{"id":2212,"date":"2025-12-04T22:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/parque-natural-donana\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:05:29","slug":"huelva-seville-cadiz-donana-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/huelva-seville-cadiz-donana-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Do\u00f1ana National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>HUELVA, SEVILLA and C\u00c1DIZ <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>The most prestigious wetland in Western Europe.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lynx-pardinus.png\" data-id=\"19917\" alt=\"Lynx pardinus Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-19917 lazyload\" title=\"Lynx pardinus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"455\" data-id=\"19917\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lynx-pardinus.png\" alt=\"Lynx pardinus Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-19917\" title=\"Lynx pardinus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lynx-pardinus.png 455w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lynx-pardinus-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lynx-pardinus-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Plegadis-falcinellus.png\" data-id=\"19918\" alt=\"Plegadis falcinellus Andalousie\" class=\"wp-image-19918 lazyload\" title=\"Plegadis falcinellus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"194\" data-id=\"19918\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Plegadis-falcinellus.png\" alt=\"Plegadis falcinellus Andalousie\" class=\"wp-image-19918\" title=\"Plegadis falcinellus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Plegadis-falcinellus.png 194w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Plegadis-falcinellus-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cervus-elaphus.png\" data-id=\"19924\" alt=\"Cervus elaphus Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-19924 lazyload\" title=\"Cervus elaphus\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"555\" data-id=\"19924\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cervus-elaphus.png\" alt=\"Cervus elaphus Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-19924\" title=\"Cervus elaphus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cervus-elaphus.png 555w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cervus-elaphus-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cervus-elaphus-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Epidalea-calamita-2-150x150.png\" data-id=\"19926\" alt=\"Epidalea calamita Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-19926 lazyload\" title=\"Epidalea calamita\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"19926\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Epidalea-calamita-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Epidalea calamita Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-19926\" title=\"Epidalea calamita\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Epidalea-calamita-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Epidalea-calamita-2-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Epidalea-calamita-2-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Epidalea-calamita-2.png 1102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2 wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00f1ana is one of the most extensive and mythical natural jewels of Europe. This vast wetland, located in the southwest of Andalusia, is distributed mainly by the province of Huelva, extending also by territories of Seville and Cadiz. It protects more than 120,000 hectares, of which about 54,000 constitute the National Park. Its true ecological dimension is understood when considering the entire wetland system associated with the Guadalquivir estuary south of Seville.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Platalea-leucorodia-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Spoonbills are very common in the marshes of Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-43805 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Platalea-leucorodia-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Spoonbills are very common in the marshes of Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-43805\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Platalea-leucorodia-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Platalea-leucorodia-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Platalea-leucorodia.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Spoonbills are very common in the marshes of Do\u00f1ana.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00f1ana is the transition zone between the Guadalquivir Depression and the Atlantic Ocean: the final mouth of the &#8220;Great River&#8221;, the living frontier where land and sea dialogue. This vast marshy territory was, in origin, a large marine gulf that, millennium after millennium, was filled with sediments dragged by the river, until it formed an immense shallow lake. This ancient lake was, according to tradition, the cradle of the civilization of Tartessos. Subsequently, the accelerated erosion by Roman agriculture throughout the valley ended up filling and closing this system, giving rise to the extensive marshes that we know today.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/El-rocio-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Ermita de El Roc\u00edo in late spring with the marisme\u00f1o horses grazing in the Marismas de La Madre.\" class=\"wp-image-43842 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/El-rocio-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Ermita de El Roc\u00edo in late spring with the marisme\u00f1o horses grazing in the Marismas de La Madre.\" class=\"wp-image-43842\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/El-rocio-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/El-rocio-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/El-rocio.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Ermita de El Roc\u00edo in late spring with the marisme\u00f1o horses grazing in the Marismas de La Madre.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Middle Ages and until its protection in 1969, these lands were an exclusive hunting ground for the nobility, especially for the House of Medina Sidonia. Scientific attention came in the 19th century, when naturalists such as the Spaniard Antonio Machado y N\u00fa\u00f1ez, followed by the British Abel Chapman and Walter Buck, revealed to the world its exceptional ornithological value. In the 20th century, post-war agricultural transformation projects unleashed a forceful international conservationist campaign, which culminated in the declaration of the National Park.  <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1090858.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1100956.jpg\" alt=\"Dunes, fossil dune, Asperillo, Do\u00f1ana, Mazagon, Do\u00f1ana, Mazagon\" class=\"wp-image-3732 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1100956.jpg\" alt=\"Dunes, fossil dune, Asperillo, Do\u00f1ana, Mazagon, Do\u00f1ana, Mazagon\" class=\"wp-image-3732\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1100956.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1100956-380x253.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The shapes and colors of the fossil dunes of Asperillo fascinate the traveler.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00f1ana is a unique mosaic of ecosystems. It is home to a dazzling variety of wetlands: the Guadalquivir River and its estuary, marshes and rice fields flooded in complementary seasons, gallery forests and hundreds of lagoons and temporary ponds. In contrast, its terrestrial environments stand out for their aridity, on sandy substrates: here we find the most important active dune system in Europe, together with imposing coastal fossil dunes (the Asperillo) and an extensive blanket of fossilized inland dunes. The landscape is completed by extensive pine groves (Pinus pinea), wild olive groves (Olea europaea sylvestris), a cork oak grove (Quercus suber) with difficult regeneration and a varied Mediterranean scrub.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bridwatchig-Donana-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Bird watching is the main ecological attraction of Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-43829 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bridwatchig-Donana-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Bird watching is the main ecological attraction of Do\u00f1ana.\" class=\"wp-image-43829\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bridwatchig-Donana-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bridwatchig-Donana-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bridwatchig-Donana.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bird watching is the main ecological attraction of Do\u00f1ana.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00f1ana&#8217;s fame is based, above all, on its extraordinary birdlife. More than 300 species can be observed throughout the year. The park is a winter refuge for more than 200,000 waterfowl and is home to a historic population of Spanish Imperial Eagle<em>(Aquila adalberti<\/em>). The largest arboreal colony of White Stork<em>(Ciconia cic<\/em>onia) in Europe nests here. Its flora exceeds 900 species. And, of course, it remains the stronghold of the Iberian lynx<em>(Lynx pardinus<\/em>), its living emblem. It is easier to spot the ancestral marsh horses and reeds grazing near El Roc\u00edo.      <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png 1349w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-380x27.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-800x56.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-1 has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccc75e5e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do\u00f1ana Natural Area, the mini-guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00f1ana, an immense protected area&#8230; as big as twice Madrid, for example. In this mini-guide we indicate the main places of interest worth visiting to know the park, grouped into five geographical areas, following the cardinal points and above all the possibilities of access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mapa-de-Donana.jpg\" alt=\"Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24922 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mapa-de-Donana.jpg\" alt=\"Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mapa-de-Donana.jpg 720w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mapa-de-Donana-285x380.jpg 285w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mapa-de-Donana-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heart of Do\u00f1ana (technically, Do\u00f1ana Natural Space) is none other than the Do\u00f1ana National Park, an almost impenetrable area of 543 km\u00b2 surrounded by perimeter buffer zones (Pre-park; natural parks) that house the facilities accessible to visitors. The land of the Do\u00f1ana Biological Reserve is used for scientific research, mainly by the Do\u00f1ana Biological Station. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: true, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">DO\u00d1ANA CENTRO<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Donana.png\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24810 lazyload\" title=\"Do\u00f1ana\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"946\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Donana.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24810\" title=\"Do\u00f1ana\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Donana.png 1400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Donana-380x257.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Donana-800x541.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-accent-4-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">The heart of the marshes: El Roc\u00edo and the Do\u00f1ana Biological Reserve.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">El Roc\u00edo is the spiritual and ecological center of Do\u00f1ana, an essential stop. This village, with sandy streets and Sevillian air, is built around the Chapel of the Virgen del Rocio. In front of it, the Marismas de La Madre marshes, one of the best enclaves for bird watching in Europe, spread out. The village comes to life during the multitudinous Pentecost Pilgrimage and the Saca de las Yeguas (June 26), when the ranchers (the &#8216;yeg\u00fcerizos&#8217;) lead the marisme\u00f1os horses from the marshes to Almonte.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong>El Roc\u00edo: la Madre de las Marismas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ermita-del-Rocio-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"El Roc\u00edo: la Madre de las Marismas\" class=\"wp-image-43799 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ermita-del-Rocio-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"El Roc\u00edo: la Madre de las Marismas\" class=\"wp-image-43799\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ermita-del-Rocio-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ermita-del-Rocio-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ermita-del-Rocio.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most iconic landscapes of the park, whose importance is reflected even in the multitude of its place names: Charco de La Boca, Marisma del Roc\u00edo, Marisma de La Madre, Madre de Las Marismas&#8230; The village of El Roc\u00edo lives devoted equally to the devotion of the Blanca Paloma and the reverent contemplation of the birds. This vast wetland, beating heart of Do\u00f1ana, is formed mainly by the confluence of the streams of La Rocina and El Partido, which provide the fresh waters that feed it. Its dynamics is a wonder of nature: in autumn 2025, I was able to witness how an exceptional rainfall of more than 120 liters in one day completely transformed the marsh, flooding overnight a plain that hours before appeared completely dry. At the end of the Mirador promenade, where the view embraces this changing spectacle, is the ornithological center of SEO\/Birdlife, dedicated to the study and conservation of birdlife.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\"><strong>La Rocina \u2013 El Acebr\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-en-La-Rocina-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43817 lazyload\" title=\"El Acebr\u00f3n\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-en-La-Rocina-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43817\" title=\"El Acebr\u00f3n\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-en-La-Rocina-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-en-La-Rocina-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-en-La-Rocina.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stream of La Rocina, the main tributary of the marsh, collects the rainwater that filters through the immense dune mantle of El Abalario, in western Do\u00f1ana. A short distance from El Roc\u00edo, two visitor centers offer complementary experiences to delve into this unique ecosystem: the visitor center of La Rocina, with its discreet camouflaged observatories that allow sightings of the birdlife of Charco de la Boca; and the visitor center of El Acebr\u00f3n, whose path winds through the shade of a dense and cool gallery forest, on a walkway that allows you to explore a normally impenetrable habitat. One of our favorite sites.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\"><strong>Acebuches del Roc\u00edo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01186-e1582884519834.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Acebuches del Roc\u00edo\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01186-e1582884519834.jpg\" alt=\"Acebuches del Roc\u00edo\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Plaza del Acebuchal stands this Natural Monument: a dozen wild olive trees, wild olives (<em>Olea europaea var. sylvestris <\/em>), centenarians, the last witnesses of an ancient Mediterranean forest adapted to heat and drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\"><strong>Centro de visitantes El Acebuche<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lanius-senator-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43808 lazyload\" title=\"El Acebuche\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lanius-senator-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43808\" title=\"El Acebuche\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lanius-senator-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lanius-senator-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lanius-senator.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the park&#8217;s main reception center. From here, several trails lead to bird observatories that once overlooked freshwater lagoons. Today, the reality is more somber: the continuous lowering of the water table has left these normally dry lagoons, and their beds, once aquatic, have been colonized by scrub, silent testimony to the profound alteration of the water cycle. Despite this panorama, the center maintains its attractiveness for families with a store selling quality products and houses an extensive acclimatization cage where visitors can observe Iberian lynx specimens removed from the breeding program.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\"><strong>El Puntal \u2013 Palacio de Do\u00f1ana<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Corrales-de-Donana.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Corrales de Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24655 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"438\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Corrales-de-Donana.jpg\" alt=\"Corrales de Do\u00f1ana\" class=\"wp-image-24655\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Corrales-de-Donana.jpg 595w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Corrales-de-Donana-380x280.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access to the heart of the National Park, a vast area of integral reserve, is strictly regulated and is only possible through official guided tours in 4&#215;4 minibuses, which depart from the El Acebuche Visitor Center. This excursion, which lasts several hours, allows visitors to discover the iconic and restricted landscapes of Do\u00f1ana, although fauna and flora observations are therefore limited. The trail winds through an imposing tongue of shifting dunes, a natural living sand dyke that contains and protects the vast inland marshes. The transition is dramatic: just at the line where the last dune merges with the wet silt, the grasslands of La Vera emerge and, in the distance, the forest of cork oaks whose canopy supports a bustling colony of colonial birds, La Pajarera, can be seen. The return is made by the beach of Castillo &#8211; Torre Great Tit.    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">DO\u00d1ANA NORTE<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-accent-4-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Northern Do\u00f1ana: birdwatching spots within reach of Seville<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">To the southwest of Seville, the riverside towns of Coria and La Puebla del R\u00edo mark the entrance to the marshes of the Ajo Guadalquivir. The rice fields of Isla Mayor, transformed in the twentieth century, extend into the horizon to infinity and contrast with the neighboring reliefs. The pine forests and Mediterranean forests of the pre-park are an excellent habitat for the lynx.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\"><strong>Dehesa de Abajo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dehesa-de-Abajo-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"La Dehesa de Abajo \" class=\"wp-image-43802 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dehesa-de-Abajo-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"La Dehesa de Abajo \" class=\"wp-image-43802\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dehesa-de-Abajo-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dehesa-de-Abajo-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dehesa-de-Abajo.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Dehesa de Abajo is a Concerted Natural Reserve that constitutes a rare and valuable example of how to harmonize nature tourism with sustainable private management. Its success lies in its privileged location: a hill crowned by holm oaks and wild olive trees that overlooks the marshy plain. This promontory is home to the largest natural colony of white storks in Europe that nest in trees, a unique spectacle where hundreds of nests populate the treetops. To complete this mosaic of biodiversity, a deep semi-natural lagoon attracts a great variety of aquatic birds, from ducks to Greater Flamingoes, making this space an exceptional ornithological enclave. The time of the visit determines the choice of the point of view over the lagoon with the observatories facing west.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\"><strong>Centro de Interpretaci\u00f3n Jos\u00e9 Valverde<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valverde-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Centro de Interpretaci\u00f3n Jos\u00e9 Valverde\" class=\"wp-image-43783 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valverde-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Centro de Interpretaci\u00f3n Jos\u00e9 Valverde\" class=\"wp-image-43783\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valverde-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valverde-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valverde.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is undoubtedly one of the most emblematic and productive places for ornithology in Do\u00f1ana. Access, however, is an experience in itself: a completely isolated dirt track that winds for miles through a vast agricultural landscape before reaching, in a long circular route, the most remote and wild edge of the national park. There, next to an isolated lagoon of permanent water, stands the unique Jos\u00e9 Antonio Valverde Interpretive Center with its bustling breeding colony of hundreds of herons, egrets and Glossy Ibis. Beyond the center, the flooded marshes unfold with enclaves such as Meadow Brown del Grey Wolf and Cerrado Garrido. The exploration continues along an elevated track that runs along the Ca\u00f1o del Guadiamar, the old and meandering natural riverbed. This circuit, suspended between the agricultural area and the integral reserve, offers a unique perspective for the observation of waterfowl and birds of prey in a landscape of infinite horizons.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\"><strong>Pinares de Aznalc\u00e1zar<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lynx-pardinus-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Lynx in Pinares de Aznalc\u00e1zar\" class=\"wp-image-43814 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lynx-pardinus-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Lynx in Pinares de Aznalc\u00e1zar\" class=\"wp-image-43814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lynx-pardinus-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lynx-pardinus-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lynx-pardinus.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the north of the Do\u00f1ana Natural Area, extends one of the most valuable and accessible forest formations of the pre-park: the Pinares de Aznalc\u00e1zar. This extensive Mediterranean forest, dominated by stone pine (Pinus pinea) and dotted with wild olive trees and noble scrub, plays a crucial ecological role as a buffer zone and biological corridor. The undergrowth, composed of mastic, jaguar and rosemary. These pine forests are an essential habitat for the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) thanks to the maintenance of localized populations of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus).    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9\"><strong>Isla Mayor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43811 lazyload\" title=\"Screenshot 2022-01-26 at 15-57-59 Buscar por imagen - iStock\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43811\" title=\"Screenshot 2022-01-26 at 15-57-59 Buscar por imagen - iStock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Plegadis-falcinellus.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area known as &#8216;Isla Mayor&#8217; -the largest river island in Spain- is bounded to the east by the main channel of the Guadalquivir (Brazo de Enmedio) and to the west by the Brazo de La Torre, an old channel today fed by the waters of the Guadiamar river. This territory is, in essence, an artificial ocean of rice fields covering about 40,000 hectares, a humid plain created in the mid-twentieth century by draining the original marshes, a pharaonic work of harsh conditions in which political prisoners and settlers participated. This horizontal, labyrinthine landscape rose to fame as the setting for the film &#8216;La isla m\u00ednima&#8217; (2014). At the southern tip of the island, is the Finca Veta La Palma, a property of 7,600 ha that was dedicated to extensive aquaculture ponds and recently acquired by the Junta de Andaluc\u00eda (72.6 M\u20ac). It has become a refuge for thousands of waterfowl.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10\"><strong>Ca\u00f1ada de los P\u00e1jaros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fulica-cristata-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Fulica cristata. Concerted Natural Reserve. La Ca\u00f1ada de los P\u00e1jaros  \" class=\"wp-image-43772 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fulica-cristata-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Fulica cristata. Concerted Natural Reserve. La Ca\u00f1ada de los P\u00e1jaros  \" class=\"wp-image-43772\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fulica-cristata-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fulica-cristata-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fulica-cristata.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerted Natural Reserve. La <a href=\"https:\/\/canadadelospajaros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ca\u00f1ada de los P\u00e1jaros<\/a> is an atypical and pioneering private facility for the restoration of an old gravel pit into a specialized refuge for aquatic birdlife. You can observe a collection of wild species in captivity and wild birds that visit the permanent lagoon.  <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dehesa-Abajo.jpg\"><\/a> La Ca\u00f1ada de los P\u00e1jaros is a Concerted Natural Reserve and a pioneering ecological restoration project. This atypical private facility transformed a former gravel pit into a thriving specialized refuge for aquatic avifauna. It combines <em>ex-situ<\/em> conservation with wildlife enhancement. It maintains a collection of semi-free-ranging wildlife species, mainly waterfowl that are difficult to observe in their natural environment, which serve an educational function. On the other hand, the permanent lagoon and the reed beds serve as a feeding, resting and breeding area for wild birds.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-6&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-6\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">DO\u00d1ANA ORIENTAL<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-6\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-accent-4-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Eastern Do\u00f1ana: the polders of the Guadalquivir transformed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Here is an area that, despite not being within the legal boundaries of the Natural Area is one of the best enclaves of the whole environment do\u00f1anero for ornithology, with concentrations of tens of thousands of birds. To the west of Los Palacios and Villafranca extends the vast polder of the left bank of the Guadalquivir, a transformed marsh of more than 40,000 hectares dedicated to intensive agriculture. In its center runs the old eastern course of the river, known as the Brazo del Este, surrounded by a labyrinth of rectilinear canals, sluice gates and service roads that channel the waters of the tributaries of the basin. The paradox and the value of this place reside precisely in that tension between the artificial and the wild. The enormous extensions of cultivation, the flooded fallows and the canals themselves generate a food supply that massively attracts wildlife. The result is a unique sensation: observing impressive flocks of Spoonbills, Glossy Ibis, gulls, waders and geese flying over or resting in an environment that looks more like a hydraulic engineering than a natural refuge. It is the demonstration that biodiversity can thrive, unexpectedly, in the interstices of humanized landscapes.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11\"><strong>Los Palacios Polder<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bubulcus-ibis-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43826 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bubulcus-ibis-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43826\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bubulcus-ibis-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bubulcus-ibis-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bubulcus-ibis.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To access the Brazo del Este it is necessary to enter the vast agricultural plain of the polder of Los Palacios y Villafranca. This landscape, completely shaped by human hands, becomes an improvised and vital restaurant for birds. Large wading birds (ibis, storks) and terrestrial lymicolous birds are distributed according to their diet, and in a somewhat mysterious way, in specific plots, most of the time recently plowed and marshy. The key to observation is to understand this &#8220;trophic mosaic&#8221;: the avifauna is distributed in an almost methodical way according to the availability of food offered by each type of tillage and level of flooding of the infinite plots. The same field can be full of life one week and empty the next, after a tillage or a change in the water level, in a dynamic back-and-forth between agricultural activity and wildlife.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12\"><strong>El Brazo del Este<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Recurvirostra-recurvirostra-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"El Brazo del Este\" class=\"wp-image-43793 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Recurvirostra-recurvirostra-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"El Brazo del Este\" class=\"wp-image-43793\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Recurvirostra-recurvirostra-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Recurvirostra-recurvirostra-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Recurvirostra-recurvirostra.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the heart of the agricultural polder is the Brazo del Este, declared a Natural Site, a protected area where the highest density and diversity of aquatic birdlife is concentrated. The wetland follows the sinuous and natural profile of the old Guadalquivir riverbed, known as the Madre Vieja. However, this organic layout is drastically cut by the &#8220;Muro de los Portugueses&#8221;, a straight line almost 10 kilometers long that acts as a gigantic dam. The result is a landscape of surreal geometric contrasts: the meandering curves of the fossilized river collide with the unyielding straightness of the dike, creating a mosaic of sheets of water, reeds and muddy plains. This peculiar structure, far from being an impediment, has created a variety of aquatic habitats (shallow, deep, flowing and stagnant waters) that explain its extraordinary ability to attract and sustain birdlife.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13\"><strong>Dehesa La Atalaya<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Finca-La-Atalaya-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43860 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Finca-La-Atalaya-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43860\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Finca-La-Atalaya-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Finca-La-Atalaya-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Finca-La-Atalaya.jpg 821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dehesa La Atalaya is a municipal public estate that exemplifies an integral management of the territory, combining traditional agricultural and livestock uses with a powerful vocation for environmental education and conservation. Its true ecological treasure, however, is subway and is revealed with the rains: it is one of the most important and biodiverse complexes of temporary Mediterranean ponds in Andalusia. They are home to an exceptional concentration of drought-adapted aquatic organisms, including large branchiopods &#8211; small primitive crustaceans often called &#8220;living fossils&#8221; &#8211; as well as a rich community of amphibians, insects and specialized flora. Each pond is a unique microcosm, making La Atalaya a place of the highest value for science and naturalist observation, and a crucial testimony to the fragility of temporary aquatic ecosystems.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-7&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-7\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">DO\u00d1ANA SUR<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-7\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Puesta-de-sol-sobre-Donana-Norte-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43775 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Puesta-de-sol-sobre-Donana-Norte-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Puesta-de-sol-sobre-Donana-Norte-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Puesta-de-sol-sobre-Donana-Norte-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Puesta-de-sol-sobre-Donana-Norte.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-accent-4-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Do\u00f1ana Sur: on the way to C\u00e1diz&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">The southern flank of the Do\u00f1ana Natural Area unfolds in the province of Cadiz, with the monumental Sanl\u00facar de Barrameda as its historical gateway. On this left bank of the river is located the part corresponding to the Do\u00f1ana Natural Park, which offers an authentic and often more accessible experience of the essence of Do\u00f1ana. Visiting this sector allows you to enjoy the &#8220;Do\u00f1ana effect&#8221; in its Cadiz version: a rich birdlife and a complete representation of its emblematic habitats &#8211; pine forests, marshes, lagoons and vera &#8211; all without having to cross the Guadalquivir or go through the metropolitan area of Seville. It is also the only possible access to walk along the banks of the river in its estuarine section, which provides a unique and majestic perspective of the mouth of the river.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14\"><strong>S\u00e1nlucar de Barrameda: the mouth of the river<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ABC.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24692 lazyload\" title=\"123\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"345\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ABC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24692\" title=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ABC.jpg 498w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ABC-380x263.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the promenade of Sanl\u00facar de Barrameda, one of the grandest views of Do\u00f1ana can be seen: the majestic mouth of the Guadalquivir River merging with the Atlantic Ocean. This same place, now serene, was for centuries a fearsome and dangerous gateway for Spanish galleons laden with treasure, which faced here the last and treacherous stage before going up the river to Seville. Today, the gateway to the natural adventure is the modern Ice Factory Visitor Center. From its dock, a ferry service (provided by the company &#8216;Real Fernando&#8217;) allows you to cross the river by boat to enter directly into the area of moving dunes and pristine beaches of the National Park, offering a unique experience of connection between the historical and natural heritage.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15\"><strong>Bonanza Salt Flats<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Choirocephalus-genei-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Bonanza Salt Flats. Slender-billed Gull\" class=\"wp-image-43823 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Choirocephalus-genei-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Bonanza Salt Flats. Slender-billed Gull\" class=\"wp-image-43823\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Choirocephalus-genei-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Choirocephalus-genei-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Choirocephalus-genei.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bonanza Salt Flats are the only active salt installations within the boundaries of the Do\u00f1ana Natural Area. Their existence is possible thanks to the powerful tidal regime of the Atlantic, which has historically favored the development of this industry along the Andalusian coast, from the Bay of Cadiz to the Odiel Marshes. These salt marshes are not only a vestige of traditional economic activity; they constitute an artificial wetland of extraordinary ecological value. The crystallizers and estuaries, with their different levels of water and salinity, act as a magnet for birdlife. They host important concentrations of aquatic birds, which find food and rest here: flocks of waders such as Avocets and plovers patrol the shores, while the colorful Greater Flamingoes filter the water in the shallowest pools, creating an unforgettable color contrast against the white of the salt.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16\"><strong>Laguna Tarelo y Pinar La Algaida<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Oxyura-leucocephala-female-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43789 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Oxyura-leucocephala-female-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43789\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Oxyura-leucocephala-female-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Oxyura-leucocephala-female-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Oxyura-leucocephala-female.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opposite the brackish Salinas de Bonanza, the Tarelo Lagoon emerges as a permanent freshwater oasis, the result of the restoration of an old gravel pit. This anthropogenic origin has given rise to a perfect complementary habitat, which attracts a different avifauna to that of the salt flats. It is one of the best places in this area to observe the White headed Duck, a globally threatened diving duck, as well as other freshwater waterfowl such as Common Coots and Grebes. A short distance away, the Pinar de La Algaida pine forest extends about 700 hectares of the Pinus pinea (Pinus pinea) characteristic of Do\u00f1ana. Under its canopy, protected by the shade, grow beautiful and well-preserved specimens of black juniper (Juniperus phoenicea), a typical species of sandy and saline soils that forms a unique mixed forest here. This set of lagoon and pine forest represents an ecological complex of great value, where the aquatic and forest ecosystems of the Do\u00f1ana coastline alternate.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17\"><strong>Marismas de Trebujena<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1390914-scaled.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Laguna Tarelo et Pinar La Algaida\" class=\"wp-image-24685 lazyload\" title=\"P1390914\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1390914-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Laguna Tarelo et Pinar La Algaida\" class=\"wp-image-24685\" title=\"P1390914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1390914-scaled.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1390914-scaled-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1390914-scaled-800x534.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The natural area of the Trebujena Marshes offers visitors a spectacular synthesis of the transitional landscapes of Do\u00f1ana. From its trails and observatories you can see a changing mosaic of tidal marshes, halophytic plant meadows, natural brackish lagoons, restored gravel pits and the active banks of the Guadalquivir. This great diversity of habitats in a relatively compact area translates into an exceptionally rich and varied avifauna. But the real magnetism of the place is granted by its unique perspective: from here you have the most direct and extensive view to the opposite bank of the river, that inaccessible and mysterious territory that extends, wild and protected, along hundreds of square kilometers. Contemplating that line of forest and dune on the horizon, knowing that it is the very limit of the National Park, adds a deep sense of contemplation and respect for the preserved immensity.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-8&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-8\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">DO\u00d1ANA OCCIDENTAL<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-8\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/puesta-de-sol-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43838 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/puesta-de-sol-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/puesta-de-sol-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/puesta-de-sol-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/puesta-de-sol.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-accent-4-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Western Do\u00f1ana: El Asperillo on the coast \/ El Abalario inland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">An impressive wildlife crossing bridge near El Acebuche announces the imminent arrival at the resort of Matalasca\u00f1as and symbolically marks the passage along the coast of the Do\u00f1ana Natural Area that stretches between the mouth of the river (to the east) and Mazag\u00f3n (not far from Huelva). In the little visited western Do\u00f1ana, a fossil dune, several kilometers long and culminating at more than 100 meters, runs along a preserved beach and dominates the pine forest of Abalario. Here you will find a multitude of temporary ponds greatly affected by the excessive extraction of water from Matalasca\u00f1as and growers of strawberries and berries. Rare passages through the dune give access to the beach.   <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Torre-Carbonnero.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18\"><strong>Playa de Castilla \u2013 Torre Carbonero<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Armeria-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43846 lazyload\" title=\"Torre Carbonnero\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Armeria-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43846\" title=\"Torre Carbonnero\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Armeria-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Armeria-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Armeria.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little frequented by bathers, the beach stretches for more than twenty kilometers southeast of Matalasca\u00f1as and is accessible on foot passing behind the big hotels. It is used by 4\u00d74 vehicles visiting the Puntal on the way back. Wild littoral that shows all the dune fascias and hosts barron (Ammophila arenaria) in abundance and ancient watchtowers (Torre Great Tit).  <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1090674-scaled.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19\"><strong>Mazag\u00f3n centennial pine tree<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pino-de-MAzagon-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43849 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pino-de-MAzagon-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43849\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pino-de-MAzagon-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pino-de-MAzagon-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pino-de-MAzagon.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural Monument located next to the Parador de Mazag\u00f3n: monumental specimen of stone pine (Pinus pinea) with an estimated age of 400 years. This tree is the dean of the great pine forest of Do\u00f1ana, fruit of important forest plantations throughout the sector. <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cuesta-Maneli.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20\"><strong>Cuesta Maneli<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scarabaeus-cicatricosus-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43857 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scarabaeus-cicatricosus-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43857\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scarabaeus-cicatricosus-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scarabaeus-cicatricosus-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scarabaeus-cicatricosus.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wooden footbridge that allows crossing the fossil dune of Asperillo and access to the sea. Observation point over the pine forest of El Abalario and the Atlantic Ocean. Trail to visualize the effects of the 2017 fire.  <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1100953-scaled.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21\"><strong>El Asperillo Cliff<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1100953-scaled.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Dunes fossils El Asperillo\" class=\"wp-image-24648 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1100953-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Dunes fossils El Asperillo\" class=\"wp-image-24648\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1100953-scaled.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1100953-scaled-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1100953-scaled-800x534.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural Monument. A system of &#8216;fossil&#8217; dunes that extends along the coast between Matalasca\u00f1as and Mazag\u00f3n (more than twenty kilometers). It is sand brought by the wind 15,000 years ago and compacted in the form of sandstone (not very compact sandy rock), today subjected to erosion phenomena and forming impressive coastal cliffs.  <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1100953-scaled.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently a big storm has uncovered an impressive deposit of fossilized footprints on clays on the beach of Matalasca\u00f1as. They can be observed in special conditions of low sea and when the currents remove the sand that is later deposited again. These fossils include human footprints of Neanderthals (106,000 years old) as well as numerous mammals, for example <a href=\"https:\/\/sepaleontologia.es\/primeras-huellas-de-individuos-recien-nacidos-de-elefantes-de-defensas-rectas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elephants (<em>Palaeloxodon antiquus<\/em>).<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1100997-e1605025184548.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22\"><strong>Ribetehilos peat bogs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Steropleurus-recticarinatus-800x533.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43852 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Steropleurus-recticarinatus-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43852\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Steropleurus-recticarinatus-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Steropleurus-recticarinatus-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Steropleurus-recticarinatus.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Steropleurus recticarinatus<\/em>, a species endemic to Do\u00f1ana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very little frequented route, close to the abandoned farmhouse of Abalario, which runs through several small connected lagoons, where organic matter accumulates, forming small Mediterranean peat bogs.<a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1100997-e1605025184548.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23\"><strong>Laguna de Moguer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1100997-e1605025184548.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" fetchpriority=\"low\" alt=\"Laguna de Moguer \/ El Abalorio\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1100997-e1605025184548.jpg\" alt=\"Laguna de Moguer \/ El Abalorio\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the many temporary Mediterranean ponds located in the immense pine forest that develops on the dune mantle of western Do\u00f1ana (El Abalario). These ponds, which are highly dependent on rainfall, do not form every year and dry up at the end of spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Note: There are major threats to Do\u00f1ana, the most important of which is the excessive extraction of water derived firstly from the large intensive strawberry crops that extend over more than 5,000 ha (add thousands of tons of plastic sheeting waste and inputs each year) and secondly from the human consumption of coastal urbanizations. The result is a decrease in the hydroperiod of a good number of lagoons and temporary ponds. Also mention the Aznalcollar disaster in 1998, with the dumping of mining waste in the Guadalmar, and the great forest fire of 2017 with 8 500 ha burned. Fortunately, the project of a coastal road intended to link Cadiz with Huelva crossing the heart of the national park &#8211; a latent threat for decades &#8211; seems to have been definitively dissipated, ensuring the preservation of the integrity and tranquility of this unspoiled coastline.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most prestigious wetlands of the Iberian Peninsula. 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