Region: Castilla y Leon. Province: Segovia. Declared a Natural Park: 1989 ZEPA (Special Area for Bird Protection). Park surface area: 5,037 hectares The park encompasses the towns of Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor and Carrascal del Río. Points of interest Hoces del Rio Duratón Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de las Hoces del Río Duratón) is a natural … Read more
The Botanical Garden of Detunda (Nerja Cave) can be found next to the Cueva de Nerja, in Maro, a small village close to the town of Nerja. Located right on the edge of the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park, which includes the mountains of the southwestern area of Granada and the eastern … Read more
Part of a network of Botanic Gardens in Andalusia and aimed at preserving the local endemic flora, El Aljibe Botanic Gardens in Alcalá de los Gazules specialises in the plant-life within the Los Alcornocales Natural Park. This is a small but very informative botanic garden covering about one hectare on the western edge of the … Read more
Spanish: Eslizón tridáctilo Scientific: Chalcides striatus English: Western Three-toed Skink French: Scinque à trois doigts German: Westliche Erzschleiche Italian: Luscengola striata Portuguese: Cobra-de-pernas-tridáctila Description Notable in the Western Three-toed Skink is the elongated serpent like body, often reaching lengths around 30 cm in total (12 inches). An intact tail can be longer than the head-body … Read more