The largest park in Spain.
Over 200,000 hectares of incredible beauty spots make up the Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Reserve, where species which are unique in the world live. 
This is the largest protected area in all of Spain. We are talking about 200,000 hectares of mountains, situated to the Northeast of Jaén, with luxuriant forests of pine groves with unique species, such as the Cazorla violet, the Valverde wall lizard, a daffodil which claims to be the smallest in the world and a unique carnivorous plant. The Guadalquivir rises here (in Cañada de las Fuentes, at a height of over 1,300 metres) as well as the Segura. The reserve includes lands belonging to 23 townships of the regions of Cazorla, Segura, Quesada and Las Villas. The reserve has the privilege of being home to species such as the mountain goat, the deer and the wild boar, as well as muflones, which can be contemplated in a partially free state in the 'Collado del Almendral' hunting reserve. Natural assets
The flora of the Park is one of the richest in Spain, with over 1,300 catalogued species. Of these, at least 24 are exclusive to this territory, among which the Austrian pine, an indigenous species which can be found at heights above 1,200 metres. As for the fauna, there are numerous unique species, such as the Cazorla violet, the Valverde wall lizard, a daffodil which claims to be the smallest in the world, a unique carnivorous plant. Besides this, there are also numerous river species, such as the common trout, barbels or bream; mountain goats, wild boar, mouflon or deer. 
Cultural surroundings
It is possible to visit the village of Coto Ríos and Tranco de Beas reservoir.At the same time, the Historic-Artistic Site of Segura de la Sierra, the Castle of San Miguel de Bujaraiza, the Arab and Christian castles of Cazorla and the castle and watchtower of Tíscar all stand out. |
