Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park

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Location of the Natural Park

The Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park (Spanish: Parque natural de la Sierra de Grazalema) is a natural park in the northeastern part of the province of Cádiz in southern Spain. The park encompasses, within its 51,695 hectares (127,740 acres), a complex of mountain ranges, known collectively as the Sierra de Grazalema, which, in turn, are part of the Cordillera Subbética. Other ranges within the park, comprising the Sierra de Grazalema, include the Sierra de Zafalgar, the Sierra del Pinar, and the Sierra de Endrinal. Pinar (or Torreón), 1654 metres in elevation, is the tallest peak.

The Sierra de Grazalema, a karstic region, contains a number of large limestone caverns, including the Cueva del Gato, the Cueva de la Pileta and the Garganta Verde. The Sierra de Grazalema is also home to many colonies of vultures, including a few pairs of Egyptian vultures, a species which is seriously threatened. The natural park was declared a biosphere reserve in 1977.

Towns and cities within the park

All or part of nine municipalities of the province of Cádiz lie within the Natural Park of Grazalema: Algodonales, Benaocaz, El Bosque, El Gastor, Grazalema, Prado del Rey, Ubrique, Villaluenga del Rosario, and Zahara de la Sierra. Likewise, there are five towns in Málaga province that have land within park boundaries: Benaoján, Cortes de la Frontera, Jimera de Líbar, Montejaque, and Ronda.

Gallery

• GrazalemaDesdeCamping.jpg

  Grazalema

• LlanosRavel.jpg

  Llanos del Ravel or Llanos del revés

• CuevaDosPuertas.jpg

  Cueva de las Dos Puertas

• Llanos-Líbar.jpg

  Llanos de Líbar

• Abies pinsapo Glauca 02.jpg

  Abies pinsapo

• Sierra del Pinar (panorámica).JPG

  Pinsapar from Llanos del Ravel

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  Gyps fulvus

• Benaocaz-road.jpg

  Calzada romana

• Villaluenga-vista.JPG

  Villaluenga del Rosario

• SaltoDelCabrero.jpg

  Salto del Cabrero

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  Grazalema from Endrinal mountains

See also

• List of Sites of Community Importance in Andalusia

External links

• Discover Grazalema - Tourist Information, fauna and flora
• Grazalema Natural Park - Official Tourist Information website in English, Spanish, German and French