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It is a requirement in order to take part in any of our activities, including canoeing and horse riding.
The following companies offer Canoeing and Horse Riding cover as part of the package.
This spectacular lime stone mountainous region is in the north of Granada province, adjacent to Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park and Sierras Bética.
Designated a natural park in 1989, it has a dramatic landscape of gorges, cliffs and waterfalls with an altitude ranging from 900 metre to over 2000 metre. The stunning Río Castril flows through it.
A Bird Protection Area since 2002, the park is a bird-spotters’ paradise. There are Peregrine Falcons, Egyptian and Griffon Vultures nesting on the cliffs; Short-Toed, Golden and Booted Eagles in the lush woodland areas; and Gray Herons, Wagtails, Kingfishers and Dippers along the riverbanks.
In the water itself are otters and trout. Iberian Mountain Goats, Muflon, Wild Boar, Fallow Deer and Martens abound.
There have even been sightings of the threatened Iberian Lynx.
The multitude of springs, rivers and waterfalls supports many amphibians and reptiles including Painted Frogs, Southern Midwife Toads, Lataste's Vipers, Salamanders, Grass Snakes, and it is one of the only places where Spanish Algyroides (“Valverde's lizard ”) are found.
There are a beautiful variety of butterflies.
Cave's include Cueva del Muerto ( Cave of the Dead) with its superb stalagmites and stalactites and Cueva de Don Fernando, Granada's largest cave and the second biggest in Andalusia; 2½ km long and 241 metre deep at its lowest point with its remains of cave paintings.
Austrian Pines grow up to 40 metre on the peaks. Junipers and Holm Oaks are found on the lower slopes. Maples and Gall Oaks can be seen on the steep precipices, and Poplars (used for making furniture), Ash Trees and Willows grow along the river banks.
There are lush beds of lavender, rosemary and thyme, which give the local honey a delicious flavour.
More information about walks, flora, and fauna is available from the Castril Visitors Information Centre.
