centre of a triangle formed by Navalmoral de
la Mata, Plasencia and Trujillo.
It
was declared Natural Park in 1979 and 2007 as National
Park because of being a singular unique Spanish
biodiversity space. 17.852 hectares reveal one of
the most extensive Mediterranean forest nucleus.
Holm oaks and cork oaks intermingle with rockroses.
Strawberry trees, heathers and mastics intermingle
with ashes, willows and hollies. From cracked quartzite
junipers emerge.
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Parque Nacional de Monfragüe |
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Water
is one of the key elements, Tagus and Tiétar
rivers surround Monfragüe, and their waters
carve in the quartzite rocky outcrops where
tawny vulture colonies settle, and peregrine
falcons, bonelli's eagle or eurasian eagle-owl
nest. On the riverside and watercourses live
kingfishers, cormorants, or nightingales, as
well as animals that live in the water such
as the otter. In Monfragüe a wide variety
of ornithological species nest. It's the perfect
place to practice birdwatching.
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| Tabernas (Almería) |
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Mini
Hollywood - Western Theme
Park in the Tabernas Desert.
The
stunning landscape provided by the arid regions
in the province of Almeria has attracted filmmakers
working within the 'Wild West' genre to southern
Spain for decades. The Tabernas Desert in
particular has maintained world interest in
the Spanish film industry providing impressive
locations for a number of powerful spaghetti
westerns throughout the 1960s and 70s.
In more recent years the studios have responded
to the growth in the tourist industry throughout
Andalusia by adapting the most famous film
sets in the area to facilitate public interest
and access. The most popular of these themed
attractions is located approximately 24 kilometres
north of the gorgeous provincial capital city
on the N-340, and is known in Spanish as Poblado
Del Oeste, or Mini Hollywood.
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Mini Hollywood in Tabernas |
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Over one hundred
films have been shot at the Mini Hollywood
location during it's time as a film set, including
the Sergio Leone classics A Fistful of Dollars,
The Magnificent Seven and The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly.
The characteristic, artificial western towns
of Mini Hollywood were originally erected
in the heart of the Tabernas desert landscape
in the spring of 1965. The location is currently
maintained in it's original conditions complete
with an authentic, working saloon.
Visitors
to Mini Hollywood are provided with a variety
of thrilling entertainments, which include
a simulation of a wild west style bank robbery
with spectacular staged gunfights twice
daily in the centre of town at noon, and
again at 5pm. |
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| Villena (Provincia de Alicante) |
Villena (Provincia de Alicante) |
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Like Elda and Novelda, Villena rests within the corridor of the Val de Vinalopó.
However, there is just something about Villena
that makes it stand out. Many consider it the
prettiest village in the region.
Castillo
de la Atalaya: High above town
is Castillo de la Atalaya, a 12th-century Moorish
castle. Although it doesn't tower out of the hilltop,
the views from here are astounding. |
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