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Hiking
in Mallorca
An Englishman's account of four different hikes in the north
of Mallorca, with a few good photos.
Gardens
of Andalusia
The Moorish influence on Andalusia has left it some of the
most attractive gardens in Spain.
Juan
Manuel Borrero
Truly breathtaking photographs, mostly of Spain, especially
Catalonia, from this deservedly successful nature photographer.
Lerida
Nature Reserves
National parks and nature reserves in Lerida. Brief but vivid
and tempting descriptions from the provincial tourist board.
The links are to the Catalan regional tourist board's pages.
Montesinho
National Park
Montesinho National Park, to the north of Bragança, is an
unspoilt, sparsely inhabited area, with wild boar, eagles,
and even wolves. A splendid site, only in Portuguese, but
worth an effort.
National
Parks in Spain
No more than a list.
Nuria
Valley
The Nuria Valley in the Pyrenees offers walking, skiing, horse
riding, adventure sports... At last an English version of
this site.
Picos
de Europa
It is unfortunate, considering the importance of this national
park in Asturias, that both this fansite and the official
site are in Spanish only. It is very nicely put together though,
with some great photos (under "Imagenes" and elsewhere).
The
Picos de Europa National Park - official page
The Spanish Environment Ministry never stops shuffling things
around its website, and this page had disappeared the last
time I looked. I expect it will reappear one day.
Routes
in the Rías Baixas
The Rías Baixas (southern estuaries or fiords) is a very attractive
part of Galicia: prices are low, people hospitable, food and
drink is good and abundant... A good list of routes to explore
(by car), which if I remember rightly used to be available
in English but is no longer.
Simon
Coombes' European Butterfly Guide
I have read that Spain has more species of butterfly than
the rest of Western Europe put together. This is the web site
of a book of the same name and has some magnificent photographs,
even to someone not especially absorbed by the subject. The
parts of Spain and Portugal covered are Andalusia and the
Algarve, the Pyrenees and Tenerife.
Spanish
Fauna
Some fabulous pictures by Spanish wild-life photographers.
The
Spanish Lynx
An excellent article about this severely endangered species.
Where
to Watch Birds - Portugal
From Christine Tarski, your About guide to Birding.
Where
to Watch Birds - Spain
From Christine Tarski, your About guide to Birding.
Wild-Spain
Best of the Net
A great site with articles about and fabulous pictures (not
just photos) of outdoor Spain and its flora and fauna. After
Spain and Portugal for Visitors, this should
be your first stop if you are interested in the Iberian peninsula
and its wildlife.
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