NATURAL PARK SAW OF HUNTER, SAFE AND VILLAS

Where it is, as it is, what can you do in your next view to the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park.

Rivers, streams, waterfalls and reservoirs shape the landscape and support the biodiversity of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park.

The movements of the Earth's crust created a huge relief plagued with easily distinguishable mountains in the natural park Sierras de Cazorla

In the large forest mass of the natural park Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas you will find centenary and majestic trees such as El Pino Galapán or the Pino de la Delibera. Beyond these giants, the plant communities and the endemisms of flora are first and foremost attractive to understand the evolution of this territory. The forest of the Millennium Tears or the forest of Las Azebeas are samples of this great plant mosaic that houses more than 2,200 species of plants that blossom and prosper under their cups.

These mountains have always been known for their great animals. In any visit to the protected space it is common to have meetings with some of them anywhere in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park. From the flight of the broken bones to an infinite cohort of insects and butterflies will discover an exciting world.

The offices and the people of the mountains have taken advantage of the natural resources without altering the natural environment of the current natural park Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas. The pines of these saws became wooden rafters that pointed to the railway network in Spain. Pineapple nurseries, the "pelusa" (liquid) for perfumery, pine resin, fish or vegetable tar, the harvest or medicinal plants filled with ancestral techniques the memory of forest culture. Even today we can find traces of these trades.

The Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park has a variety of historical and cultural resources throughout its territory. Paints in caves and coats that reflect the lives of the first inhabitants, Iberian tombs, Roman remains and medieval castles, temples and historical helmets where to lose is a delight, have resisted the passage of time.

You will discover how in these lands of great distances and high mountain climate ancestral traditions such as transhumanism are maintained. The population of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park is scattered in small villages that are spread over the territory. Here, nature has shaped a culture that connects people to the landscape.

We present a sample of the interpretation centers and museums where the natural and cultural wealth of the natural park Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and the Villas is explored and exposed. These spaces bring the visitor closer to the secrets of the environment, its traditions and help to understand the deep link between the landscape and its inhabitants.

The network of small and large trails in the natural park Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas is a network built over the centuries. These memory-loaded roads allow the visitor to slowly dive into the landscapes to experientially understand the walking culture of this serrania.

The offer of outdoor activities is very varied and is related to the different elements of the landscape: rivers, roads, mountains, reservoirs allow to enjoy nature and sport in the natural park Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas. Among others, hiking, bike routes, ferrats, piragüismo, rafting, down of rags, kayak rides, paragliding, etc., are adapted to both beginners and experts, always at the hands of professionals who add an enriching view of cultural and natural heritage.

We invite you to visit the natural park Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and the Villas with your mountain or road bike. You can do this on the routes of the spectacular circular route GR 247, a route of 317 km, with 162 variants and derivations, which passes through unique mountain and nature landscapes. Its network of low-frequency panoramic roads allows you to tour the park in its entirety within a week or in weekend escapes.