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Arribes del Duero
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Las arribes del Duero en verano, Villarino de los Aires (España).jpg
Location Salamanca and Zamora provinces, Castile and León, Spain
Nearest city Salamanca or Zamora
Area 106.105 ha
Established April 11, 2002
Visitors 39.540 (in 2010)
Governing body Castile and León

Arribes del Duero Natural Park is a protected area in western Spain, covering 106.105 ha in the autonomous community of Castile and León. In this area the river Duero forms the national boundary between Spain and Portugal, and the Portuguese side is also protected under the Douro International Natural Park. The most notable characteristics of this natural space are its biodiversity and range of watercourses, which have eroded deep valleys and vertiginous precipices. This landscape is known as Arribes, which is where the reserve name comes from.

Arribes Río Duero, Zamora
The Douro Natural Park

Fauna

The park is a Special Protection Area, recognised by European Union for birds such as the black stork.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arribes del Duero para niños

  • Douro International Natural Park
  • Arribes
  • Sayago
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