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Natural resources >>
NATURAL AREAS
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Discover and enjoy the variety of protected areas and natural areas of the Basque Country. |
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Deba-Zumaia
(Gipuzkoa)
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AIAKO HARRIA NATURAL PARC
Irún, Oiartzun, Rentería, Hernani y Donostia
(Gipuzkoa)
Apart from its extraordinary beauty, the massif stirs up great geological interest, since it is the only granite massif in the Basque Country. It is also the oldest land in the country, dating from the Primary or Paleozoic Era.
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AIZKORRI-ARATZ NATURAL PARC
Leintz-Gatzaga, Eskoriatza, Aretxabaleta, Oñati, Legazpi, Zerain y Zegama en Gipuzkoa ;Asparrena, Zalduondo, San Millan en Àraba
(Araba Gipuzkoa )
The Aizkorri-Aratz mountain range accommodates the highest summits (Aitxuri 1,551 m) in the Cantabrian-Mediterranean watershed, as well as other mountains, which all together form a beautiful massif that is a point of reference for the Basque mountaineering. Declared a nature park, the area covers a surface of 16,000 hectares, 13,000 of them belonging to Gipuzkoa and 3,000 to Álava.
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ARALAR NATURAL PARK
Ataun
(Gipuzkoa)
We find ourselves on one of the great mountain massifs of the Basque Autonomous Region. Buried deep in the heart of the Goierri region (Gipuzkoa), it is the east end of the massifs that make up the Cantabrian-Mediterranean watershed and its relief (10,971 m). Part of the park stands in the province of Navarre.
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ARMAÑON NATURAL PARK
Carranza
(Bizkaia)
Located to the west end of Bizkaia, in the border with Cantabria, the Armañon Natural Park or Ranero constitutes a relevant mountain massive in the landscape of Las Encartaciones. It extends between the cliffs of the rivers Carranza and Agüera, in a series of hills and mountain terrains covering a surface of 2,996 hectares. The highest point of this placed on the summit of Armanón (854 m.), although there are other outstanding tops, such as Ranero (737 m.), Surbias (638 m.) and Los Jorrios (837 m).
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GARAIO PROVINCIAL PARK
Garaio Barrundia
(Araba)
Garaio Provincial Park is a little peninsula of about 116 hectares that enter in the waters of the Ullíbarri-Gamboa reservoir, at the height of the Zadorra river mouth.
An internal net of accesses allows us to enjoy the park in a comfortable and pleasant way, always that the traffic signals are respected.
The beaches and green meadows are mixed with habitats of natural forest, which gives a special charm to the place.
A wide and well cared infrastructure dedicated to public use makes of this place an ideal recreational area (showers, fountains, WC etc.).
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GORBEIA NATURAL PARC
Urkabustaiz, Cigoitia y Zuia, en Álava; Areatza, Artea, Orozko, Zeanuri, Zeberio, en Bizkaia
(Araba Bizkaia )
On Gorbeia, two kinds of geological substrata give rise to two widely different kinds of scenery. The siliceous substratum creates a smooth landscape of dark tones where the vegetation coats the ground; the best example of which is the rounded summit of Gorbeia, home to an enormous cross. With a height of 18 metres, the cross that crowns the summit since 1899 has become the symbol of the natural park.
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IZKI NATURLA PARC
Arraia-Maeztu, Bernedo, Campezo
(Araba)
The high Izki Valley (9,081 Ha), between 700 and 800 metres high, is located in the eastern part of Álava, bordering on the hills of Vitoria-Gasteiz to the north, and on the Mountains of Cantabria to the south.
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PAGOETA NATURAL PARC
Aia, Zarautz y Zestoa
(Gipuzkoa)
Although the aforementioned mountain is the centre and emblem of the nature park with a surface area of 2,860 square metres, from an environmental point of view, most of the land is in fact closely connected to agriculture and to the farming activities in a farmhouse.
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The tidal platform and the flysch cliffs
Zumaia
(Gipuzkoa)
The coastal strip located in the western part of Gipuzkoa's coast, between the villages of Deba and Zumaia, covers around 8 kilometres of cliffs. In this spot mountains descend abruptly to the sea forming one of the most spectacular natural areas in the Basque Country. Besides, this strip includes elements of geological and geomorphological value with an internationally recognised prestige, as well as the richest and most complex marine ecosystem in the entire Basque coast. All these natural values have had an excellent conservation due to the difficult access to the area.
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URDAIBAI BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Gernika-Lumo
(Bizkaia)
A peaceful backwater in the Bay of Biscay, the Urdabai Biosphere Reserve (23,000 ha) is located in Bizkaia's Busturialdea region. Its cliffs, beaches and inland woods and rivers, including the marshes and river meadows, accommodate probably the most diverse scenery and environment in the Basque Autonomous Region.
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URKIOLA NATURAL PARC
Aramaio en Alava y Abadiño, Amorebieta-Etxano, Atxondo, Dima, Durango, Izurtza y Mañaria en Bizkaia.
(Araba Bizkaia )
The Urkiola Natural Park basically comprises a series of massifs and enormous white limestone rocks and deep gullies and valleys between each one. The Urkiola mountaintops have promoted a great love for climbing and trekking. The steep walls of Astxiki, Urrestei and Alluitz are an appropriate scenario for a rock climbing and have been the cradle of great Basque mountain climbers.
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VALDEREJO NATURAL PARC
Lalastra
(Araba)
A high and wide valley enclosed by steep hillsides ending in rocky cliffs is probably the best way to sum up the landscape of Valderejo (3418.5 Ha). Declared a Natural Park in 1992, the valley is located in the most western part of Alava, on the boundary with Burgos. It is almost uninhabited, which has favoured the existence of a rich and varied flora and fauna.
The Bóveda Mountain Range and the western stretch of the Árcena Massif enclose and protect this valley, whereas deep into it Purón River flows through large meadows and plantations. With the passing of years its waters have eroded the mountains of this singular natural area.
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