Doñana National Park
Whenever you visit a place with as much to offer as Doñana, there is alwayss time to enjoy a wide range of leisure activities that will make your stay even more enjoyable. These activities include the following:
The DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK AND NATURE RESERVE covers a protected area of more than 100,000 hectares, which is considered to be the most valuable protected area in Europe.
This ecological haven is home to an huge variety of environmental treasures such as pine forests, living sand dunes, fossils, beaches, marshlands and reserves, home to many fauna and plantlife species.
The park is home to a total of 300 different bird species and 33 mammal species, such as the fallow deer, stag deer, "meloncillo" (kind of common otter or mongoose), otter and rabbit..., 12 species of fish and 18 reptile species. These mammals and birds include famous endangered species such as the Iberian lynx and the Imperial Eagle. For these species, the park offers a refuge where they can survive.
Doñana was declared a Nature Reserve by the Regional Government of Andalusia in 1989 and extends along almost the entire border of the Nature Reserve, from its edges to the district of Doñana. Apart from absorbing the impact on Doñana, the conditions of the Nature Reserve are perfect for ensuring the natural and cultural conservation and public use of the area.
Ecological crops have been planted in the area bordering the Doņana National Park and within the Cortijo de Los Mimbrales country estate, and this area has also be partially reforested with autochthonous species such as strawberry trees and wild olive trees, to respect the authenticity of the place as much as possible.
Other parts of the estate have more than 10 different varieties of orange and mandarin orange trees and a vast supply of citrus fruits that are used to produce fruit juices.
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