Duratón River Gorges Natural Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Castilla y León, Spain |
Nearest city | Sepúlveda, Segovia |
Established | 1989 |
Duratón River Gorges Natural Park ( Spanish: Parque Natural de las Hoces del Río Duratón) is a natural park of 5,037 hectares (12,450 acres), [1] 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) west of Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. The park contains a series of 100 metres (330 ft) high gorges that were formed by the Duratón River. [2]
Saint Fructus (San Frutos) established himself here as a hermit in the 8th century; a monastery dedicated to him also exists within the park.
The park surrounds the pre-existing villages of Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor, and Carrascal del Río. [1]
It is home to a population of griffon vultures, [3] along with Egyptian vultures, common kestrels, and peregrine falcons. [4]
41°19′00″N 3°52′00″W / 41.3167°N 3.86667°W
Duratón River Gorges Natural Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Castilla y León, Spain |
Nearest city | Sepúlveda, Segovia |
Established | 1989 |
Duratón River Gorges Natural Park ( Spanish: Parque Natural de las Hoces del Río Duratón) is a natural park of 5,037 hectares (12,450 acres), [1] 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) west of Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. The park contains a series of 100 metres (330 ft) high gorges that were formed by the Duratón River. [2]
Saint Fructus (San Frutos) established himself here as a hermit in the 8th century; a monastery dedicated to him also exists within the park.
The park surrounds the pre-existing villages of Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor, and Carrascal del Río. [1]
It is home to a population of griffon vultures, [3] along with Egyptian vultures, common kestrels, and peregrine falcons. [4]
41°19′00″N 3°52′00″W / 41.3167°N 3.86667°W